Download or read book Orphan Brides Go West written by Vivi Holt and published by . This book was released on 2019-02-26 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This boxed set includes the first four mail-order bride books in the Orphan Brides Go West series, by bestselling author Vivi Holt. Books include: Christy, Ramona, Katie, and Holly. These books are sweet, clean, western, historical, romance novellas. They are complete stories, with a happily ever after, but are also part of the Orphan Brides Go West series. Be sure to read them all - in any order! Mail Order Bride: Christy Christy finds herself orphaned and alone when her parents are tragically killed in a robbery gone wrong. Without a home to return to, she is stranded in a strange town where she discovers the kindness of a stranger and an opportunity for new love. Brent has lost the love of his life and after years of loneliness, he hopes to find a life-long companion through a Mail Order Bride service. When the two strangers meet sparks fly, but misunderstandings threaten to tear them apart. Before Christy and Brent can have their fairytale ending they will have to learn to trust each other and take a chance on love. Mail Order Bride: Ramona Ramona has always dreamed of performing on Broadway, but when her mother moves to Austin to re-marry after her father's death, she is left stranded in New York, homeless and alone. Michael is a construction manager in Austin, Texas. Austin's growth is booming after the war, and yet single women are scarce and Michael's loneliness consumes him. Quiet and gentle, Michael longs to find the missing piece to his otherwise contented life - someone to share the journey with - a wife. When Ramona discovers the Mail Order Bride service, she sees it as her chance to go to Austin and find her mother. She arrives in Austin and it soon becomes apparent that she has other things on her mind than getting married.When tragedy strikes, Michael is there to pick up the pieces, and Ramona's finds her heart in jeopardy. Will she fall for the man she once overlooked? Can they find happiness together after all? Mail Order Bride: Katie When tragedy strikes, Katie finds herself pregnant and alone in 1800s Boston. Unable to trust anyone, she and the baby face a dismal future. A Norwegian immigrant, Kristoff owns a thriving business in Sacramento. Even with all his success, something is missing, and he longs for a companion to share his life. But after the California Gold Rush, eligible women are hard to find. When Katie arrives in California she's sure that marrying Kristoff is the only way to care for the baby growing inside her. She wants to be honest with him, but she's afraid if he knows about the baby he'll abandon them, and she has no one else to turn to. He's looking for love but soon becomes convinced that she's keeping something from him. How will he feel when he discovers the truth? And will it be too late? Mail Order Bride: Holly Orphaned as a girl, and now a widow with five children to feed, Holly leans on her sister and brother-in-law for support. But when her sister's husband turns them out, she's overcome by despair. With nowhere to turn and no one to help them, she discovers an advertisement for a Mail Order Bride in the local newspaper. After suffering an injury while working on his ranch, Kurt Sawyer decides to advertise for a Mail Order Bride. Unsure of what to expect, when Kurt meets her on the train platform, he's overwhelmed by the responsibility he now faces. Can Holly overcome the pain of her past to give love a chance? Or will Kurt send her home before she even has a chance to open her heart?

Download or read book The Cowboy s Orphan Bride written by Lauri Robinson and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2017-04-01 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reunited with the cowboy! Long ago, orphans Bridgette Banks and Garth McCain made a promise to stay together. But it's been years since they were parted, and Bridgette's almost given up hope! So when Garth's cattle trail passes her town, she won't let him leave her behind again… Sparks fly as they're reunited—especially when the cowboy catches Bridgette telling everyone she's his bride! Faced with a past he thought he'd lost forever, Garth realizes this impulsive beauty might be the future he never thought he deserved.

Download or read book Mail Order Bride written by Vivi Holt and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-02-18 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sweet Mail Order Bride romance from Vivi Holt. Christy finds herself orphaned and alone when her parents are tragically killed in a robbery gone wrong. Without a home to return to, she is stranded in a strange town where she discovers the kindness of a stranger and an opportunity for new love. Brent has lost the love of his life and after years of loneliness he hopes to find a life-long companion through a Mail Order Bride service. When the two strangers meet sparks fly, but misunderstandings threaten to tear them apart. Before Christy and Brent can have their fairy tale ending they will have to learn to trust each other and take a chance on love. This book is a sweet, clean, western, historical, romance novella. It is a complete story, but it is also part of the Orphan Brides Go West series. Be sure to read them all - in any order!

Download or read book Captivated written by Vivi Holt and published by Black Lab Press. This book was released on 2017-04-08 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kidnapped by her husband's killers, this pioneering woman is forced to marry one of her abductors. Can love blossom between two avowed enemies? Maria Holloway is a captive. Abducted by Lakota, and forced to live with the people who killed her husband, the pioneering woman refuses to give up hope that one day she’ll be saved. Far from civilization, and everyone she knows and loves, she’s given in marriage to a Lakota warrior. Full of bitterness and despair, she turns to God for help, wondering if even He has abandoned her. She tries to escape, but is returned her enemy over and over again. Bodaway is angry and alone. His wife died and left him to raise three young children on his own. With no plans to remarry, he prefers to lead a solitary life, keeping to himself. That is, until Maria Holloway is thrust into village life. Suddenly, he finds himself saddled with a new wife, one he never wanted. He doesn’t know what to do with her, or how to act. And feels like a stranger in his own home. But when tragedy strikes, and he thinks she is lost to him forever, his true feelings come flooding to the surface. Can love blossom between two avowed enemies?

Download or read book Cherished written by Vivi Holt and published by Black Lab Press. This book was released on 2016-10-06 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Camilla Brown always wanted a family of her own. But it seemed destiny had other plans. She’d begun to feel as though she'd always be in the background, helping others build their families, leaving her dreams to wilt and die. That is, until the handsome Winston Frank comes courting at the church picnic. But then, Sheriff Clifford Brentwood sweeps her off her feet, literally! Both men make her pulse race. Both are determined to claim her love. Only one can win her heart. When an unexpected danger threatens her very life, Camilla will have to make a choice. Who will she choose?

Download or read book Mail Order Bride the Orphan Train Children written by Terri Grace and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-07-04 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INSPIRED BY A STORY IDEA BY ONE OF OUR TREASURED READERS, Eva Henry. When 21-year-old Angela Meyers travels to Utah as a Mail Order Bride to the handsome Michael Cartwright she did not bank on having to deal with her husband's spiteful mother. Angela's mother-in-law spews poisonous lies about her son's new wife, and the situation is further exasperated by Angela's inability to bear children. When Michael stumbles upon three orphan children, cast from the orphan train and rejected by all but the Lord Himself, an idea explodes in his passionate heart that leads to his growing household becoming the most controversial in all of Salt Lake and the surrounding area. Will Angela and Michael's love for their adopted family be enough to rise above the suspicions of their neighbors? Can the commitment of this compassionate couple and their 11 children to each other turn the hearts of their critics? Read this wonderful story today and find out. Includes the opportunity for you to submit your own story ideas for consideration. Maybe your story will be the next to hit the shelves. :)

Download or read book Forgotten Trails written by Vivi Holt and published by Black Lab Press. This book was released on 2018-04-22 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can he love a woman who doesn’t know her own name? Angela Wilcox has lost her memory. Pregnant and alone, she has no idea who she is, where she’s from or how she found her way to Montana Territory. Hank Oster is the new Deputy Sheriff in Bozeman. And he’s on the trail of a gang of cattle rustlers. When he discovers a beautiful, young woman alone in an abandoned cabin in the middle of nowhere, his first instinct is to help find her family. But he soon discovers she has no idea who they are or where they might be. And it seems she doesn’t want to know. The last installment in the Paradise Valley series of clean, historical, western romances, brings new characters home to Paradise Ranch, while old, beloved characters will have their whole world shaken to the core, as they bid the ranch a final farewell.

Download or read book The Orphan Girls written by James S. Peacocke and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Season of Love written by Vivi Holt and published by Black Lab Press. This book was released on 2016-10-27 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six orphans, a dark and handsome cowboy, and the woman who must expand her heart to love them at Christmas. Margaret Hutchins has been alone since her parents died of influenza in Chicago a decade earlier. When she moves to Cutter’s Creek in Montana Territory for a fresh start, as the new teacher for the little school, she discovers a cozy community where she’s welcomed and appreciated. Heath Moore had his heart broken by Charlotte Beaufort years ago, and he’s hesitant to court again. Until, that is, he runs into Margaret just before Christmas – she’s beautiful, intelligent and compassionate. But when she makes a decision that changes her life forever, it threatens to drive a wedge between them. Enjoy spending a white Christmas in Cutter’s Creek, as a season of love unfolds in the most unlikely way.

Download or read book Mail Order Bride written by Vivi Holt and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-04-08 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boston, 1870 - When tragedy strikes, Katie finds herself pregnant and alone. Unable to trust anyone, she and the baby face a dismal future. After the California Gold Rush, eligible women are hard to find. Norwegian immigrant, Kristoff, owns a thriving business in Sacramento. Yet, even with all his success, he longs for a companion to share his life. When Katie arrives in California she makes a very memorable first impression on Kristoff. She's sure that marrying him is the only way to care for the baby growing inside her, but she's worried that he won't go through with the wedding. He's looking for love, but soon becomes convinced that she's keeping something from him. Misunderstandings threaten to tear them apart, and she's fearful about what will happen when he learns the truth. Readers say, " I cried and laughed...What an awesome ending. Can't wait for more!!", "I did not want to put it down", "Got better and better". If you like books by Caroline Fyffe, Kirsten Osborne, Kit Morgan and Debra Holland you'll love this story! This book is a sweet, clean, western, historical, romance novella. It is a complete story, but it is also part of the Orphan Brides Go West series. Be sure to read them all - in any order!

Download or read book The Rancher s Orphan Bride written by Anna St. James and published by Anna St. James Books. This book was released on 2013-11-02 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rachel Hendricks moves to Cactus Gap, Texas, to reclaim her young brothers whom she sent out West on the Orphan Train after their parents died. She plans to reunite her family and make a home for them so they can start a new life together. Reese Cooper takes the Hendricks boys under his temporary guardianship and provides room and board in exchange for good honest work. Even though he still mourns the death of his wife, the two boys inch their way into his battered heart. When their sister comes to claim them, Reese discovers the healing power of love. KEYWORDS: sweet romance, clean romance, inspirational romance, Christian romance, Texas romance, cowboy romance, historical, historical western romance, short story, series romance

Download or read book Mail Order Bride written by Cassie Malone and published by . This book was released on 2019-02-06 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young woman who's lost everything. A rancher with a tragic past. A chance to find love in the unforgiving west.No nineteen-year old should have to spend her birthday like Catherine Lamott, burying her entire family after a devastating illness took their lives. After her father's debtors left her almost penniless and her fiancé broke their engagement, Catherine considers it fate when she learns about the mail order bride program from a stranger.Catherine corresponds with Samuel Cardwell, a businessman looking for a wife and partner to help manage his mercantile in booming Texarkana. Having decided it the perfect match for a St. Louis born and bred, educated young woman, she catches the train to meet her suitor. But she does not bargain for the man waiting at the end of her long journey.Jackson Trimble is content on his ranch, raising cattle and working hard from sun up to sun down to help him forget the tragedy of his past. When he hires a young innocent woman who is down on her luck to be his cook and housekeeper, he does not anticipate that his feelings for her would go beyond a purely business proposition.When his actions put her life and safety at risk, and unable to cope with the tragic memories of his past, Jackson tells Catherine he is sending her home, a decision she has no choice but to accept despite her growing feelings for the introspective rancher with the secretive past.Catherine's story is a clean short read western historical romance in the "Courageous Orphan Brides" series. Each story is a complete standalone story.

Download or read book Beguiled written by Vivi Holt and published by Black Lab Press. This book was released on 2017-07-20 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Scarlett Johnson, a sporting woman from the Rosita Saloon, is chased by a scoundrel from the only place she can call home, she boards a train bound for the western frontier. But a chance encounter with a regretful Mail Order Bride gives her an idea - what if she could impersonate the woman? Even if only for a few days - for a warm bed and a hearty meal or two. She won't marry the man, but maybe she could hole up on the ranch for a while, just until she figures out a way forward. Joe Baker, a cowboy working on the Moore ranch, waits in Cutter's Creek for the stage coach to deliver his Mail Order Bride. But when she arrives, she isn't the woman he expected her to be. She's beautiful and colorful and makes his heart pound. But is she the bride he sent for? Will Scarlett's ruse be exposed? Or will she beguile the man she has no intention of marrying? When secrets from the past come back to haunt them, both Joe and Scarlett have decisions to make, and Scarlett's life will be thrust into danger. Can they find love? Or are they destined to be torn apart by circumstances beyond their control?

Download or read book An Orphan Bride for the Wounded Rancher written by Nora J Callaway and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-10-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forced to endure a cruel life as an orphan, finding her home in his ranch is her only hope. The loss of his family has made him tough and unforgiving. Will they defy all odds and experience the love they so desire? "Walter peered down at Julia, whose reddened cheeks reminded him of blooming red roses. He resisted the urge to reach his hand up and caress her face in his hands, to feel her blushing cheeks warming his fingers." After Julia gets thrown out of the orphanage she grew up in, she starts roaming the streets in search for shelter and a job. Responding to a mail-order-bride ad though, gives her the opportunity to travel West and build her life anew. And while her first meeting with her soon-to-be husband is explosive, Walter's toughness is just a shield for his pain. How can she unveil his hidden layers and ease his suffering when he insists on keeping her at arm's length? The fire that killed Walter's parents scarred him body and soul. And the guilt he feels for saving only his younger brother from the flames, eats away at him every single day. Especially since his brother has abandoned both him and their ranch. Julia's kindness and strength shake Walter to the core though, giving him hope that he could rise from his ashes. How can he offer her the home she deserves when he feels broken inside? Julia will fight tooth and nail to reunite Walter with his brother. But when he unwillingly places their family under threat, will Walter and Julia vow to protect each other heart and soul? ☆☆☆☆☆ An Orphan Bride for the Wounded Rancher is a stand-alone Western Historical Romance book with no cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after. Buy it now to discover Julia's thrilling romantic story and feel like home in the Old West! Thank you! Get this Book FREE With Kindle Unlimited!

Download or read book Lost in Laredo written by Vivi Holt and published by Black Lab Press. This book was released on 2018-02-25 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lonely vaquero, a woman who lost her family, and a danger-filled cattle drive from Texas to Montana. Antonio Sanchez is searching for his family. He hasn't heard from them in a long time, and every day that passes his anxiety for their safety grows. As soon as the snow melts he travels from Montana to Texas to see if he can find them. But bands of outlaws, disgruntled townsfolk hankering for blood, violent teamsters, and drunken cowpokes make the journey anything but simple. And then there's Lotte... Lotte Veldon and her husband traveled all the way from Holland to Texas to start a new life as pioneers. But a tragedy leaves her stranded, alone and on the run. When their paths collide on a dusty Texas road, neither of them realize just how much their lives are about to change. When Lotte begs him to let her help find his missing family, he reluctantly agrees, but only until they can find her a more permanent place to stay. Time on the road will fan the flames of affection and put both their lives at risk. Will Antonio find his family? Lotte hopes desperately that he will, but despairs over what will become of her if he does.

Download or read book Cheyenne Reckoning written by Vivi Holt and published by Black Lab Press. This book was released on 2018-03-26 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She's running for her freedom and the life of her baby. Claudine Hopkins is a woman on the run. A slave in pre-war Tennessee, she knows that if she doesn't escape now they'll take her baby, and she'd rather die than let that happen. But when she arrives in Arkansas, her worse nightmare becomes a reality. Lost and alone, she spends her days working toward the time when she can make things right again. Dan Graham is the head cow boss at Paradise Ranch. When the plans he's made for his life are overturned by a black-bearded outlaw, he sets out to seek revenge. Claudine and Dan cross paths in Cheyenne. Both have a goal, and both will do whatever it takes to reach that goal. But neither one of them is ready for what comes next. When unexpected love blooms between them they find themselves fighting for their very lives. But will Dan be willing to let go of his anger to embrace her love? Or will his need for a reckoning tear them apart?

Download or read book Orphan at My Door written by Jean Little and published by Markham, Ont. : Scholastic Canada. This book was released on 2001 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through the diary of 10-year-old Victoria Cope, we learn about the arrival of ragged Mary Anna, one of the thousands of impoverished British children who were sent to Canada at the beginning of the century. Mary Anna joins the Cope family as a servant and is treated well, but she has to cope with the initial apprehension of the family members and the loss of her brother, Jasper, who was placed with another family. Victoria vows to help Mary Anna find her brother, so they can be a family once again.