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For lovers of authentic mail order bride stories of 19th century American frontier: The Sunny Springs trilogy boxset. Note: Each book in the series is a standalone story that can be read out of order. Mail Order Bride’s Baby And Her Mismatched Rancher A mail order bride with a baby mismatched to a rancher with no interest in children… Abbie Hustley thinks her future is secure when she becomes a mail order bride for a rancher in the west. There will be no more singing in saloons, no more late nights. Sam Sayler has everything he wants, a ranch of his own, loyal ranch hands, and a life ...

Sometimes the most significant journeys are those that take place within the heart. Amelia Hall, widowed and pregnant, stands at a pivotal juncture in her life… Facing a future shrouded in uncertainty, she finds no other option but to agree to an arranged marriage with Benjamin Grant. A pragmatic blacksmith, Benjamin is driven by both societal expectations and the allure of new prospects in the rapidly developing state of California. But never in his heart did he plan to make room for love… Confronting the western trail’s harsh realities, Amelia’s steadfast faith and spirit slowly ...

How will an Irish mail order bride fit in? Earn it. Lorna Faulkner never imagined that she would have to leave her beloved Ireland. But she is forced to pack up her things and take her little sister, Caitlin, across the sea to the land that has already opened its arms to so many of her people: America. When they arrive, however, they find themselves to be less accepted than they had expected. Engaged as a mail order bride to the handsome Peter Andrews, Lorna and Peter see their lives grow together in strange and expected ways. More so when Peter’s difficult past comes to light. With the ...

Finding love is never easy for a single mother listing herself as a mail order bride. But it is necessary. Eliza Buell has just given birth to her second child. Now a single mother after the death of her husband, she finds herself alone and desperate for a way to help her children survive the coming winter. With no other option, Eliza opts to become a mail order bride. Arthur Wells is eager to prove his merit in the west, especially when his promotion is stifled solely because he is not married. And there is no better way to get a wife from the mail order bride catalogue. When Eliza arrives...

A marriage built on secrets cannot stand. The Porter family is about to lose their house. Belle Porter’s father knows he will not have enough money to care for both his daughters. When Belle discovers that her father has made plans to send his youngest daughter out west to become a mail order bride in the name of saving their family, Belle makes a life-changing decision to take her sister’s place. Belle, masquerading as her sister Susie, arrives in Wyoming to meet Daniel Wright, and his eight-year-old son Will. But Will is not ready to share his father with Belle. Neither is Belle ...

A mail order bride with an unwanted baby in tow meeting a one-arm Indian husband-in-waiting is nothing short of a disaster… Rachael Jeffers has spent her entire life living, and then working, in an orphanage. Until circumstances give her no option but to flee – with a baby in tow. Her only hope now is a man named Motega, whom she had corresponded via letters. Motega has offered her marriage and a home in the west in Wyoming. Motega has spent most of his life living between worlds. He is from the Shoshone tribe and has been forced to live the life of a white settler because of the ...

The path of love may at times demand the sacrifice of truth. Caroline has lost everyone; everyone but a baby left in her care. Her abusive husband, Leland, is a danger to her and her adopted baby. The fastest and only way to escape is to head out west as a mail order bride. But… she is still a married woman. And her new husband-to-be must not know that. When Henry responds to her ad, Caroline dares to dream of a better life and flees her house with a baby in tow. As Caroline learns more about Henry the farmer, she forgets her old life and grows fond of him. Though she is aware that she ...

Some mail order brides find love when they least expect it… Zeline LeBlanc just made a huge mistake. Now... She’s got no home. She’s got no job. But this opera singer’s not ready to give up. All she needs is one chance. And Finn is just the man to give it to her. The handsome rancher needs a wife, and Zeline is willing to play along. She never thought she’d be a mail order bride. And... just maybe she can and will love Finn too. But his ex-fiancé isn’t happy. She’ll do whatever it takes to drive the couple apart. Zeline’s not about to give up. Her fiery temper has a way of ...

Burned and disfigured as a child, Millie Becker has always struggled to belong. At twenty-eight, her parents still treat her like a troublesome child. Taking a chance, she becomes a mail order bride, hoping to find love in the untamed Old West. Rancher Otto Morris is not expecting that Millie could not ride a horse. And she has a limp. Millie, on the other hand, is not expecting to live in such close proximity to Otto’s ranch hands. She also thinks that the “hard work” advertised in the mail order bride catalog are just going to be cooking and cleaning. But Millie now has to learn to ...

Sam returns home one night after an absence of eight years, carousing with bad company. Sam’s father informs his prodigal son that his punishment for leaving is to make the one commitment that ensures he will never leave again: to get married. Clarise believes she is going west as a mail order bride to start a new life. But she is devastated when she learns that: 1) it is not Sam but his father who has arranged the marriage; 2) Sam is not interested to get married. Still, Sam’s father insists on the match. Caught between the warring father and son, Clarise learns about life on their ...

After the passing of Lucy’s aunt, there is no longer any home for her in Virginia. Her only way of getting by is to reconnect with an estranged sister out west. Once she is in Colorado territory, not only does Lucy realize that life out west is far more difficult and dangerous than she could ever have imagined, she also comes to understand a little more about her sister’s silence over the years. Lucy realizes that it is up to her to reawaken the joy in her sister’s life. Matthew is a man of the mountains. He is proud of his independence, and he plans to keep it that way. Until… Lucy...

It’s not always about what you say to your love ones, but how you say it. Beth Cartwright is an orphan on the run. After her mother’s death, she is facing a life of destitution. With debts being called in, no prospects for marriage and no protector, she has to do something. And fast. Becoming a mail order bride is her only option. There is one small problem. She hasn’t told her husband-to-be that she comes with a little sister in tow. But she quickly finds her husband has secrets of his own. David Justman is a man haunted by his past. His scars not only mar his skin, but his heart. ...

Desperation is a poor foundation for marriage. Louisa Fay Denton is looking for a fresh start. After her fiance’s death in a Union prison camp, there are no prospects left for her in her little hometown. But with her father’s refusal to let her go West to be a mail-order bride, she will have to decide between family loyalties and making her own way in life. Running away in the dead of night is her only option. Starting a new life as a mountain man’s wife will be more difficult than she could have ever imagined. And her husband-to-be has an arrogant streak that will cost them both. ...

Ruby Williamson is struggling to get by on her failing farm and with a brother that won’t listen to sense. Haunted by a botched city job that went terribly wrong as well, Ruby makes a daring move to become a mail order bride. Fur trapper Travis Reed returns to the western town of Clear Hollow after the passing of his father so as to inherit the vast land and property. But he can’t transform the forested land into farmable land by himself and so he arranges to get married. After Ruby marries and moves in with Travis, the couple finds two runaway children who have been living and hiding ...

Daughter of a dead professor and life as a seamstress, or take a chance with mountains in the middle of the wild West. Bonnie Potter hears the mountains calling. And she responds. After a period of mourning and solitude in the East, it appears Bonnie’s life has taken a change for the better when she meets her love and fiancé Steve Huebner in the mountainous Wyoming Territory. Until a gun shot in the middle of the night changes everything. A man is dead, and Steve the primary suspect in the murder. Bonnie knows Steve didn’t pull the trigger, but the evidence doesn’t look good, and ...

A mail order bride who refuses to give in to despair heads further down the pit of despair. Annabelle Buckley suddenly finds herself widowed after the passing of her villainous, abusive husband. She’s free from abuse. But she’s unwanted. When a weaker woman might have given up, Annabelle decides to do the unimaginable. Be a mail order bride. But what decent man would want her? A man who needs help. Brett Tucker is working hard to have his own ranch, and fighting against the unseen demons of his past. He thought the arrival of Annabelle would ease his struggles, until Annabelle’s ...

The cruel hands of the white man has driven her from everything she knows. Kimana is fighting for her life in the wilderness, a lone Shoshoni woman without hope. When she is set upon by cowboys who mean to take her virtue, she stumbles onto the Nez Perce Reservation. Without family or friends, she is forced to stay on the reservation and give up her freedom. Peace is short-lived when a group of Nez Perce men try to attack her. Her savior shows up in the nick of time, but the cost of defending herself has landed her in a precarious situation. Either she will marry, or be sent to a prison in ...

Escaping from an arranged marriage, Gemma Campbell finds herself embarking on an unknown journey – one that will bring out her courage and resilience. The only thing known to her is: she wants to decide her own marriage, by way of mail-order bride. But it is a twisted journey for Gemma - at Winding Path Ranch in Shallow Springs in the wild west, far away from the city of New York that she is used to. Her unladylike self longs for something more in life than just the usual hustle and bustle of a big city; she has a romanticized perception of the west. Is the west, in reality, really as '...

A sad twist of fate leaves her blind and desperate for a new start. Emily Stewart, a widow and blind woman who has a six-year-old son, agrees to be a mail order bride, only to realize that her intended husband is killed in a fire just days before she arrives out West. Benjamin Hart is reeling after the death of his brother. And Benjamin has to wonder why his deceased brother never tells him about his bride from back East. Benjamin has long dreamed of leaving the dullness of farm life behind and seeking adventure. Especially now that the gold rush has begun, he is eager to sell and be done ...

The life of a saloon girl is all she knows. Leana Connelly never dared to dream of a good life. Her family is long gone. Her only friends are the other saloon girls. When a cruel patron attacks her, she knows she must leave that wretched place. Leana has no one to turn to, nowhere to go. Fleeing out west to be a mail order bride is her option. But who will marry a saloon girl? Her future husband must never know her past. When Val Depue sees her ad, he decides she is the woman for him. But there are secrets about Leana that Val doesn’t know. And there is a man from Leana’s past who can ...