Download or read book Mail order Bride Matchmakers written by Linda Ford and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She has a passel of matchmaking kids...Leah is a widow and after being betrayed by her unfaithful and unkind husband, she isn't in a hurry to marry again. But her four children need a father and after much prayer, a mail-order arrangement seems to be the only choice. She heads West to get married, but when she falls ill, she and the children are rescued by a cowboy. Buster isn't any kind of hero. But he can't ignore a woman who needs help, and he enjoys having the children around. Their company helps heal his grieving heart after losing his twin sister. Leah watches her children fall for Buster and feels herself falling for him too. But she's got a groom waiting on her, and Buster has a mail-order match of his own. Will Leah's children convince the two stubborn hearts that a change of plans might be what God intended?

Download or read book The Rancher s Mail Order Bride written by Elizabeth Chasen and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-23 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mail-Order Brides of Sweet, Texas, historically inspired clean and wholesome romance. The biggest, tallest matchmaking cupid of the west strikes again...Big John Wiggins a widower who knows the joys of a happy marriage and the six foot, five inch widower has decided the men of his town need wives and joy too. Even if it takes him to bring the women to them. Rancher Sam McKay has just found out he's the newest recipient of a mail-order bride, compliments of the mystery matchmaker of Sweet, Texas. But Sam has no plans to have a wife, until he realizes a marriage of convenience is exactly what he needs. Megan Scott needs a husband, needs protection and she needs it quick. Becoming a mail-order bride to a rancher who didn't actually want a bride but is willing to marry her for a marriage of convenience will work. But that's before she realizes that she could love her new groom. But can Sam ever feel the same?

Download or read book Mail Order Match Maker written by Kirsten Osbourne and published by Unlimited Dreams Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After helping countless women find suitable husbands, Harriett is embarking on her own mail-order bride journey, to marry a man whose sister has eight lovely daughters of her own. Her new husband seems to care for her, but doesn't understand Harriett's attachment to her faithful butler Higgins. Will she find herself in another bad marriage, or is this, at long last, her own happily ever after?

Download or read book Buying a Bride written by Marcia A. Zug and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2016-06-07 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There have always been mail-order brides in America—but we haven’t always thought about them in the same ways. In Buying a Bride, Marcia A. Zug starts with the so-called “Tobacco Wives” of the Jamestown colony and moves all the way forward to today’s modern same-sex mail-order grooms to explore the advantages and disadvantages of mail-order marriage. It’s a history of deception, physical abuse, and failed unions. It’s also the story of how mail-order marriage can offer women surprising and empowering opportunities. Drawing on a forgotten trove of colorful mail-order marriage court cases, Zug explores the many troubling legal issues that arise in mail-order marriage: domestic abuse and murder, breach of contract, fraud (especially relating to immigration), and human trafficking and prostitution. She tells the story of how mail-order marriage lost the benign reputation it enjoyed in the Civil War era to become more and more reviled over time, and she argues compellingly that it does not entirely deserve its current reputation. While it is a common misperception that women turn to mail-order marriage as a desperate last resort, most mail-order brides are enticed rather than coerced. Since the first mail-order brides arrived on American shores in 1619, mail-order marriage has enabled women to improve both their marital prospects and their legal, political, and social freedoms. Buying A Bride uncovers this history and shows us how mail-order marriage empowers women and should be protected and even encouraged.

Download or read book Object Matrimony written by Chris Enss and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2012-10-16 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete with historic photographs and actual advertisements from both women seeking husbands and males seeking brides, Object Matrimony includes stories of courageous mail order brides and their exploits as well as stories of the marriage brokers, mercenary matchmakers looking to profit as merchants did off of the miners and settlers. Some of these stories end happily ever after; others reveal desperate situations that robbed the brides of their youth and sometimes their lives.

Download or read book The Preacher s Mail Order Bride written by and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hold onto your bonnets the biggest matchmaking cupid of the west has struck again¿Mail Order Bride Gabby Anson is not who she seems. But, getting shot on the stage, having her belongings stolen and then finding out her groom isn't expecting her is more than she's bargained for when she struck out for Texas. Now the question both she and the surprised preacher, Jarred Andrews want to know is who sent for her and where do they go from here? Jarred's waiting on the bride the Lord's going to send him when the time is right. But what is he supposed to do with Gabby? There¿s a mystery in the tiny town of Sweet when mail-order brides begin to show up for the men one at a time and the town wonders who sent for them? The brides and the grooms wonder more.Watching them work out the situation is the fun part.At least it is for Big John Wiggins a widower who knows the joys of a happy marriage and the six foot, five inch widower has decided the men of his town need wives and joy too. Even if it takes him to bring the women to them. Don¿t miss the first book of the series The Lawman¿s Mail Order BrideALWAYS FREE on Kindle Unlimited or Amazon PrimeComing soon Elizabeth Chase¿s Clean and Wholesome novel The Rancher¿s Mail-Order Bride book 3 in her exciting Mail-Order Brides of Sweet Texas, a mail order bride historical Western book you¿ll love this clean and wholesome romance series.

Download or read book The Rancher s Mail Order Bride Bachelors of Shotgun Ridge Book 1 written by Mindy Neff and published by Mindy Neff. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Matchmaking Mix-up! In the heart of Shotgun Ridge, Montana, fate takes an unexpected turn for Wyatt Malone. What began as an ordinary day quickly spirals into a whirlwind of surprises when a little boy, with eyes full of hope, mistakes Wyatt for his new father. To make matters more complicated, a pregnant woman named Hannah Richmond insists she's his bride-to-be. It's a case of mistaken identities set in motion by four well-meaning matchmakers. Wyatt now faces a choice: to reveal the truth and untangle this web of confusion or embrace the unexpected role that destiny seems to have thrust upon him. As he looks into Hannah's eyes and experiences a newfound sense of completeness, he can't help but wonder if the meddling matchmakers might have been onto something. In Shotgun Ridge, where love blooms in the most unexpected places, Wyatt's decision could change the fate of the whole town." “A story full of heart and humor . . . vulnerable rancher Wyatt Malone will melt readers’ hearts.”–Romantic Time Magazine (4 ½ GOLD MEDAL) TOP PICK and W.I.S.H. award recipient for outstanding hero. From a USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author of over 30 romance novels comes an emotion, laughter-filled series of contemporary romances all about cowboys, community spirit and feel-good emotions. What do readers get with a Mindy Neff book? Small town romance filled with laughter and emotion, tough-guy heroes who are gentle and kind, and secondary characters—both human and animal—who help keep everyone stirred up! Books that touch your heart. Bachelors of Shotgun Ridge--Single, Sexy and soon-to-be wed!

Download or read book The Cowboy s Match Steamy Mail Order Bride Western Romance written by Mia Brody and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Will this mail order bride matchmaker take a chance on love when she falls for the bearded cowboy who happens to be her VIP client? Laney I run a mail order bride matchmaking service. I pair lonely cowboys with women who are willing to travel to rural areas and marry cowboy husbands. Since I started my company five years ago, I’ve loved the work. None of the cowboys have ever tempted me until this one. Archer Scott is a tall, handsome, and has the sexiest phone voice I’ve ever heard. My algorithm says we’re anything but a perfect match. Besides, he hasn’t seen me or my scars. He doesn’t know the truth about my past or the fact that I’m anything but beautiful. Too bad my heart isn’t listening to reason right now… Archer My grandfather made it clear in his will that his grandsons had to marry in order to inherit the ranch. He even picked out a mail order bride service. The only problem is I can’t get the matchmaker out of my head. She says she’s still searching for my woman. I think she’s the one for me and I intend to prove it. That’s why I show up at her company in the big city. I’m the big, burly cowboy that’s here to claim my bride. But after what she’s been through, will my scarred woman take a chance on love? The Scott Brothers are fierce cowboys in need of mail order brides so they can claim their rightful inheritance. But that’s not the only thing these rough and dirty cowboys plan to claim! Each book in the Courage County Brides series is standalone with NO cheating and NO cliffhangers. Just a sweet, sexy HEA so you can get your swoon on.

Download or read book The Lawman s Mail Order Bride written by Elizabeth Chasen and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-17 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mail-Order Brides of Sweet, Texas, historically inspired clean and wholesome romance. Hold onto your bonnets you're about to meet the biggest matchmaking cupid of the west... Mail Order Bride Lucy Calvert's nerves rattled as she stepped off the stagecoach in Sweet, Texas. She'd traveled from St. Louis to meet her betrothed, the sheriff of the tiny town. Nervous and excited to meet Trey Jones and his small daughter, she's dismayed when he's not there to meet her. Shocked even more when the older, giant of a man, Big John Wiggins takes her bag and takes her to meet him. But the biggest shock is to find out that Trey did not send for a mail-order bride...but if not him, then who did she correspond too? Who sent for her in the lawman's name? There's a mystery in the tiny town of Sweet when mail-order brides begin to show up for the men one at a time and the town wonders who sent for them. The brides and the grooms wonder more. Watching them work out the situation is the fun part. At least it is for Big John Wiggins a widower who knows the joys of a happy marriage and the six foot, five inch widower has decided the men of his town need wives and joy too. Even if it takes him to bring the women to them.

Download or read book The Lawman s Mail Order Bride written by and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hold onto your bonnets you¿re about to meet the biggest matchmaking cupid of the west¿Mail Order Bride Lucy Calvert¿s nerves rattled as she stepped off the stagecoach in Sweet Texas. She¿d traveled from St. Louis to meet her betrothed, the sheriff of the tiny town. Nervous and excited to meet Trey Jones and his small daughter, she¿s dismayed when he¿s not there to meet her. Shocked even more when the older, giant of a man, Big John Wiggins takes her bag and takes her to meet him. But the biggest shock is to find out that Trey did not send for a mail-order bride¿but if not him, then who did she correspond too?Who sent for her in the lawman¿s name?There¿s a mystery in the tiny town of Sweet when mail-order brides begin to show up for the men one at a time and the town wonders who sent for them? The brides and the grooms wonder more.Watching them work out the situation is the fun part.At least it is for Big John Wiggins a widower who knows the joys of a happy marriage and the six foot, five inch widower has decided the men of his town need wives and joy too. Even if it takes him to bring the women to them. Don¿t miss book 2 of this series: The Lawman¿s Mail Order Bride get your copy today.Coming soon Elizabeth Chase¿s Clean and Wholesome novel The Rancher¿s Mail-Order Bride book 3 in her exciting Mail-Order Brides of Sweet Texas, a mail order bride historical Western book you¿ll love this clean and wholesome romance series.

Download or read book Hearts West written by Chris Enss and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2005-06-01 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete with actual advertisements from both women seeking husbands and males seeking brides, Hearts West includes twelve stories of courageous mail order brides and their exploits. Some were fortunate enough to marry good men and live happily ever after; still others found themselves in desperate situations that robbed them of their youth and sometimes their lives. Desperate to strike it rich during the Gold Rush, men sacrificed many creature comforts. Only after they arrived did some of them realize how much they missed female companionship. One way for men living on the frontier to meet women was through subscriptions to heart-and-hand clubs. The men received newspapers with information, and sometimes photographs, about women, with whom they corresponded. Eventually, a man might convince a woman to join him in the West, and in matrimony. Social status, political connections, money, companionship, or security were often considered more than love in these arrangements.

Download or read book Mail Order Bride the Mail Order Matchmaker written by Faith Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-27 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a sweet, clean, mail order bride, historical western romance by your favorite author Faith Johnson. Determined to help civilize her small, dusty mining town, Aunt Agnes makes a plan. She will find suitable wives for the men in town--whether they want them or not!When Isabella Scott first steps out into the heat and dust of Clifton, Arizona, she wonders how anyone could live in such a desolate place. Sent to visit her aunt, who moved from the East to this Western frontier, she is simply counting the days until she can leave. So when she learns her parents have sent her West to meet a husband, she is shocked and alarmed. A husband here, in this rowdy town full of men?But when Isabella meets Benjamin Densmore, owner of the general store, her heart begins to soften. His kind eyes, like a brewing storm, and generous nature seem to make the dusty town a bit brighter. So when Isabella sees the chance to help him out of a jam with the town bullies, the Lewinsky brothers, she impulsively takes it--and finds herself in more trouble than she expected.Can Isabella find her way to love in this rugged frontier town? She will, if Aunt Agnes has anything to do with it!

Download or read book Frontier Matchmaker Bride written by Regina Scott and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2018-03-01 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Lawman Meets His Match Successful Seattle matchmaker Beth Wallin has her most challenging assignment yet—find Deputy Hart McCormick a bride. Beth’s still smarting after the handsome lawman spurned her affections a year ago. But if she finds Hart a wife, Beth will gain favor with the city’s most influential women…and perhaps free her own heart, as well. Marriage is the last thing on the deputy’s mind. After tragically losing his sweetheart, he vowed never to love again. But as sweet, spunky Beth introduces him to potential fiancées, Hart finally feels a spark…for her! The stubborn bachelor will be Beth’s first matchmaking miss, unless they can both admit that she just might be his perfect match.

Download or read book Dreaming of a Mail Order Husband written by Ericka Johnson and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2007-07-13 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the American media, Russian mail-order brides are often portrayed either as docile victims or as gold diggers in search of money and green cards. Rarely are they allowed to speak for themselves. Until now. In Dreaming of a Mail-Order Husband, six Russian women who are in search of or have already found U.S. husbands via listings on the Internet tell their stories. Ericka Johnson, an American researcher of gender and technology, interviewed these women and others. The women, in their twenties and thirties, describe how they placed listings on the Internet and what they think about their contacts with Western men. They discuss their expectations about marriage in the United States and their reasons for wishing to emigrate. Their differing backgrounds, economic situations, and educational levels belie homogeneous characterizations of Russian mail-order brides. Each chapter presents one woman’s story and then links it to a discussion of gender roles, the mail-order bride industry, and the severe economic and social constraints of life in Russia. The transitional economy has often left people, after a month’s work, either unpaid or paid unexpectedly with a supply of sunflower oil or toilet paper. Women over twenty-three are considered virtually unmarriageable in Russian society. Russia has a large population of women who are single, divorced, or widowed, who would like to be married yet feel that they have no chance finding a Russian husband. Grim realities such as these motivate women to seek better lives abroad. For many of those seeking a mail-order husband, children or parents play significant roles in the search for better lives, and they play a role in Johnson’s account as well. In addition to her research in the former Soviet Union, Johnson conducted interviews in the United States, and she shares the insights—about dating, marriage, and cross-cultural communication—of a Russian-American married couple who met via the Internet.

Download or read book The Bride s Matchmaking Triplets written by Regina Scott and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2017-06-01 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marriage by Necessity When mail-order bride Elizabeth Dumont's intended weds another, her only option is to take a job as nanny to abandoned triplet babies. Though she longs to provide a real home for her three precious charges, as a single woman she can't adopt. Until her onetime sweetheart, minister Brandon Stillwater, offers a match of convenience… It's only for the triplets' sake—that's what Brandon tells himself. Insecurities once drove him and Elizabeth apart, and now small-town rumors have made them man and wife. And though Brandon doesn't want to risk his heart this time, he's not sure he can resist the feelings that are once again starting to bloom for Elizabeth. But can he convince her that this sweet surprise family is more than just convenient?

Download or read book The Chef s Mail Order Bride written by Cindy Caldwell and published by Prickly Pear Press. This book was released on with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tombstone, Arizona, 1880s In the bustling Wild West town of Tombstone, two talented and passionate culinary artists, Sadie and Tripp, find their dreams intertwined as they work together to open a restaurant, and unexpectedly discover a love that surpasses their shared passion for food. Sadie, a skilled baker, is desperate to rebuild her life after losing her family's cherished bakery. When her sister's husband, Tripp's best friend, offers her an opportunity that could change her life, Sadie must leave her past behind and become Tripp's bride to fulfill their shared dream. Tripp, the adopted son of the Archer family patriarch Beau Archer, is a trail cook for Archer Ranch and a recent graduate from a prestigious culinary school. Despite Beau's disapproval, Tripp aspires to create the perfect dining experience for Tombstone's diverse population. To secure a loan for their restaurant, he reluctantly agrees to marry Sadie, with the support of the Archer family and Sadie's sister, Suzanne. As the booming town attracts people from all over the world, who crave eclectic cuisine, the miners who drive the local economy yearn for comforting, home-style meals. Balancing these contrasting desires, Sadie and Tripp face a tantalizing culinary battle as they work together to bring their restaurant to life. Together, they must overcome their differences and prove to the bank that their union is worth the risk. Along the way, they begin to question if their shared love for food is the only passion they have in common.

Download or read book Bride by Arrangement written by Karen Kirst and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mail-Order Matchmaking Newly minted Cowboy Creek sheriff Noah Burgess doesn't want a wife—despite his friends insisting that he needs one. So when they send for a big-city single mother to be his mail-order bride, he's fit to be tied. Even if vivacious Grace Longstreet might just be the only person who can see past Noah's scars…and help him heal. Grace needs a husband to keep her and her twin daughters out of her brother-in-law's grasp. And she'll do anything—including taking on her cousin's identity—to find one. But as the attraction between Grace and the lawman sparks higher, she begins hoping for a real marriage. So she needs to tell the truth…or a mail-order match that's meant to be could crumble.