Download or read book Mail Order Bride Mountain Brides Part 2 written by Leah Wyett and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-06-09 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A historical western cowboy romance novel about a mail order bride. This is book 2 in the Mountain Brides series. In 1888 there weren't many opportunities for a young girl of only eighteen to support herself in a place like Galveston Texas, unless she was willing to compromise her principles. That was why Jessica's guardian, an old man who had owed her late father a debt, proposes she become a mail-order bride. That and because Jessica wasn't easy to support. Flaherty, her guardian had spent a great deal more than what he'd owed her father maintaining her lifestyle. He was tired, and ready for someone else to take that burden on. Jessica agreed to pick a husband, thinking that at the last minute, Flaherty would change his mind and beg her not to go. Fate had different ideas however and just after she chose one, old man Flaherty went to his grave. Jessica was once again flabbergasted to find out that he'd left all of his money to the local orphanage and nothing to her. She was forced to follow through with the wedding out of necessity. Clint was raising five children and trying to run a ranch. If not for the help of the church ladies, they would all go under. The ladies have an idea to get them all out of the mess...A mail order bride...Would it help Clint, or just make his life more complicated in the end. Along with Clint and Jessica, keep up with what's happening with Jeremiah and his new bride Clarissa and his son who may or may not be evil..Colton. The day the Sheriff showed up at their door to tell them that their father was dead, shot in a robbery at the bank, everything began to unravel. Suddenly people were telling them things about their father, Grace's devoted husband that didn't make sense. He was a gambler and a philanderer...and a thief?

Download or read book Emily Book 2 Come By Chance Mail Order Brides written by Juliet James and published by Silky Oak Press. This book was released on with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's 1884, and love is in the air in the town of Come-By-Chance! In this much-loved series strong women risk everything to rise above their desperate circumstances, find true love, and wed real men who'll treat them right. Meet Emily - She's lost her Pa, can't find a job and her money's almost all gone. After witnessing a man being strangled, the strangler gives chase, and Emily ends up on a train headed for who knows where! She travels along with Emmy-Lou, who is running away to become a mail order bride. When Emmy-Lou's rich Aunt intercepts her along the way, they come up with a plan for the girls to switch places, and for Emily to marry the rich, handsome Montana man. Will he be all he seems? Can Emily rise above her misfortunes and find true love and happiness? Her Pa always told her, "The Lord moves in mysterious ways," and Emily will soon learn whether or not it's truly the case! So catch up with the Come-by-Chance townsfolk including the strapping Wilkinson brothers, Slim Jim and his lovely wife Lettie, the newly wed Ruby Wilkinson, and of course, 18 year-old Emily. A story of hope, romance, revenge, suspense, unrequited love, first-love, fevers and flirting. The Come-By-Chance series consists of: Come-By-Chance Brides of 1884 Book 1 – Ruby Book 2 – Emily Book 3 – Violet Book 4 – Kate Book 5 – Rose Book 6 – Emmy-Lou Come-By-Chance Brides of 1885 Book 1. Opal – The Outlaw and the Sheriff Who Loved Her Book 2. Coral – The Widow and the Man Who Loved Horses Book 3. Ava & Ina – The Twins and the Fist-Fightin’ Cowboys Coming Soon: Book 4. Lillie – The Orphan and the Grief-Stricken Groomsman Book 5. Pearl – The Divorcee and the Wedding-Shy Dabster Book 6. Jane – The Modern Miss and the Preacher Who Had to Decide

Download or read book Mail Order Maggie written by Kate Whitsby and published by Speedy Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2014-04-14 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A historical western cowboy romance about a mail order bride. Book 2 chronicles the adventures of Maggie Clement in her quest for love and marriage among the Chapman brothers of Snake River, Idaho. Now that the eldest brother Parker is set to marry Marion Johnson, chaos ensues for Maggie and fellow mail-order bride Melody Hanson. Neither of the remaining two brothers wants to marry either Maggie or Melody. Worst of all, the whole group is about to set off for Boise, Idaho, to get married. Can Maggie win the heart of maverick Paul in time? At the same time, Maggie struggles to come to grips with her new environment and the demands of a new way of life. Marion and Melody try to help her any way they can and teach her the skills she needs to survive. Cast adrift in the remote wilderness with only their prospective grooms for company and assistance, the three women grow closer until they feel like real sisters. But this same closeness only results in deeper conflicts and hurt feelings as the women vie for the attention and affections of the men. Maggie soon discovers that no one can teach her the way to her future husband's heart. She will have to find that path for herself, and it could turn out much different than she expects.

Download or read book Montana Mail Order Brides Books 1 3 written by Linda Bridey and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-12-04 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now available as a print book, books 1- 3 in the Montana Mail Order Bride Westward series ** A clean historical boxed set ** Westward Winds: Tessa O'Connor lives in a world of privilege and excess. Her doting parents want her to make a good match with a worthy gentleman and live a respectable life. She is beautiful and intelligent and she comes with a hefty dowry. There is no reason that she shouldn't be able to find an eligible man and settle down. Tessa gets married to Dean and they struggle to find common ground and make their marriage work. Will they each take the risk and open their hearts to one another? Can their marriage survive and will they find love and contentment in each other? Their future happiness hangs in the balance under the Montana skies. Westward Dance: Madelyn O'Connor is beautiful, popular, and comfortable with her opulent life. That is until she is brutally attacked by the son of one of the wealthiest families in Pittsburgh. Her parents are ready to fight the case out in the courts, but Madelyn doesn't want any publicity about it. She wants to forget that it ever happened, but can't. Her family grows increasingly worried about the depressive state she falls into and they try to come up with ways to help her, but nothing seems to work. Tessa feels that it would be best for Madelyn to get far away from the city and wants her to come to Montana, but Madelyn is resistant to the idea. Seth Samuels, Tessa's brother-in-law, becomes injured when he and his men are attacked by wild dogs on a cattle drive. He's morose and anxious over the prospect of not being able to participate in drives any longer. Tessa sees two people she loves hurting and thinks that maybe they can help each other when no one else can. She appeals to Seth to help convince Madelyn to come west. Seth refuses at first, but then figures that since he can't do much else he might as well try to help. Madelyn and Seth begin a volley of letters in which Seth entices Madelyn to come meet him. As their relationship deepens there are seemingly insurmountable obstacles that threaten to tear them apart. Can each of them compromise in order to have a future together or will their pride keep them from realizing their dreams? Westward Bound: Claire O'Connor is the youngest of the three O'Connor sisters. Unlike her older siblings, Claire doesn't have great skills in social niceties. Even though she tries to fit in, Claire will never be popular in the elite world in which she was born. Claire would much rather be in school or learning business strategy from her father than do anything else. When she travels to Montana for her sister Maddie's wedding to Seth Samuels, she meets the youngest Samuels brother, Marcus. She's attracted to his dark good looks and flashing gray eyes but knows he thinks of her as annoying kid who happens to be extremely intelligent. During the time she spends in Montana, she and Marcus develop an antagonistic relationship, which Claire purposely fosters to hide her crush on him. She dreams of snaring Marcus' heart one day, and begins her secret mission as soon as she arrives back in Pittsburgh. Three years later, their long distant debates continue. Claire has graduated from college and now turns her focus on making a life of her own. Marcus is part of that plan, but he doesn't know that. When Maddie and Seth return to Montana after attending her graduation, Claire goes with them to put her plan into action. Marcus' life is turned upside down by an unforeseen event that threatens to tear his family apart forever. Despite their antagonism, Marcus turns to Claire for help, unwittingly falling into her trap. Together they will face an uncertain future. Can they find the fortitude to withstand the tests that come their way or will they both end up with broken hearts?

Download or read book Mail Order Bride Westward Dance Montana Mail Order Brides written by Linda Bridey and published by . This book was released on 2015-11-07 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After Maddie O'Connor was brutally attacked, she sinks into a deep depression. Her older sister, Tessa, enlists the help of her brother-in-law, Seth Samuels, to coax Maddie into coming to Dawson to heal. An accident leaves Seth severely injured. Maddie is intrigued by his enticing letters, and agrees to come west. They fall in love, but will their romance survive their different lifestyles?

Download or read book Mail Order Bride Mountain Brides Part 3 written by Leah Wyett and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-06-12 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A historical western cowboy romance novel about a mail order bride. This is book 3 in the Mountain Brides series. Clarissa Marsh suspected she was with child...she couldn't wait to tell her husband, Jeremiah, but before she got his hopes up or her own she wanted to talk to her sister and get a second opinion. On her way to see her sister, fate intervenes. Tragedy strikes, and the only person there who can save her is her husband's grown son who just so happens to be in love with Clarissa, and bitter towards his own father and her. Will Colton rise to the occasion? Meanwhile, there's another family that Colton may have come in between. Jessica thought her flirting with the young handsome man was "harmless" then, she thought that maybe she had made a mistake marrying Clint, maybe Colton was the man she was supposed to be with. The problem was she already loved Clint's children as if they were her own....If only he would give her the attention she needed. Hannah Granger, busy running a ranch and raising her three sister's finds a woman in the creek. She's sick and Hannah brings her home to nurse her back to health. Little do any of them know that her presence in their lives will change things for them all...permanently.

Download or read book Bride by Request written by Amanda Tru and published by Walker Hammond Publishers. This book was released on 2015-10-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When following God's Will may keep her from following her heart... Charlotte Mason believes that it's God's will for her to be a mail order bride. But whilse on her way to meet her groom, her bags and tickets are accidentally switched with wealthy heiress, Adelaide Delaney. With the plans for her life hijacked, Charlotte finds herself forced to play the part of a railroad tycoon's fiancée.Unfortunately, the role is a tall order for a simple girl from Georgia. Plagued by hilarious mishaps, Charlotte must unravel the mystery of God's will and find where she belongs. In the end, Charlotte must choose whether to follow her heart or her mission to be a mail order bride.

Download or read book Mountain Brides 3 Book Box Set written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now available as a Bundle Box Set, all 3 Mountain Brides Books (Mail Order Brides of Montana series) including:-Mountain Brides: Part 1.Life in Denver's high society was good for the Standish family prior to 1886. Grace Standish was raising her two lovely young daughter's to be ladies and teaching them what they needed to know to become wives to one of the young gentlemen in Colorado's elite society.Rebecca, an auburn haired beauty and Clarissa her stunning dark-haired sister were living the good life with a father who was one of the most respected bankers in town...or so they thought, and a mother who had dedicated her life to her family. Then it all fell apart...The day the Sheriff showed up at their door to tell them that their father was dead, shot in a robbery at the bank, everything began to unravel. Suddenly people were telling them things about their father, Grace's devoted husband that didn't make sense. He was a gambler and a philanderer...and a thief?Grace showed herself to be the strong mother that the girls needed to get them through this crisis. She sold everything and they started over. For Grace, that was enough, but for her daughters she wanted more.Rebecca was promptly sent to the wilds of Montana to become a bride. At first reluctant, she quickly grew to love the young, handsome Lucas who became her husband and her provider.Clarissa's man was not young, and Clarissa would soon find out that although she was willing to give life in the mountains of Montana a go, there were forces working against she and her new husbands happiness in the form of his adult son.Can Clarissa stand on the mountain and rise to the challenges that life has thrown in front of her?Mountain Brides: Part 2.In 1888 there weren't many opportunities for a young girl of only eighteen to support herself in a place like Galveston Texas, unless she was willing to compromise her principles. That was why Jessica's guardian, Flaherty, an old man who had owed her late father a debt, proposes she become a mail-order bride. That and because Jessica wasn't easy to support.Jessica agrees to pick a husband and just after she chose one, old man Flaherty went to his grave. Jessica was once again flabbergasted to find out that he'd left all of his money to the local orphanage and nothing to her. She was forced to follow through with the wedding out of necessity.Clint was raising five children and trying to run a ranch. If not for the help of the church ladies, they would all go under. The ladies have an idea to get them all out of the mess...A mail order bride...Would it help Clint, or just make his life more complicated in the end.Along with Clint and Jessica, keep up with what's happening with Jeremiah and his new bride Clarissa and his son who may or may not be evil..Colton.Mountain Brides: Part 3.Clarissa Marsh suspected she was with child...she couldn't wait to tell her husband, Jeremiah, but before she got his hopes up or her own she wanted to talk to her sister and get a second opinion. On her way to see her sister, fate intervenes. Tragedy strikes, and the only person there who can save her is her husband's grown son who just so happens to be in love with Clarissa, and bitter towards his own father and her. Will Colton rise to the occasion?Meanwhile, there's another family that Colton may have come in between. Jessica thought her flirting with the young handsome man was "harmless" then, she thought that maybe she had made a mistake marrying Clint, maybe Colton was the man she was supposed to be with. The problem was she already loved Clint's children as if they were her own....If only he would give her the attention she needed.Hannah Granger, busy running a ranch and raising her three sister's...

Download or read book Wayward Mail Order Bride 2 written by Montana West and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-12-08 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW RELEASE -- MUST READ IF YOU LOVE CHRISTIAN MAIL ORDER BRIDE ROMANCE! Wayward Mail Order Bride, Katherine Murray's intended mail order husband is on a mission prove that there is no greater enemy than a man scorned. Will Katherine be strong enough to save her new family, even if it means turning to sin? Wayward Mail Order Bride, Katherine Wallace nee Murray has found her new home and love with Pastor Gideon Wallace, but even as she works to build a relationship with her 15-year-old stepdaughter, a plot from Katherine's intended mail order husband puts her entire family in jeopardy. And when Gideon is attacked, Katherine kidnapped, and Ida on the verge of being forced into marriage to a stranger, will Katherine be strong enough to save her new family, even if it means turning to sin? Find out in Book 2 of the Wayward Mail Order Bride series. If you LOVE Western Romance, grab a copy today!

Download or read book Mail Order Bride Mountain Brides Part 1 written by Leah Wyett and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-06-09 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A historical western cowboy romance novel about a mail order bride. Life in Denver's high society was good for the Standish family prior to 1886. Grace Standish was raising her two lovely young daughter's to be ladies and teaching them what they needed to know to become wives to one of the young gentlemen in Colorado's elite society. Rebecca, an auburn haired beauty and Clarissa her stunning dark-haired sister were living the good life with a father who was one of the most respected bankers in town...or so they thought, and a mother who had dedicated her life to her family. Then it all fell apart... The day the Sheriff showed up at their door to tell them that their father was dead, shot in a robbery at the bank, everything began to unravel. Suddenly people were telling them things about their father, Grace's devoted husband that didn't make sense. He was a gambler and a philanderer...and a thief? When facing great odds is when people's true colors emerge. Grace showed herself to be the strong mother that the girls needed to get them through this crisis. She sold everything and they started over. For Grace, that was enough, but for her daughters she wanted more. Rebecca was promptly sent to the wilds of Montana to become a bride. At first reluctant, she quickly grew to love the young, handsome Lucas who became her husband and her provider. Clarissa's man was not young, and Clarissa would soon find out that although she was willing to give life in the mountains of Montana a go, there were forces working against she and her new husbands happiness in the form of his adult son. Can Clarissa stand on the mountain and rise to the challenges that life has thrown in front of her?

Download or read book Take Me To The Mountain written by Kaci Rose and published by 5 Little Roses Publishing. This book was released on 2022-11-08 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this Steamy Mountain Man Romance series from Small Town Romance author Kaci Rose... My mountain man just had a delivery mailed to his door. Me. Willow: I was out of options when I signed up for the website. Now I’m a modern day mail-order bride and I’ve been delivered to the doorstep of my mountain man groom. Bennett is a gentle giant who tells me that he knew I was his from the moment he saw me. I’m on the run from my past, and the mountain man’s bed is the best place to stay hidden. I just need my secrets to stay hidden too. Bennett: She’s a tiny slip of a thing that I can lift one-handed, but my new bride is a spitfire too. From the moment I saw her, I knew I would do anything to protect her. And nobody messes with what is mine. Our marriage has been consummated in body, but I intend to have her heart and soul too. And that means that my sweet bride has to tell me everything. Even her darkest secrets. Now that I have her, I won’t let her go. And anyone who threatens our life together is going to have a giant problem on their hands. Me. Take Me To The Mountain is the fourth novel in the Mountain Men of Whiskey River series, although all books in the Whiskey River world can be read as standalones. A HOT Mountain Man romance with a guaranteed happily ever after and a modern mail order bride romance, it does have some strong language and oh my, sexy times. Enjoy! Don't miss out on The Men of Whiskey River! Book 1: Take Me To The River Book 2: Take Me To The Cabin Book 3: Take Me To The Lake Book 4: Take Me To The Mountain

Download or read book Mountain Brides Of Wyoming written by Faith-Ann Smith and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book 1: Mail Order Bride Adeline's Story: Adeline Brandt longs to raise a family. Her loving husband Robert promises to fulfill this desire but tragically perishes in the Civil War. Shortly after his death, doctors tell the already grief-stricken Adeline that she is barren; she will never experience the joy of having children of her own. In an attempt to ease her suffering, a childhood friend offers what she thinks is the perfect solution to escape Adeline's woes: to head out west to the frontier as a mail order bride and get a fresh start on life. Adeline hesitates, but decides to accept the offer. A handsome widower named Alexander Raymond is looking for a wife who can help him open the first library in Cheyenne, Wyoming. His plan? Marriage in name only, and young Adeline seems to fit the bill nicely. Can Adeline set aside her pain and sorrow for the chance to love again? And will God bless her with the greatest gift of all? Book 2: Mail Order Bride Lydia's Story: Lydia Dow refuses to marry a Boston dandy. Thrilled by the prospect of escaping stuffy New England for a new adventure in the frontier, she has been corresponding with the charming David Cavendish of Cheyenne, Wyoming, and has her heart set on becoming his mail order bride. But when Lydia arrives, she learns a startling truth: David cannot read or write, but had commissioned a friend to write the letters on his behalf. Stunned by the news, Lydia wonders whose thoughts were really reflected in those letters, and what other secrets David had up his sleeve. When the truth unfolds, will she alienate him forever, or will Lydia become the woman of his dreams, answering his prayers for a life filled with happiness and love? Book 3: Mail Order Bride Rosanna's Story: Orphaned when her parents perished during the smallpox epidemic, young Rosanna Ellington is left with a little brother to care for. As a smallpox survivor, Rosanna finds it difficult to live an ordinary life, her appearance now tarnished by scars-cruel reminders of the devastating disease. When a family friend suggests for her to respond to an ad seeking a God-fearing mail order bride, Rosanna finally feels a glimmer of hope: the Cheyenne man states that "appearance and status of wealth are not important." Without revealing her condition, Rosanna hopes that her future husband will be willing to marry her, but when she arrives, she is stunned to learn that Alexander Malone did not place the ad after all: his sister had been the person secretly corresponding with her all along. When they meet, will Alexander see past Rosanna's flaws and find her inner beauty? Book 4: Mail Order Bride Isabella's Story: When Isabella discovers that she is with child, she flees her abusive husband in search of a better life. Without references, Isabella realizes that work is hard to find, so when a maid named Lilly finds her on the streets of Boston and offers her a potential position where she works, Isabella is relieved and soon begins to work for the Crawford family. But sometimes, the grass is not always greener on the other side. When faced with the threat of even more abuse from her employer, Isabella must flee yet again. In a hurry, she discovers an advertisement for a mail-order bride from a man in Cheyenne named Mr. Augustus Cranston and responds. Out of sheer desperation, she decides to begin her travels out West before she has the chance to receive a reply to her letter, accompanied by her new friend, Lilly. After she makes the long trip to Cheyenne, however, Isabella finally meets Mr. Cranston and is faced with a new dilemma. Will her suitor be the man who can commit to a lifetime of love, or will God have other plans for of Isabella and her unborn child?

Download or read book Mail Order Bride 4 Book Box Set written by Karla Gracey and published by KG Publishing House. This book was released on 2017-11-05 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critics describe these books as a very sweet invigorating set of books which are heart-warming, full of love, mystery, hope, and the true meaning of friendship. Includes 4 series starter books (Faith Creek Brides #1, Sun River Brides #1, Silver River Brides #1, Ruby Springs Brides #1)

Download or read book Mail Order Bride A Bride for Matthew written by Karla Gracey and published by KG Publishing House. This book was released on with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emily Wilkins has led a glamorous life, part of a famous Circus family she has her own Act and a loving family. But a dramatic accident in the Ring means she has to face up to the fact that she never felt she fitted in. With her faithful donkey Claude she sets out for Montana to heal and find herself, but she gets much more than she ever bargained for. Widower Matthew Simmons wants something more than he always has had. As a boy he longed to run away with the Circus, but now he is taking the biggest gamble of his life. It could be the best thing to ever happen to him, or could it ruin his life, and that of his beloved son.

Download or read book Mail Order Bride The Journey Book 2 written by Leah Wyett and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-06-09 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A historical western cowboy romance novel about a mail order bride. In 1864, the Civil War raged on, leaving in its wake hundreds of thousands of young men dead and similar numbers of young women widows or spinsters without a hope of finding a husband. At the same time the young men who had gone out west to make their fortunes in the gold mines were beginning to long for real towns and cozy homes. A few enterprising men decided that there was money to be made in uniting the two. The Journey: Part 2 is about one such man named Marshall, who set out on a quest to find young women with enough of an adventurous spirit to travel thousands of miles, promising to marry a man they had only met through pictures and letters. On one of his trips back east, two young women Eliza and Maggie Barry are urged by their mother to sign up. Eliza wants no part of it, but her sister Maggie a child in a woman's body is intent on going. Eliza's love and devotion to her sister are stronger than her desire to stay in New York, so she signs up to go along as well. Eliza's reservations only grow stronger when they reach their destination and meet the men they are to marry. Eliza's man seems to be hiding secrets from his past, and Maggie's is much older than her and not at all what Eliza would have picked for her beautiful sister. Eliza soon captures the attentions of a man named Matt Weston. He's the Assistant Chief of Police in San Francisco and even though Eliza is intrigued by him, she tries to fight her attraction and work through her issues with her husband to be. Matt Weston has other ideas. Follow Eliza and Maggie as they embark with their friends on an exhausting and somewhat harrowing trip from New York to San Francisco and then journey through marriages that were destined to happen and contracts destined to be broken. As friendships are forged and some are forgotten, earthquakes roll through the land and a child is born, Eliza and Maggie begin to adjust and find that they've finally made their way home.

Download or read book The Bartered Bride written by Lena Goldfinch and published by Indigo Road Publishing. This book was released on 2015-12-07 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: COLORADO 1880 Jem Wheeler has always been a survivor. He just wants to make a fresh start in Colorado Springs after the loss of his wife. But then he happens upon a young mute woman being sold off to the highest bidder. He wasn't looking for a mail-order bride. He wasn't looking to rescue anyone either. But desperate circumstances can drive a good man to do things he hadn't planned on doing... When Jem steps into Annie's life, she's not expecting anyone to save her. Mute from birth, she's just using all her wits to survive. All she's ever really wanted is a family of her own. For someone to see her. To look at her long enough to hear the things she can't say. Can Annie finally break through the silence to win Jem's heart? Sweet Historical Western Romance A Mail-Order Bride Novel Each book in The Brides Series can be read as a stand-alone novel, but reading in order will provide a more complete reading experience. THE BRIDES SERIES The Unexpected Bride Sleigh Bells & Mistletoe The Bartered Bride Only the Heart Knows Excerpt Jem took the apple core from his daughter and passed her one of the remaining crackers with a piece of cheese on it. Mae munched that down and looked to him immediately for another, the last one. He gave it to her, then showed her his empty hands. She frowned. "More?" "No more," Jem said, and showed her his empty hands again, making a bigger gesture out of it, as if the little girl was accusing him of hiding some. If Annie weren't so intent on eating her share of cheese and crackers she might have smiled at the sight of them, one of the most dangerous men she'd ever seen sitting side by side with that tiny little girl. They made quite a mismatched pair. Mae looked over at Annie, at the last cracker in her hand and the last bit of cheese. Annie gulped down the mouthful she was chewing. She looked down at the last of her meal and back at the little girl. To her shame, she didn't want to give up her last cracker. She could barely remember the last meal she'd eaten. "That's Annie's food," Jem admonished the little girl. "You've had yours." Mae bit her lip. She glanced down at her lap, then back at Annie again. I can share, Annie attempted to tell Mae with her eyes alone. She snapped her cracker in half--simply unable to bear parting with the whole thing--and passed it across to the little girl. Mae took it and popped the whole thing in her mouth, making Annie smile. "Mae!" her father said. She looked at him wide-eyed, her mouth full of cracker. "Whaf dafdda?" she said, muffled, spraying a few cracker crumbs onto his trousers. He closed his eyes briefly and brushed them off. "You didn't have to give her any," he said to Annie, "but thanks." Annie grunted, her way of saying she didn't mind that much. She looked down quickly and finished her last bit of food. The crackers had been crispy and the cheese silky and smooth. They'd tasted like heaven. "You must be thirsty," he said. "Do you mind sharing?" She shook her head and automatically lifted two fingers. "Two's no?" he asked. She nodded, pleased, and lifted one finger. She'd grown up sending signals through the floor of the Ruskins' house, one stomp for yes, two for no. It came natural as rain now. "And one's yes," he said, catching on quick. Annie drank deep when he passed her the flask of water, amazed he'd let her drink from it. She tried her best to pour it down her throat without touching her lips to the flask, so he wouldn't regret giving it to someone so dirty. She wished she could tell him thanks, but after Mae had her fill and he took his own swallow, he was back under his hat, likely going over the events of the day. How he'd stuck himself with her. How he probably regretted even stepping off the train at the last stop. She couldn't say she blamed him. She hadn't much wanted to marry a stranger herself. ***

Download or read book Sherwood Mail Order Brides written by Emily Woods and published by Fairfield Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04-16 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three courageous women head West to find true love! Follow along as each of them overcome hardship and ultimately find the love they were searching for. A sweet western romance from #1 Bestselling author Emily Woods. Millie, Alice, and Hazel have risked everything to find love in Sherwood, Texas. When missing persons, lawless bandits, and uncompromising jobs get in the way, these young women soon learn finding love on the western frontier is no easy task. Can they overcome all the obstacles and start a happy new life or will true love prove to be too elusive to capture? Sherwood Mail Order Brides is a clean western romance from #1 Bestselling author Emily Woods. If you like clean, historical fiction about women who risk everything for love as mail order brides, you will love the Western Brides Sweet Romance series from Emily Woods. Download Sherwood Mail Order Brides and get lost in this sweet western romance today.