Love Inspired Historical

Annie Vale never expected to be raising her late sister’s twins while struggling to save a ranch she barely knows how to run. Desperate for help, the young seamstress places an advertisement for a mail-order groom. When a polished stranger arrives, his gentle way with the grieving twins begins to draw him closer to the fragile family she's fighting to protect. Julian Fairchild is a wealthy mining heir fleeing a ruthless stepfather determined to steal his fortune and end his life. After escaping West under a false name, he answers Annie’s advertisement, hoping her remote ranch will keep ...

Lydia Carrow wakes with no memory, no name, and no idea why she was found unconscious in the snow. The doctor caring for her calls her by a name she doesn't recognize, and the infant in his arms stirs something deep she cannot explain. As her strength returns, so does a connection she never expected-with the baby, and with the man who refuses to let her go. Dr. Caleb Whitaker has buried himself in work since love left him wounded. When a foundling appears on his doorstep, and a mysterious woman is found in the woods, his quiet life shatters. Lydia tends the baby like her own and shows ...

Scarred by smallpox and grief, Elsie Whitmore longs for the peaceful solace of her lost family and hometown of Cedar Bluff. Hoping to rebuild her life there, she answers a mail-order bride ad—carrying the weight of her past into the unknown. Little does she know that the journey ahead will lead her to a love deeper than she ever imagined. Wyatt Langford’s heart beats for freedom and adventure across the Texas plains. Marriage was never in his plans—until his grandfather’s will leaves him no choice: to claim his inheritance, Wyatt must marry. The woman he weds—Elsie—was never ...

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 ...

With her father's sudden death, Ginny Bennett inherits more than a ranch—she inherits a perilous cattle drive no one believes she can lead. With the odds stacked against her and very few willing to follow a woman’s command, she turns to the last man she ever wanted to see again: the brooding bounty hunter she once idolized... and now can’t stand. Ronan McCallister has spent the last few years chasing outlaws and outrunning the shadows of a violent past. But when the man who once saved his life is gone, Ronan returns—not for redemption, but to repay a debt by guarding his daughter ...

Two Complete Series 8 Books in one boxed set! American Mail order Brides of the West, historically inspired clean and wholesome Short story Romance. Included for your reading enjoyment: Mail Order Bride Collection: Emma Jackson's Western Frontier Love Plus Oregon Trail Complete Series Books 1-8 Emma Jackson's Western Frontier Love Complete Series. (4 Book Series) Emma Jackson has the world at her fingertips – a beautiful home, loving family and plenty of possibilities. Despite growing up in the lap of luxury on a sprawling plantation, Emma’s world comes crashing down around her, causing...

“As quite expected of a sheriff, you do not take no for an answer,” Eliza whispered, breathing slowly in his embrace. “Not when it comes to protecting you.” Eliza Bellamy runs from a forced marriage meant to settle her family’s debts, taking refuge in her best friend Ruth’s supposedly empty childhood home in Wyoming. But on her first night beneath its roof, noises from the kitchen send her downstairs armed with a brass candlestick—only to find a half-dressed stranger cooking bacon as though he belongs there. Unfortunately, he does. Sheriff Cole Maddox has returned home earlier...

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...

Five years ago, he let her walk away— and never told her why. Anna Sorensen built a life far from Hearthvale— far from the land, the expectations… and the man who once made her believe in something more. She never planned to return. Until one letter changes everything: Her brother is missing. Her family’s ranch is failing. And the only way to save it may be the one thing she swore she would never do. Marry Calvin Reed. He was her brother’s best friend. The man she once trusted. The man who went silent without explanation—and broke something she never quite repaired. Now he’s ...

Susie Crowell née White is a desperate young mother with another baby on the way. Her late husband left her nothing but his bad reputation. She is too ashamed of her mistakes to return home to her family. When she is trapped alone during a snowstorm with a stranger and the baby coming, her only choice is to rely on him. But when the snow clears, Susie finds herself in a heap more trouble than she ever expected… "…pure sweetness in a very readable package, perfect for those who like their romance gentle, G-rated, and family-style.” - Publisher’s Weekly on The Homesteader’s ...

Swirling rumors forced Cecilia White to leave the last teaching job she loved. She won’t be bamboozled by a man again. She lands a new job, but unfortunately, the chairman of the school board is attractive and single—and everyone in town wants to match them up. John Morgan has a secret past that he needs to keep hidden. Being with Cecilia puts the new life he’s worked so hard for at risk. Is she worth it? “…pure sweetness in a very readable package, perfect for those who like their romance gentle, G-rated, and family-style.” - Publisher’s Weekly on The Homesteader’s ...

"We agreed on boundaries” she reminded him. “We did,” Travis agreed while looking into her eyes. "But boundaries are a lot harder to keep when I remember that you're actually my wife, Anna." A ranch she’ll do anything to protect. A broken man with nothing left to lose. And a marriage of convenience that might just catch fire on the lawless Texas frontier. Headstrong Anna Montgomery will do anything to save her prosperous ranch from her envious cousin, Edwin. But her father’s will leaves her a desperate ultimatum: marry within thirty days, or lose her legacy forever. Refusing to ...

Struggling in the aftermath of her father's death, Abby faces imminent financial ruin at the hands of her manipulative stepmother's schemes, whose dangerous connections to a notorious gang cast a shadow over her existence. Lost in a forced marriage of convenience with a wealthy philanthropist, Abby never expected to find in him a hidden gem. Ben, an undercover bounty hunter set on revealing the town's mysteries, hides past that could turn the marriage upside down. But can she really trust him? Ben and his steadfast partner Eli embark on a mission to unearth the truth behind the Donovan ...

When her sheriff husband is murdered, Emma Blackwell must flee with her young son, taking with them a mysterious map hidden in her husband’s coat. Keeping her true identity secret to survive, she never expected a rugged rancher to awaken the love she thought she’d lost forever… Cole Dawson is a widowed rancher struggling to manage his land and care for his spirited daughter, who keeps driving away every governess that crosses their doorstep. Reluctantly, he hires Emma, hoping she can bring some order to his chaotic home—but what he doesn’t expect is how quickly she’ll capture ...

When Ruth Bellamy discovers her charming fiancé is the ruthless leader of the Iron Spur Gang, her world collapses. The truth arrives with a terrified boy who is kidnapped, orphaned, and the only witness to murder. Refusing to leave him with killers, she flees in the night and accepts a stranger's offer of a fake marriage. Caleb Harrow is a hardened bounty hunter chasing the gang that murdered his brother. When he sees a frightened woman begging for passage, he offers a practical solution: a fake marriage for cover. But protecting Ruth and the boy awakens something in him he thought long ...

When Clara McGraw's father casts her aside after the birth of a long-awaited son, she learns how quickly love turns to leverage. Promised to a man she despises and shattered by tragedy, she makes a desperate choice—stealing her baby brother and fleeing into the unknown. But she never expected survival to depend on a rugged wagon master who sees through her lies… Caleb Hart is a man shaped by failure and loss. A widower burdened by regret and estranged from a daughter who blames him for not saving her mother, he leads a wagon train through the unforgiving Arkansas frontier. When a fierce...

They were forced into this marriage of convenience, but there’s more at stake than their hearts on this wagon train through the mountain wilderness. When Rose Jackson and her Irish immigrant family join a wagon train headed for a new life in South Carolina, the last thing she expects is to fall for the half-Cherokee wagon scout along the way. But their journey takes a life-changing turn when Rose is kidnapped by Indians. Daniel comes to her rescue, but the effects mean their lives will be forever intertwined. Daniel prides himself on his self-control—inner and outer—but can’t seem ...

Orphaned and raised under the watchful eye of her ruthless railroad magnate uncle, Eliza Whitlock has spent her life trapped behind the walls of his headquarters. When an injured stranger arrives searching for his missing sister, she sees it as the one chance to escape with the first man who makes her feel seen… Nathan Mercer has spent months following the trail of his younger sister after she vanished from a remote railroad outpost. With every clue leading back to the powerful man holding Eliza captive, he agrees to help her flee, never expecting that posing as her husband would leave ...

Cordelia Fletcher awakens in a stranger’s home with no memory of who she is or how she came to be lying alone on the prairie. What she does know is that the quiet strength of the widowed rancher who rescued her stirs something deep within her, something that feels both dangerous and safe all at once. Micah Redmond has lived three years in the shadow of grief, his heart buried alongside the wife he lost. Devoted only to his daughter and his ranch, he never imagined fate would place a mysterious young woman in his care, one whose presence unsettles his resolve to remain alone forever. As ...

Melinda Northfield, deeply invested in her family's chocolate business, dreams of owning her own shop, resisting her parents' insistence on an arranged marriage. When Sven enters her life unexpectedly amidst her father's matchmaking efforts with Bret Goodman, Melinda's heart is thrown into turmoil as she grapples with conflicting emotions about love… Can Melinda find the courage to pursue her dreams and her connection with Sven? Sven Lexington, familiar with life's hardships, finds himself drawn into the orbit of the Northfield Confectionary in search of additional income. Despite forming...