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The last thing this mail-order bride wants is a husband... Stepping off the train in Wyoming Territory, mail-order bride Vivian Eastman's ready for a new life with her young ward--one that doesn't involve marriage. Left destitute after her grandfather's death, she's determined never to rely on a man again. And after her groom-to-be, rugged rancher Craig Martin, discovers the bridal agency sent him a society lady, the widower's all too happy to call...
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"The arrival of Michael Bowen's bride, married sight unseen by proxy, sends the rancher reeling. With her trousers, cowboy hat and rifle, she looks like a female outlaw--not the genteel lady he corresponded with for months. He's been hoodwinked into marriage with the wrong woman! Selina Farleigh Bowen loved Michael's letters, even if she couldn't read them herself. A friend read them to her, and wrote her replies--but apparently that 'friend' left...
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Hoping for a fresh start, Ann Cromwell travels to New Haven, Ohio, from London, England, as a mail-order bride and learns she's not the wife her groom-to-be was looking for. Though handsome farmer James McCann is kindly, he's made it clear he wants the matchmaking agency to fix their mistake. But if she can't convince him to give her a chance, she's not sure where she will go.
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He sent for a nanny...and ended up with a mail-order bride. Marshal Beau Garrett penned a desperate ad for a nanny to wrangle the five unruly children he inherited. So why is this society miss at his jail claiming to be his betrothed? Penelope Parker thought the mail-order bride ad was her salvation when she fled the city and an arranged marriage. Meddling matchmakers may be to blame for the mix-up, but no matter, she won't go back. With one week...
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"Can a marriage in name only give her the new life she needs? There's no future in Chicago for Eleanor Fitzpatrick and her sister--but out West, she can have a fresh start as a sheriff's mail-order match. She'll be a good mother to Matt Baynes's orphaned niece and nephew ... but will she be a good wife? She's never known an honorable man, and trusting Matt is a daily struggle. Yet as the children bond--and begin matchmaking--her resolve is tested....
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Mail-Order Mother Recently widowed and pregnant, Millie Steele needs a husband to help provide for her unborn child, and becoming a mail-order bride is her only option. Thankfully, her new husband, Kansas farmer Adam Beale, only wants a mother for his two young children-not romance. Everything is going according to plan…until Millie begins to fall for Adam. Adam had reservations about wedding another city dweller-his late wife never took to life...
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After the disaster of his first marriage, Haydon Bowen has no intention of marrying again. Unfortunately, his brother has some intentions of his own, and plans to see to it that Haydon finds happiness once more. So he answers a "groom wanted" advertisement--in Haydon's name--and sends Haydon to meet his new bride at the stagecoach stop! For beautiful, cultured Rainelle Devonwood, any dangers she may face in the Idaho Territories are preferable to...
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"Mail-order bride Josephine Dooley's trip West was supposed to end in marriage to her intended groom--not with the discovery that he hadn't actually placed the bridal ad! Now her only choice is to convince Pony Express rider Thomas Young to wed her anyway to save her from her scheming uncle. A bride shouldn't be a surprise package, and when Thomas finds out about his meddling brother's ruse, he plans to send his would-be wife packing. However, when...
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When Jake Bridges suddenly finds himself the guardian of his orphaned niece, he knows he needs a wife. What does a stock tender at a pony express station know about raising little girls? A marriage of convenience to the child's caretaker is the most practical solution. A mail-order marriage seems like Leah Hollister's last chance to know the simple joys of family life. But then she receives word that her would-be groom is dead. Now Jake proposes she...
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When six-time mail-order bride Winifred Sattler is stranded in Deadwood, Dakota Territory, she's grateful to find a temporary position at Mr. Ewan Burke's business until she can return home. Ewan is handsome, but stuffy and serious--her complete opposite. Unlike her new anonymous correspondent, Mr. Businessman, who appreciates her bubbly optimism. To keep his mining company afloat, Ewan can't be distracted by Winifred's vivacious beauty. He needs...
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" Though he'd never planned to wed, Daniel Westland must marry and produce a grandchild before his brother does in order to inherit the family ranch. Leave it to him to pick a mail-order bride who insists on being courted! Yet every time Daniel wonders if Hannah Young is even suited to rugged living, the petite schoolteacher shows her gumption. What man sends away for a bride but doesn't really want to get married? Hannah came to Granite, Texas,...
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The wedding journey. "With a mysterious inheritance, Irish lass Maeve Murphy and her sisters can come to America. She's sure happiness awaits her, even if it can't-come from widowed ship doctor Flynn Gallagher. Flynn may have his pick of the ladies, but only one cares as he does for the sick and poor. With Maeve, has his heart found safe harbor at last?"--Page 4 of cover.
"Mistaken bride. When William Black's mail-order bride fails to appear at the...
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Christmas hearts: "Thirteen-year-old Amelia longs for a new ma. Little George needs a father's guidance. For their children's sake, Cole Matheson and Mercy Jacobs agree on a businesslike marriage. But though Cole tries to keep his distance, Mercy offers the very thing he's stopped believing in--the chance to forge a real family"--Publisher.
Mistletoe kiss in Dry Creek: ""Passable cook wanted as wife. Marriage in name only." Noah Miller doesn't expect...
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Home for Christmas: "Christina Eberlee is desperate for the safe haven promised to her by the Montana man whose bridal ad she answered. Yet she can't forget the handsome marshal who helps her on the journey. Maybe venturing from her planned path could lead Christina to the home she was truly meant to find"--Publisher.
Snowflakes for Dry Creek: "'Maybe you could marry her.' Gabe Stone's niece and nephew long for a mother just like the mail-order bride...
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Her Christmas family: " 'Please be my ma for Christmas. Felicity Sawyer can't resist little Gertie's heartfelt letter. Tate Winters seeks a bride for Gertie's sake, not his own. But as his reserve thaws before Felicity's sunny optimism, this new family learns that togetherness is the best way to celebrate the season"--Publisher.
Christmas stars for Dry Creek: "Eleanor McBride's outgrown her dreams of romance--but not her wishes for motherhood. Wedding...
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The Substitute Bride: Fleeing an arranged marriage, Elizabeth Manning exchanges places with a mail-order bride bound for New Harmony, Iowa. Life on the frontier can't be worse than forced wedlock to pay her father's gambling debts. But Ted Logan's rustic lifestyle and rambunctious children are more of a challenge than Elizabeth expects. And how can she tell Ted the truth about her past? Little does she know, Ted's hiding secrets of his own.
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