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When Ellen and her sister, Malinda, are forced out of the only home they've ever known by a local banker after the death of their father, they answer an advertisement placed by Harriett Long for mail order brides. Ellen chooses to marry the sheriff of a small town in Colorado while Malinda agrees to marry his brother, a banker. When they arrive, each sister is immediately drawn to one of the brothers....too bad it's the wrong one! Malinda thinks her life is over after the death of her father and her subsequent eviction from the only home she's ever known. She, along with her sister, answers an advertisement for mail order brides and their lives change. She agrees to marry a banker in a small town in Colorado, because she refuses to be afraid of where her next meal will come from ever again. When she arrives in Colorado, she immediately falls for the handsome gentleman who picks her up at the train station, but he's her sister's fiance, not hers!
When Elizabeth Miller agreed to manage a mail order bride agency years before, she had no idea that it would leave her lonely and isolated. She's loved one man for years and is about to give up on marrying for love entirely. When she receives a letter from a man in Texas looking for a bride, she considers marrying him to be close to her sister. She doesn't want to be alone for the rest of her life. Bernard agrees to work for Elizabeth after his life is shattered. As he slowly heals and picks up the pieces and gets to know his beautiful employer, he realizes he is falling for her more and more, but he knows his place in life. When she insists on taking a trip to Fort Worth to check out a potential groom, he knows he can't send her alone. Will he be able to survive the long train ride to Fort Worth without letting his feelings show? Or will Elizabeth somehow convince him that they are meant to be?
Madelina is the youngest daughter of a Norman conqueror and a woman of power. Her own power is insignificant enough in her eyes that she trains to be a healer under the expert tutelage of her mother. When a child is brought to the castle where she lives, she knows she doesn’t have the skills to heal him, and her mother’s powers—and her own—will need to be revealed to a handsome knight. Alexander Lain is the seventh son of a seventh son, and as such he has luck on his side in everything he does. When he finds a peasant child burning with fever, her parents burning in a hovel nearby, he takes the child, hoping to find someone who can heal her. He’s pointed toward the castle and Lady Lina, and he takes the child there, finding it convenient that his errand was taking him to the same place. What he sees in his first hour in the castle astounds him, but it doesn’t keep him from an attraction for the young lady there. Will he be able to convince her—and her father—she’s meant to be his bride? Or will his luck finally run out? *Note this romance contains a mild sex scene*
When Emily’s mother decides to marry, her fiancé says that twenty year old Emily needs to find a new place to live before the wedding. Emily has always been exceedingly shy and has no idea what to do. She runs across an advertisement for mail order brides and responds, hoping to find a good situation. Benjamin lost the love of his life just months before. He and his girls need a new mama in their house. Will Emily be the mama they need?
She’s forced into marriage. He’s about to brave the West. Will their unlikely pairing keep the trail of love alive? Independence, Missouri, 1852. Her father’s tragic death set Hannah Moseby emotionally adrift. And after her mother remarries, her new stepfather makes no secret of his disdain for her. And he soon delivers a shocking ultimatum: Marry a religious man heading west… or face the world alone. Preacher Jedediah Scott always felt the guiding hand of God. So after a stranger offers his stepdaughter in holy matrimony, he’s certain that the Lord’s wisdom must be at work. And when he finally encounters the sweet young lady, he’s drawn to her the second their gaze meets. Desp...
Samara Royal feels like life is passing her by. A bookworm who prefers to spend her free-time curled up with a good novel, she doesn't have a lot of opportunities to meet men. Watching her boss, Dr. Lachele, match up happy couple after happy couple only makes matters worse, so she goes to Lachele and puts her love life into the good doctor's hands. Henry Crider has a five year plan, but inheriting his brother's four year old twin daughters throws the plan all out of whack. He needs a nanny, housekeeper and cook all in one, so he approaches Matchrimony about finding him a bride. He can't fall in love for at least five years, so he needs to harden his heart. Surely his bride will be happy to be exempt from bedroom duties. When he sees Samara walking down the aisle toward him, he knows that she is what his heart needs. Will he be able to keep his vow of celibacy? Or will they fall for each other despite his plans?
Mabel Brida loves her job working as a cook for a family of means in Beckham, Massachusetts. What she doesn’t love is her employer chasing her around town, trying to catch her alone so he can make improper advances. When Bernard Tandy spots her being backed into a corner by her employer, he takes her home to his wife, hoping Elizabeth can find her a better life out west as a mail-order bride. Walter Caldwell lost his wife just days after his third daughter was born, and though he loved her dearly, he knows he needs to remarry, if only so his children can once again eat decent meals and wear clothing that fits. When he sends off for a mail-order bride, he’s not expecting much. How could a woman who was pretty and capable be available to be a mail-order bride? When Mabel and Walter marry, neither has any real expectations of the other, but they find that both of them are willing to work hard for their family. But will a mutual love of the children be enough? Or will they spend their lives in a loveless marriage?
Have you missed the couples from River’s End Ranch? Want to know what they’ve been up to since they got their happily ever after? Here are six little episodes to show you what they’re doing this holiday season and how their lives have changed since falling in love. This short includes Kelsi and Shane, Kaya and Glen, Bridget and Kevin, Miranda and Bob, Debbie and Frank, and Bobbie and Wilber. These are not complete stories, and are only meant to “catch you up” on where these couples are at Christmas of 2017. Merry Christmas!
This novella tells the story of Katie and Ryan. After the death of Katie's brother and sister in law, she must join forces with the only man she has ever had a crush on. The two need to find a way to come together to give their niece a stable life. Will Katie be able to get over her shyness and deal with Ryan? Or will they need to find a way to share custody?
When Esther Carruthers realizes her father had been embezzling from her fiancé’s father’s bank, she doesn’t expect her life to change. After her fiancé immediately ends the engagement, she is shocked and dismayed. Her younger sister—the thinker in the family—convinces her to talk to a matchmaker, and she immediately agrees to marry a rancher in Montana, somewhere she’s never been, and no one knows her. Brody Finnegan has worked hard for the past few years to build up his ranch in Montana. Everything is falling into place for him, and now it’s time for him to send for a bride. When Esther steps off the train, he is mesmerized by her, and she’s everything he dreamed she would be. The shock comes when he finds out she brought her younger sister along. Will the two of them be able to get past her deception? Or will their marriage be over before it has a chance to start?