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 Mail Order Maggie written by Erica Fanning and published by Trellis Publishing. This book was released on 2021-07-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Old West, Maggie doesn't want to marry the man that her father has set up for her. In fact, she would take any man over her father's choice...needing an escape from the town, she decides to become a mail order bride. She strikes pay dirt in landing the handsome Hugh...but the man is recovering from a broken heart. Can the charming and strong willed Maggie find her way into Hugh's heart for real?

Download or read book Mail Order Marion written by Kate Whitsby and published by Speedy Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2014-03-17 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A historical western cowboy romance about a mail order bride. This is the first book of The Chapman Mail Order Bride series and it picks up the story of the three mail order brides destined to marry the three Chapman brothers. Marion Johnson arrives by coach in Twin Falls, Idaho, along with Maggie Clement and Melody Hanson, on their way to a remote cabin in the Snake River wilderness. They find Parker, Paul, and Prescott Chapman waiting to take them by wagon the rest of the way to their new home. The three men and the three women evaluate one another for the first time, establishing first impressions and first attractions. Marion's heart sinks when she discovers that, unlike his brothers, her intended groom, Paul, hasn't even bothered to change out of his work clothes to meet his future wife. Marion finds herself drawn instead to the dapper Prescott, while Maggie, originally matched with practical Parker, develops an attraction for the maverick Paul. On the first evening of their journey to their homestead, they all decide to recombine their pairings to better suit their tastes. The party stops at the cabin for two weeks so the brothers can take advantage of deer season to bolster their food supply for winter. The women stay in the cabin, while the men camp in the barn until they can travel to Boise, Idaho, to get married. In the meantime, they all begin to get to know each other better, leading to further complications and conflicts. Deeper attachments and attractions form between the brides and the brothers. Meanwhile, all three brides harbor their own secret motivations for leaving their homes for the hardship and uncertainty of the frontier. Petite but always helpful, Melody hasn't spoken to anyone since she boarded the train in Cleveland. She presents the greatest mystery.

Download or read book Muggie Maggie written by Beverly Cleary and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this humorous and relatable novel from Newbery Medal-winning author Beverly Cleary, a girl must overcome her rebellious attitude toward learning cursive. At first, Maggie is just feeling stubborn when she declares she won't learn cursive. What's wrong with print, anyway? And she can easily type on a computer, so why would she need to know how to read those squiggly lines? But soon all her classmates are buzzing about Maggie's decision, especially after her teacher, Mrs. Leeper, says Maggie's cursive is so sloppy that her name looks like "Muggie." With "Muggie Maggie" ringing in her ears, Maggie absolutely, positively won't back down...until she's appointed class mail messenger. All the letters that Mrs. Leeper sends to the office are in cursive, and Maggie thinks they are written about her. But there's only way to know for sure...so what's Maggie going to do? For generations, Beverly Cleary has captivated readers of all ages with beloved characters such as Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, Ribsy, and Ralph S. Mouse. Muggie Maggie follows suit with what School Library Journal calls "a likable, funny heroine whom readers will want to know."

Download or read book Maggie and the Stubborn Swede written by Mary Criswell Carpenter and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-08-31 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MAIL ORDER BRIDE WANTED: Must be willing to work very hard in mud and muck. Will have dirt floors and walls for home. Must not be lazy. Must be able to cook because I can't. Reply to Kansas City Star Box 16 Mary Margaret O'Kelly is a scullery maid in a large mansion in Memphis, Tennessee, but desires a family and home of her own. Will Larson is a Kansas farmer lonely for a bride. Maggie and Will agree to marry, not realizing that the greatest natural disaster in Kansas history will strike their homestead and threaten their very existence. Can they weather the brutal changes ahead or will they give up and go their separate ways?

Download or read book African Twist written by Maggie Ogunbanwo and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2022-01-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of 30 delicious vegan recipes with traditional Nigerian flavours.Maggie's immaculate balance of flavours combined with playful presentation ensures these are recipes to remember for those wanting to explore broader, more environmentally responsible culinary horizons.Recipes include: Maggie's Pirate Stew Banfora: Burkina Welsh Cakes Aubergine and Tomato Caviar Carrot and Apricot Soup Three Bean and Coconut Curry Sweet Potato with Peanut Butter Stew Rum Caramel oranges Plantain Loaf

Download or read book Mail Order Brides of Oak Grove written by Lauri Robinson and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2017-06-01 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twin sisters say “I do” in these two delightful novellas set in the Wild West! Mary and Maggie McCary have been making do since their Da’s death by selling his medicinal tonic (without a permit) and running some gambling enterprises. Now the sheriff has them behind bars—and the only way out is to get on a train to Kansas and marry strangers! Included in this special volume: Surprise Bride for the Cowboy by Lauri Robinson Mary McCary never wanted to be a mail-order bride, but falling off the Oak Grove train into Steve Putnam’s lap changes everything . . . Could he be the cowboy to tempt her down the aisle? Taming the Runaway Bride by Kathryn Albright Running from trouble, Maggie McCary signs up to be a mail-order bride. She doesn’t intend to actually marry—until she shares one sensational kiss with Jackson Miller . . .

Download or read book Mail Order Mix Up written by Christine Johnson and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2016 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Groom Not Wanted When Pearl Lawson sees an ad for a mail-order bride, she leaps at the opportunity to find a husband for her best friend. But the town's most dashing bachelor has caught the eye of several aspiring brides-to-be...and even Pearl is drawn to him. Though the schoolteacher has no intentions of marrying, her instant connection with Roland Decker cannot be denied. Roland doesn't know how an ad seeking a wife for his brother found its way into print. But now he has to handle the hopeful applicants--women who think he's the future groom. Not to mention the feisty, matchmaking schoolteacher who is just as determined not to marry as he is. Will this mix-up push Roland and Pearl to forget their plans of staying single and allow love into their lives? Boom Town Brides: Taking a leap of faith for 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 Mail Order Bride A Bride for Daniel written by Karla Gracey and published by KG Publishing House. This book was released on with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alice Springham has worked as a maid in a top Boston hotel since she was a girl. But she is feeling restless. Not knowing what she wants she answers an advertisement in the Matrimonials that made her smile. She has no idea if it is love she is missing, or if she even wants to wed. Will she ever learn what it is she truly wants? Lonely farmer, Daniel Havering, longs for love and a family. He almost had everything he wanted, only to have it cruelly snatched away from him. When he advertised for a bride he thought he was past his hurts, but the past has a horrible tendency of turning up and making trouble all over again. Can he find the way to leave the past behind him, or will it haunt him forever and leave him lonely?

Download or read book Mail Order Marriage Promise written by Regina Scott and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2017-09-01 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wanted: Husband and Father Stunned that his sister ordered him a mail-order bride, John Wallin insists he’s not the husband Dottie Tyrrell needs. The scholarly logger knows Dottie will make the perfect wife—for some other man. Yet he’s compelled to invite the lovely widow and her infant son to stay with his family…but only until she can find her own way. Dreams of true love are for other women. Betrayed by her baby’s father, Dottie just wants a safe home for her precious child. But who could resist a man with John’s quiet strength? When her secret past brings danger to their door, they may yet find this mail-order mix-up to be the perfect mistake…

Download or read book Mail Order Bride written by Maureen McKade and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012-02-28 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kate Murphy arrives in the Rocky Mountain mining town as a mail-order bride—just in time to discover she's a widow before she's a wife. Looking to earn the stagecoach fare out of this dangerous town, Kate never expects the true peril to come in the tantalizing form of Trev Trevelyan. A match Kate Murphy arrives in the Rocky Mountain mining town as a mail-order bride— just in time to discover she's a widow before she's a wife. Looking to earn the stagecoach fare out of this dangerous town, Kate never expects the true peril to come in the tantalizing form of Trev Trevelyan. Made in heaven The handsome mine superintendent desperately needs someone to care for his two young, motherless children, and Kate is delighted to take the job. But first the children capture her heart...and then the leaping attraction between sweet Kate and the smolderingly handsome Trev is too powerful to deny. Although Kate longs for the safety of his arms, will she ever be able to accept the danger of his life?

Download or read book ESSENCES OF TONGCHENG written by Maureen Armstrong and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2023-12-26 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: College students from Tongcheng Teachers College in Anhui Province of China share in foreign teacher’s daily life. Various topics from classrooms, of college apartments, trying city shopping or walking outdoors and invitations to indoor activities are after becoming resident in small remote city of subtropics in Tongcheng.

Download or read book Maggie Finds Clarity written by Krissyann Granger and published by Tug Hill Publishing Company. This book was released on 2021-10-01 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After over a year of tedious captivity, Maggie Jacobs ingeniously orchestrates her own escape. Raised in privilege but with a sharp mind and an appreciation for cleverness instilled by her devoted father, Maggie returns home determined to uncover her father's fate and rescue him if possible. Her return thrusts her into a world of dark secrets and imminent danger. Will Hughes is a man driven by duty, haunted by past failures. His relentless quest to find Maggie has finally ended, but he can't leave her side. Despite their clashing wills and fiery encounters, he's compelled to ensure her safety and uncover the mystery of the other missing women. Thrown together in a whirlwind of intrigue and deception, Maggie and Will must navigate their tumultuous relationship. She’s no idle princess—she's smart, strong, and fiercely independent. As they battle their own demons and the sinister forces closing in around them, their fiery clashes ignite an unexpected passion. Can they turn from enemies to lovers, uncover the dark secrets that bind them, and trust each other enough to survive? With the stakes higher than ever, their future—and their lives—depend on it. Note: This series includes mature themes, steamy encounters, and explicit language, intended for mature readers.

Download or read book Barn Weddings written by Maggie Lord and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ideas, advice, and how-to for one of the hottest wedding styles. A barn is a magical place for a wedding. Steeped in history and evoking the simplicity of a place that time has forgotten, the classic American barn has been an irresistible subject for artists, poets, and city folk alike. In Barn Weddings, Maggie Lord offers ideas and advice on how to create a barn wedding, including information on the different styles and décor as well as tips from the pros for making the day a special one to remember. Part indoor, part outdoor, but all beauty, history and romance, barn weddings are as practical as they are rife with opportunity for charm and creativity.

Download or read book A Place To Belong written by Tracie Peterson and published by Barbour Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maggie hates Garrett Lucas, despises her father, and is running from God. Stong-willed Magdelena Intissar has a temper that matches her auburn hair. She always gets her own way, and she is not about to let Garrett Lucas drag her away from her childhood home to rejoin the father who deserted her when she was eight years old. After failing to sneak down a rose trellis at her Topeka home, Maggie boards a westbound train with Garrett. Feigning cooperation but bent on escape, late one night, she slips off the train and starts walking east across the prairie. The risk of death is preferable to facing her father and her painful memories. But Garrett--and God--have other plans.

Download or read book Seven Brides for Seven Mail Order Husbands Romance Collection written by Susan Page Davis and published by Barbour Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-01 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seven women seek husbands to help them rebuild a Kansas town. Meet seven of Turtle Springs, Kansas’, finest women who are determined to revive their small town after the War Between the States took most of its men. . .and didn’t return them. The ladies decide to advertise for husbands and devise a plan for weeding out the riff raff. But how can they make the best practical choices when their hearts cry out to be loved? Abigail’s Proposal by Cynthia Hickey When her father never returned from the war, Abigail Melton stepped into his role as town mayor. The town needs men, and she needs a husband—and she has a big idea how to find both—but her first duty is to hire a sheriff. And drifter Josiah Ingram will do just fine. The Kidnapped Groom by Susan Page Davis Riding through the Flint Hills on his way to Dodge City, cowboy Sam Cayford finds himself the kidnapping victim of two children. When he meets their lovely mother, Maggie Piner—whom the kids insist he should marry—Sam starts to question God’s plans versus his own. A Clean Slate by Susanne Dietze Schoolmarm Roberta “Birdy” Green won’t marry any of the prospective grooms flocking to town. After losing her fiancé in the war, the only love her broken heart can bear is for her students. But then she takes on a new pupil—Drew Cooper, one of the gentlemen drawn to Kansas by the advertisement for grooms. Sunshine of My Heart by Darlene Franklin Debbie Barker longs to bring beauty to her new home on the prairie, where her family moved after the war, and seeks a husband to help her father run the ranch. Zack Gage returned home from the war to a life in ruins—family dead and business bankrupted. He answers the mail-order husband ad to seek a fresh start. But neither Debbie nor Zeke know what they are doing when it comes to ranching. . .or love. Come What May by Patty Smith Hall Chardy Stevens is at the end of her rope. Between running her late father’s store and tending to her four younger brothers, she barely has time to breathe, much less look for a husband to help her. The boys scare off most of her prospects and throw Chardy together with her childhood friend Luke, a disabled veteran who seeks her happiness above his own. Dime Novel Suitor by Carrie Fancett Pagels Widow Caroline Kane is the proprietor of a restaurant and inn—and responsible for her five teenaged siblings. But she has no plans of finding a mail-order groom. Britisher Barden Granville IV is on a “cowboy holiday” when he finds himself flat broke in Kansas. When he answers an old “help wanted” ad, Caroline misconstrues Barden is there as a potential husband. Will the beautiful and fiesty widow cause the new vicar to make Kansas his home? Louder than Words by Gina Welborn After years of writing abolitionist pamphlets and chronicling soldier life during the war, J.R. Lockhart is bored and jumps at the opportunity to investigate an advertisement for husbands for an article in Godey’s Lady’s Book. Jane Ransome would like to help the charming-but-oblivious-to-life-out-West man chronicle the courtships developing in town, but she has her own husband to find—one who will fit perfectly in her picket-fenced Kansas home.