Download or read book Mail Order Bride written by Linda Bridey and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A historical western cowboy romance novel about a mail order bride.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 herself is the reason. The men who are attempting to court her are, in her opinion, boring and conceited. Not only that, Tessa craves excitement and adventure, of which there is little in her social circles. By chance, she comes across an advertisement for a bride brokerage company seeking eligible women of good breeding to go west and find husbands.One man on the list catches her eye and she begins corresponding with him, eventually agreeing to go to Montana to meet him. She can't resist the possibility of finding someone different and even if she doesn't, the adventure itself would be worth her time. Tessa makes a successful escape and sets out to make a new life in Montana.Dean Samuels is a Montana rancher who is in over his head. His ranch is struggling and his two children are unruly and in need of a caretaker. It's clear to his younger brother, Marcus, that he needs help. He tells Dean about a mail order bride service and convinces him that he should utilize it to find a wife.After his wife, Sarah, had passed away, Dean never intended to marry again. His ranch and his children became his life. However, it becomes apparent that Sadie, his daughter, and his son, Jack, need stability and love. The demands of raising his children and keeping his head above water financially have taken a toll and Dean grudgingly gives in to Marcus' idea.Sarah had been the love of his life and Dean doesn't intend to let any other woman into his heart. He's locked those kinds of emotions deep inside, not wanting to take the chance of getting hurt like that again. Because Dean has trouble expressing his feelings in writing, his younger brother Marcus agrees to help write the letters to Tessa. Dean is happy to leave that part up to him.When Dean and Tessa meet, sparks fly between the two strong willed people. Tessa is disappointed that Dean isn't the romantic, sophisticated man she was lead to believe he was in the letters she received. Dean is aggravated that she isn't a meek woman who is easily managed. Never mind the fact that she has no idea of how to take care of children and keep a home.Dean and Tessa 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.

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 Winds Montana Mail Order Brides written by Linda Bridey and published by . This book was released on 2015-11-07 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dean Samuels, a widower rancher in Montana, is the single father of two young children. His heart is still broken, but he needs someone to help raise his children. Tessa O'Connor is bored in her role as a debutant in Pittsburgh and chaffs under the restraints placed on her by society. She flees to Montana after agreeing to be a mail-order-bride and marry Dean. A strong attraction develops between them, but Dean is reluctant to let another woman into his heart. Can Tessa knock down the walls that surround his wounded heart and help put his fear in the past?

Download or read book Mail Order Bride written by Linda Bridey and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-08-28 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bored socialite Tessa craves adventure, and finds it when she becomes a mail order bride to Montana rancher and widowed father Dean Samuels. Can this pair - as different as night and day - find love?

Download or read book Accidental Mail Order Bride written by J S Cooper and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-24 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: City girl in Montana looking for her Romeo... Sounds like the start of a Hallmark movie, right? Well, it would if they had movies about idiot women flying across the country to marry a man they'd never met. Yup, that's what I did. I responded to an ad in a random newspaper that I found on the train. And now I'm trying to find Horseshoe Ranch so that I can marry some cowboy I've never even seen. And no, this isn't the 1800's. I'm just desperate. To make matters worse, the cowboy doesn't even know I'm coming. His mom and dad arranged it all. I'm going is because I have $100 to my name and an old mafia boyfriend after me. I figured life couldn't get any worse in Montana. I was wrong. In my excitement, I left the address and phone number for the ranch at home, so now I'm here in Montana and I have no idea where I'm supposed to go. So I took a rented a car and stopped at a local bar to ask for directions. And that's when my problems really started.

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 Westward Destiny Montana Mail Order Brides written by Linda Bridey and published by Yallow. This book was released on 2015-11-07 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Jamie meets Luke, Luke is bowled over by the beauty with the emerald green eyes and auburn hair, but is instantly tongue-tied. Jamie is not sure how they're going to develop a relationship when he can barely talk to her, but she sets out to seduce the handsome man with the soulful brown eyes.

Download or read book Westward Destiny written by Linda Bridey and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A historical western cowboy romance novel about a mail order bride.** A clean romance novel **Jamie Collins doesn't have much to live for in Walhalla, North Dakota. Her husband passed away two years ago and she has been working as a housekeeper on a ranch. Jamie's employers are difficult people to work for and she dreams of getting away from them and Cypress. She has a history with men and is ostracized by many of the townspeople. Jamie wants a better life but has no way to make that happen.Jamie comes across an ad in The Walhalla Press for mail-order-brides. She jumps at the chance to find a good man and secure a happy future. Ever the realist, she knows that the chances of making a love-match are slim, but she'll settle for a good man who is a good provider. She finds an advertisement from a younger Montana ranch hand that catches her eye and she sets her sights on him. It should be easy to wrap him around her little finger.Luke Samuels has had a rough couple of years. He's been jilted by the girl of his dreams and laid off from his employment with a local Dawson County, Montana ranch. His cousin Dean Samuels hires Luke on as a ranch hand. Luke sees how happy Dean and Tessa are together and wants that kind of happiness for himself. Even though he's painfully gun shy about the opposite sex, he's willing to take a chance to find a bride who's a sure thing. Leaving nothing to chance, he enlists the help of his cousin Marcus Samuels to help him write the perfect ad that will entice a willing female to come to Montana.When they meet, Luke is bowled over by the beauty with the emerald green eyes and auburn hair, but is instantly tongue-tied. Jamie is not sure how they're going to develop a relationship when he can barely talk to her, but she sets out to seduce the handsome man with the soulful brown eyes and sweet smile. A game of cat and mouse ensues and Jamie finds out that marrying Luke is easy, but capturing his heart is going to be harder than she anticipates.

Download or read book The Cowboy s Honor written by Amy Sandas and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-02-26 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sandas will leave you breathless." —LINDA BRODAY, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author for The Gunslinger's Vow Three runaway brides Determined to escape their fates Flee West to find freedom that can only be had in a cowboy's arms... Courtney Adams never questioned the future her parents laid out for her...until the day she was to marry one of Boston's elite. Desperate, she flees the church in a flurry of bridal finery and trades her pearls for a train ticket to Montana—only to be mistaken for a surly cowboy's mail order bride! Dean Lawton doesn't want a wife—especially not some fancy Eastern lady he believes his brother "ordered" behind his back. Yet one mistake leads to another, and before the dust can settle, he finds himself married to a woman who challenges him at every step...and sets his wounded heart ablaze. But the clock is ticking on this marriage of inconvenience, and soon Dean must decide: convince Courtney to remain in his arms, or lose her light forever... Runaway Brides Series: The Gunslinger's Vow (Book 1) The Cowboy's Honor (Book 2) Praise for Amy Sandas: "[B]eautifully written romance that's full of adventure—electric and absorbing."—Kirkus for Lord of Lies "Pure perfection."—Romancing the Book for The Untouchable Earl "Smart and Sexy."—Booklist for Luck is No Lady

Download or read book Mail Order Brides of the West written by Caroline Fyffe and published by . This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MAIL-ORDER BRIDES OF THE WEST is a new series created in collaboration by USA Today Bestselling Authors Caroline Fyffe and Debra Holland. The well-educated daughter of a lawyer, Trudy Bauer arrives at the St. Louis based Mail-Order Brides of the West agency full of excitement for an adventure of a lifetime. She befriends the agency's maid, Evie Davenport, and the two form a strong and lasting friendship. They vow to stay in contact through letters when Evie takes hold of her destiny and arranges a marriage on the sly. Each brave young woman is ready to face whatever an unknown groom and life in Montana can throw her way. In Fyffe's Novel, house servant Evie Davenport travels by stagecoach to Y Knot, Montana in a McCutcheon Family Novel. In Holland's book, bride-to-be Trudy Bauer rides the train to Sweetwater Springs, in a Montana Sky Novel. Through their correspondence, the friends keep each other abreast of their hardships, trials and tribulations-some of heartbreak, some of love. Watch for more exciting Mail-Order Brides of the West books to come....

Download or read book Montana Mail Order Brides Books 4 6 written by Linda Bridey and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-12-05 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now available as a print book, books 4 - 6 in the Montana Mail Order Bride Westward series ** A clean historical boxed set ** Westward Destiny: Jamie Collins doesn't have much to live for in Walhalla, North Dakota. Her husband passed away two years ago and she has been working as a housekeeper on a ranch. Jamie's employers are difficult people to work for and she dreams of getting away from them and Cypress. She has a history with men and is ostracized by many of the townspeople. Jamie wants a better life but has no way to make that happen. Jamie comes across an ad in The Walhalla Press for mail-order-brides. She jumps at the chance to find a good man and secure a happy future. Ever the realist, she knows that the chances of making a love-match are slim, but she'll settle for a good man who is a good provider. She finds an advertisement from a younger Montana ranch hand that catches her eye and she sets her sights on him. It should be easy to wrap him around her little finger. Luke Samuels has had a rough couple of years. He's been jilted by the girl of his dreams and laid off from his employment with a local Dawson County, Montana ranch. His cousin Dean Samuels hires Luke on as a ranch hand. Luke sees how happy Dean and Tessa are together and wants that kind of happiness for himself. Even though he's painfully gun shy about the opposite sex, he's willing to take a chance to find a bride who's a sure thing. Leaving nothing to chance, he enlists the help of his cousin Marcus Samuels to help him write the perfect ad that will entice a willing female to come to Montana. When they meet, Luke is bowled over by the beauty with the emerald green eyes and auburn hair, but is instantly tongue-tied. Jamie is not sure how they're going to develop a relationship when he can barely talk to her, but she sets out to seduce the handsome man with the soulful brown eyes and sweet smile. A game of cat and mouse ensues and Jamie finds out that marrying Luke is easy, but capturing his heart is going to be harder than she anticipates. Westward Fortune: Lacey Reagan's father, Amos, is a violent alcoholic who takes out his frustrations on his daughter. Lacey knows it's only a matter of time until he kills her, so when an opportunity arises to run away, she takes it. After answering a mail-order-bride advertisement out of desperation, a gallant stranger offers her his assistance in escaping her life of fear and misery. Joe Dwyer, family friend to Luke Samuels and company, receives Lacey's frantic plea for help, and can't ignore it. The playboy with a heart of gold provides Lacey with the means to make the trip from North Dakota to Montana, but doesn't have entirely altruistic motives. In order to gain his inheritance and get rid of his own hated father, Joe needs a wife. When they meet, neither of them intends for their relationship to be anything other than a business arrangement, but as they get to know each other that begins to change. Tragedy strikes, threatening to break their hearts and destroy the bliss they've found with each other. With their future together on the line, Lacey and Joe must decide if they have what it takes to make their marriage one that's real or keep it just business between them. Westward Justice: Mitch Taylor, the new sheriff in Dawson is looking for a wife. Sammi Jameson is looking for a husband like Mitch. Their relationship begins with a bang, but amid danger and desire, their marriage may fizzle if they can't overcome broken promises and heartache. Will they last together or fall victim to lost love?

Download or read book Mail Order Bride Collection written by Heather B. Moore and published by Mirror Press, LLC. This book was released on 2016-06-10 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Their Accidental Bride written by Kelly Dawson and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-16 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a gambling wastrel for a brother, Elise knows she must marry. It will be to either the wealthy man who will pay the huge debts or as a mail order bride. The choice is a hard one, but easily made. She's on the first train West to a new, uncertain life. Shane and Roscoe aren't seeking a wife. But when they rescue a beautiful woman who is unskilled in the rugged ways of the Montana Territory, their minds are quickly changed. Elise is the one for them. The one they will share together in the Bridgewater way. Unskilled in all things a wife should know--in and out of the bedroom--the two men patiently teach her, to everyone's pleasure and satisfaction. Trouble finds Elise and will destroy everything she and her husbands have forged together. Elise might be an accidental bride, but will Shane and Roscoe risk everything to save the woman they love?

Download or read book Deeply Devoted written by Maggie Brendan and published by Revell. This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mail-order bride comes to the American West with hopes of a good life and a fresh start in this gentle prairie romance.

Download or read book Between the Lines written by Jodi Picoult and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-06-25 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixteen-year-old Prince Oliver, who wants to break free of his fairy tale existence, and fifteen-year-old Delilah, a loner obsessed with Prince Oliver and the book in which he exists, work together to seek Oliver's freedom.

Download or read book Aerial Geology written by Mary Caperton Morton and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2017-10-04 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Get your head into the clouds with Aerial Geology.” —The New York Times Book Review Aerial Geology is an up-in-the-sky exploration of North America’s 100 most spectacular geological formations. Crisscrossing the continent from the Aleutian Islands in Alaska to the Great Salt Lake in Utah, Mary Caperton Morton brings you on a fantastic tour, sharing aerial and satellite photography, explanations on how each site was formed, and details on what makes each landform noteworthy. Maps and diagrams help illustrate the geological processes and help clarify scientific concepts. Fact-filled, curious, and way more fun than the geology you remember from grade school, Aerial Geology is a must-have for the insatiably curious, armchair geologists, million-mile travelers, and anyone who has stared out the window of a plane and wondered what was below.

Download or read book Mail Order Bride Westward Fortune written by Linda Bridey and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-08-25 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A historical western cowboy romance novel about a mail order bride.** A clean romance novel **Lacey Reagan's father, Amos, is a violent alcoholic who takes out his frustrations on his daughter. Lacey knows it's only a matter of time until he kills her, so when an opportunity arises to run away, she takes it. After answering a mail-order-bride advertisement out of desperation, a gallant stranger offers her his assistance in escaping her life of fear and misery.Joe Dwyer, family friend to Luke Samuels and company, receives Lacey's frantic plea for help, and can't ignore it. The playboy with a heart of gold provides Lacey with the means to make the trip from North Dakota to Montana, but doesn't have entirely altruistic motives. In order to gain his inheritance and get rid of his own hated father, Joe needs a wife.When they meet, neither of them intends for their relationship to be anything other than a business arrangement, but as they get to know each other that begins to change. Tragedy strikes, threatening to break their hearts and destroy the bliss they've found with each other. With their future together on the line, Lacey and Joe must decide if they have what it takes to make their marriage one that's real or keep it just business between them.