Download or read book Margaret Mail Order Bride written by Sarah Amberson and published by Trellis Publishing. This book was released on 2021-07-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Margaret is desperate to escape her sadistic mother and step-brother so she sees a chance for a new life in the form of a mail-order bride catalog. She finds correspondence with a playboy turned ranch hand named Kenneth who must work and gain a wife in order to gain his inheritance. Margaret finds herself instantly attracted to Kenneth but worries that he sees her only as a business transaction. Will the two be able to develop the love that they both so desperately want behind their facades?

Download or read book Mail Order Bride Margaret written by Amelia Rose and published by Beldene Publishing. This book was released on 2015-07-25 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Declan O'Bryan left Ireland to seek his fortune in the New World, but the journey was long for a man without a penny to his name. It took years of back-breaking work as a sailor and a journeyman for him to finally reach Montana, and to have enough money to his name to earn the title of proud homesteader. There's only one thing missing from his life now, and unlike the boys in town, he's not convinced a man should find a wife in a catalog, the same way he buys a plow. But for Margaret McGreggor, answering an advertisement for a wife is the only way she can get out of her sister's cramped apartment and start a new life for herself. She came to America for adventure and opportunity, and marrying a stranger just might provide her with both.

Download or read book Mail Order Bride Brianna written by Amelia Rose and published by Beldene Publishing. This book was released on 2015-12-10 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Brianna Darcy left Ireland to marry a stranger, she expected her life to change for the better. But one surprise after another has left her questioning everything she thought she knew. For Cassidy Campbell, finding a sweet wife to settle down with is the only thing missing from his life. He owns his claim, he's raised his livestock, and he's made a name for himself in Montana. All he needs now is Brianna. But she brings a secret with her that can threaten their happiness, and their freedom. Can Cassidy overlook what he believes to accept what's right in front of him?

Download or read book The Wrangler s Mail Order Bride written by Cindy Caldwell and published by Prickly Pear Press. This book was released on with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every family has things they can’t talk about. Or won’t. For Clara Martin, the prospect of moving to New York from snowy Chicago is her only option after losing her bakery job. Resigned to her fate, she prepares to go…until a chance encounter with endangered horses reminds her of a letter she received from her friend, Sadie, asking her to come to Tombstone, Arizona Territory, to marry a horse wrangler, sight unseen. For Hank Archer, the only son of gentleman rancher Beau Archer, riding the trail has taken its toll. He wants more than anything to stay put on the ranch and when his grandfather leaves him property nearby, he hopes it will be a way to start a new life. The only problem is that to inherit the property, he has to be married. When Hank’s plans begin to crumble, he finds out that his new bride knows more about horses than he realized. And about people. Can she bring them all together and help Hank realize his dream?

Download or read book Mail Order Margaret written by Katie Crabapple and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daniel grew up knowing his parents had met and married when his mother responded to a mail order bride request from his father. In his head, that's the perfect way to meet your future spouse. So, he follows in his father's footsteps. Are things the same in post World War I Minnesota as they were in 1880? Maggie lost her fiance in the war, and nothing in her hometown feels right anymore. When she runs across an advertisement for a mail order bride, she can't help but be intrigued.

Download or read book Mail Order Bride Kathleen written by Amelia Rose and published by Beldene Publishing. This book was released on 2015-09-22 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kathleen Grady has faced hardship--and overcome it--at nearly every turn. Whether it's the death of her betrothed at sea or the fight with her tyrannical brother for what's rightfully hers, she has struggled for so long that can't remember what peace in her soul even feels like. But when the chance to become the wife of a stranger, a homesteader in a new world called Montana, presents itself, Kathleen must decide if leaving Ireland for America will give her the escape she desperately needs, or will only throw her into even more danger?

Download or read book Mail Order Bride Margaret written by Amelia Rose and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-08-11 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Declan O'Bryan left Ireland to seek his fortune in the New World, but the journey was long for a man without a penny to his name. It took years of back-breaking work as a sailor and a journeyman for him to finally reach Montana, and to have enough money to his name to earn the title of proud homesteader. There's only one thing missing from his life now, and unlike the boys in town, he's not convinced a man should find a wife in a catalog, the same way he buys a plow. But for Margaret McGreggor, answering an advertisement for a wife is the only way she can get out of her sister's cramped apartment and start a new life for herself. She came to America for adventure and opportunity, and marrying a stranger just might provide her with both.

Download or read book Margaret s Quest written by Muncy Chapman and published by Barbour Publishing. This book was released on 2014-02-01 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1836, Savannah debutante Margaret Porter travels by schooner to the wild, unsettled Florida Territory, and learns that her fiance' has been killed in a fierce conflict between the army and Seminole Indians. Margaret is befriended by shipboard acqaintance Mikal Lee, who helps her launch a millenery business in Apalachicola, a flourishing seaport. Margaret's business soars. Mikal tries to open Margaret's heart to the loving care of the God whom Margaret feels has deserted her. Will she find her fulfillment in the wealth that the dashing Harry Robards is anxious to give her, or will her quest lead to a Christ-centered life with Mikal Lee?

Download or read book Harrison Ranch and Macgregor s Mail Order Bride written by Susan Kay Payne and published by The Wild Rose Press Inc. This book was released on 2019-12-16 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harrison Ranch - Callie St. Michaels, an orphan from New York, felt her only hope for the future was to leave her sous chef position in St Louis. Finding a job as cook for a group of ranch hands in Sweetwater, Kansas, seemed both prophetic and serendipitous. Everyone is happy with the outcome except for one man – Seth Harrison, the owner of the ranch and Callie's employer. Seth isn't sure why, but he feels uncomfortable around the young woman his attorney hired as the ranch hands' cook. She hasn't said anything improper, or is unable to do the work required, or is off-putting in any manner. In fact, she is well liked by all the other employees. So why does he get so unsettled around her? Macgregor Brother's Mail Order Bride - Mac, the oldest of the Macgregor family finds himself in need of a wife. His younger brothers have graduated university and at thirty-three he feels it time to marry and raise his own children on his ranch outside Sweetwater, Kansas. Answering the ad from a mail-order-bride, he is prepared for anything the young widow brings to the table. Mavis Miller is frightened of the large man meant to be her husband. Her friend, Emily Johnston, tries to help the couple find a balance. Although Mavis tries to meet the man half-way, she can't get over feeling their relationship is doomed. Especially when stronger desires pull her in another direction leaving Emily to tell Mac there won't be a wedding. His response? "Somebody owes me a wife!"

Download or read book A Bride for All Seasons written by Margaret Brownley and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2013-06-25 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It all started with an ad in a mail-order bride catalogue . . . This charming bouquet of novellas introduces you to four Hitching Post Mail-Order Bride Catalogue prospects in the year 1870, all eager for second chances . . . and hungry for happiness. Year in, year out, they’ll learn that love often comes in unexpected packages. “And then Came Spring” by Margaret Brownley Mary-Jo has traveled halfway across the country to meet her match, arriving just in time for his funeral. Returning home seems like her only option until her would-be brother-in-law proposes a more daring idea. “An Ever After Summer” by Debra Clopton Ellie had no idea she’s not what Matthew ordered. And what’s wrong with being a “Bible thumper” anyway? She’s determined to show him she’s tougher than she looks—and just the girl he needs. “Autumn’s Angel” by Robin Lee Hatcher Luvena would be perfect for Clay if she didn’t come with kids. But kids are a deal breaker, especially in a rough-and-trouble mining town. ­ e trouble is, there’s no money to send them back . . . “Winter Wedding Bells” by Mary Connealy David’s convinced he’s not long for the world. He needs someone to mother his boys when he’s gone—nothing more. Can plucky Irish Megan convince him to work at living instead of dying?

Download or read book Mail Order Bride written by Faith Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-12 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a Clean Mail Order Bride Historical Western Romance by your favorite best selling author Faith Johnson. Widowed and with her only child recently buried, Margaret Abbot decides to leave the pain behind and see what awaits her on the western frontier. Her friend had found love as a mail order bride, and though she is not ready to love again, Margaret is ready for a new life. Putting her faith in God, she finds herself on the doorstep of a derelict hotel. And there she finds hearts more broken then hers.Jonathan Green has been running the hotel alone since his parents died, but his heart is not in it. So when the lovely Margaret insists she can do better, he dares her to try. And try she does, including spending too much money and welcoming a desperate woman into the hotel. And while Margaret works to improve his hotel, she also creeps into his heart. But it's not until he's forced into a showdown does Jonathan realize just how much this woman has changed not only his life, but the life of everyone in town.In the late 1800's, life on the western frontier was hard work and hard won. But some women, driven by desire and dedication, chose to make their own way. With courage and skills, these women headed West to pursue their dreams of happiness and found love along the way.

Download or read book The Mail Order Bride s Deception written by Ruth Ann Nordin and published by Ruth Ann Nordin. This book was released on 2014-04-26 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A hardworking gentleman of 26 years old, 6 feet, owner of a small cabin who lives off the land desires marriage. Lady must be between 18-25 years, have a loving disposition, and be willing to mother a baby boy. Though comforts will be few, would like a happy marriage.” Mail Order Bride Ad Written by Allen Grover on March 20, 1878 It wasn’t until September that Al’s bride came to the Black Hills of the South Dakota Territory. He expected Hazel McPherson. But he got Sadie Miller. Before Hazel died in Omaha, she told Sadie to take her place as Al’s mail-order bride. Under ordinary circumstances, Sadie would never pretend to be another woman. But in this case, it was her only chance of escaping the prison that had become her life. And there was no way she could tell anyone the truth. No. Her secret would stay with her to the grave, especially from the one man she was beginning to love.

Download or read book The Pretender Bride written by Cynthia Woolf and published by Firehouse Publishing. This book was released on 2016-09-11 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lost and alone after her step-father is murdered on the streets of New York, Katie takes her two young siblings and claims them as her own. Pretending to be a widow, she flees to Colorado Territory as a mail-order bride and into the arms of the handsome gunsmith, Robert Wallace. The attraction is instant, but just when things are looking up for her, the past comes calling--and Katie discovers harsh truths about her stepfather that put everything at risk. Her stepfather had secrets, and they're not done with her yet. Robert Wallace was a skeptic until he watched his friends settle happily with their mail-order brides. When his own seemingly perfect family arrives, he's thrilled. Until he discovers his new bride is surrounded by layer-upon-layer of lies. He's been tricked by a scheming woman before and he won't be taken in by another one, no matter how innocent she seems. No matter how badly he wants her. Katie is determined to keep her new family together, come hell or high water. And no one is going to get in her way. Not the man from New York who followed her to Colorado. Not her past. And not the stubborn, irresistible Scot who is her husband.

Download or read book Margaret The Big Beautiful Bride written by Indiana Wake and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-07-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rejected as a bride because of her size, can Margaret ever trust in love again? Margaret Sampson was a nurse during the civil war. She returned home to find her Aunt at death's door and little money is left in the coffers. Searching for a way forward, a letter arrives with an answer to her prayers. She'll journey west with her friends as a mail order bride. When she arrived in Minnesota, she didn't find the kind and generous husband the marriage agent described. Instead, the groom turned his nose up. He was unwilling to marry a plump woman. Margaret and her friends escaped a perilous situation with help from Pastor Sherman Johnston and his friend Edwin Grant. A friendship and something more had developed with Edwin but since settling in Appleton, South Dakota he's become distant. Edwin Grant has been distancing himself from everyone. Why? Margaret is crushed when she sees Edwin in the arms of a pretty young woman. It breaks her heart and he then disappears. Will she ever find love? Can Margaret and her friends discover the real reason Edwin abandoned Margaret? Can he trust her with his secret and the unknown future that lays ahead? Find out in Bestselling Mail Order Bride Author Indiana Wake's new Brave Nurses to Courageous Brides novel.

Download or read book Once Upon a Mail Order Bride written by Linda Broday and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Linda Broday's heroes step right out of her books and into your heart."—Jodi Thomas, New York Times bestselling author An outlaw falls for his mysterious mail order bride in this sweeping western epic by beloved author Linda Broday. Accused of crimes he didn't commit, ex-preacher Ridge Steele is forced to give up everything he knew and make his home with outlaws. Desperate for someone to confide in, he strikes up correspondence with mail-order bride Adeline Jancy, finding in her the open heart he's been searching for. Upon her arrival, Ridge discovers Addie only communicates through the written word, but he knows a little of what trauma can do to a person and vows to stand by her side. Addie is eager to start a new life with the kind ex-preacher and the little boy she's stolen away from her father—a zealot priest of a terrorized flock. As her small family settles into life at Hope's Crossing, she even begins to find the voice, and confidence, she'd lost so long ago. But danger is not far behind, and her father will not be denied. While Addie desperately fights the man who destroyed her childhood, a determined Ridge races to the rescue. The star-crossed lovers will need more than prayers to survive this final challenge...and find their way back to each other again.

Download or read book The Mistaken Mail Order Bride written by Ruth Ann Nordin and published by Ruth Ann Nordin. This book was released on 2016-05-15 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eric Johnson has been writing to his mail-order bride for months, and at long last, the day she’s due to arrive has come. Only, the young lady who comes off the stagecoach isn’t at all what he expected. She's homely in appearance, and she has an orphan child with her. However, he is a man of his word, so he's going to marry her. He had enjoyed their correspondence over the past year, after all, and really, initial impressions aren’t everything. But when the preacher pronounces them husband and wife, he finds out she’s the wrong lady. Caroline Benton’s just as shocked as he is, not realizing she’d gotten off at the wrong town and followed the wrong man home. Why, oh why, didn’t she think to ask him his name? Now she and the orphan child she brought with her are stuck in a strange town with a man who’d been waiting for someone else. She can’t imagine he’s at all happy to be paired up with her for the rest of his life. Not only is she rather unattractive, but she doesn't know the first thing about housekeeping. Just what is she supposed to do to convince him it’s not the end of the world that he married the wrong mail-order bride?

Download or read book Sisters Of Binghamton written by Charity Phillips and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-05-13 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1870, the four Perry sisters of Binghamton, New York make a pact to find some way of financially supporting their nearly blind mother and their father, who suffers from consumption. They decide to answer ads from men out West looking for wives in the hope that their new lifestyles will enable them to help their parents back East. Book 1: Mail Order Bride Sarah - Sarah, the eldest and a widow, will be the first to respond to a personal ad in San Francisco's Matrimonial News-though as far as she's concerned, her one true love died fighting in the war five years ago. After weeks of combing through ads, Sarah is drawn to thirty-six-year-old homesteader and widower William J. Lindsay's ad for a "calm, good-natured lass from the East to help build his home and hearth." As she and William begin their correspondence, she finds herself having feelings she'd thought had died forever. Will feelings of betrayal get in the way of her blossoming love for William, or will she follow that love out West? Book 2: Mail Order Bride Lizzie - It's spring in 1871, and seventeen year old Lizzie Perry is in love with a shop boy named Henry. She must uphold her end of the pact she made with her sisters, however, so, begrudgingly, Lizzie begins corresponding with Fred, a twenty-five-year-old sheep rancher from Cheyenne, Wyoming, but maintains her relationship with Henry as well. Things change when Lizzie realizes just how impoverished her ailing parents really are. In an effort to help, she resolves to head out west and get to know Fred, though she tells him she won't marry him until she feels she knows him. Once in Wyoming, Lizzie pines for the city, her shop boy, and her general sheep-free lifestyle back in Binghamton. Is Lizzie doomed to pine forever, or will she give this dashing rancher a chance? Book 3: Mail Order Bride Margaret - In the spring of 1872, young Margaret Perry is surprised to receive a letter from John Bartly, the Dakota farmer who she had written to well over a year ago. Mr. Bartly had placed an advertisement in Matrimonial News seeking a bride and caretaker for his children following the unfortunate passing of his beloved wife. Margaret hates the thought of leaving Janie and Thomas, the children to whom she has served as a governess for seven years, but she must accept Mr. Bartly's proposal to come West as her father's struggle with consumption continues to worsen, and her mother's sight has completely deteriorated, leaving them both unable to work. Her one comfort is that Mr. Bartly has two children. When she arrives In Dakota, however, Margaret finds Mr. Bartly to be just as cold in person as he was in his letters-and his children are just as demonic as Janie and Thomas are angelic. Will Margaret find the key to tame Mr. Bartly and his children, or will she be resigned to end her month-long trial at Bartly Farm before she has the chance to have a glimpse of the future they could share? Book 4: Mail Order Bride Ann - Ann Perry has always dreamed of a more independent future. For the past two years, Ann has been studying to become a teacher, attending college by correspondence in secret. Now her professor says that she must come to New York City to practice teaching children in person in order to earn her degree. As she works out the details of how she'll break the news to her parents, Ann keeps her mother happy by responding to the ad of Samuel Burnham, a wealthy San Francisco reporter. Sam seems like a charming fellow, but Ann can't ignore her strong desire to continue on with her studies. Will she tell her parents about her plans for New York City, or will she follow her growing feelings toward Sam out west? This collection features each of the four novellette-length stories in the Sisters Of Binghamton series.