Download or read book Morning Comes Softly written by Debbie Macomber and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Debbie Macomber is an international bestseller whose fans the world over have fallen in love with her inspirational and heartwarming love stories. In this classic tale of faith and trust, a shy librarian marries a Montana rancher--sight unseen! A shy Louisiana librarian, Mary Warner fears she'll always be alone—so she answers a personals ad from a rancher in Montana. Never before has she done anything so reckless, casting the only life she knows aside to travel to a strange place and marry a man she's never met. But something about this man calls to her—and she knows this may be her very last chance at happiness. Tragedy made Travis Thompson the guardian of three orphaned children—and determination leads him to do whatever it takes to keep the kids out of foster homes. When he decides to take a long shot on a personals ad, the results are surprising, and before he knows it, he has agreed to marry a mysterious Southern woman sight unseen. It could be the mistake of a lifetime. But Mary Warner may be exactly what this broken family needs. And with a little faith, a little trust, and a lot of love, two lonely hearts might just discover the true meaning of miracles.

Download or read book California Caress A Historical Western Romance written by Rebecca Sinclair and published by ePublishing Works!. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hope Bennett is determined to save her brother's life. And if that means paying notorious gunslinger Drake Frazier to take his place in a fight, she'll barter her last gold nugget. But Hope soon discovers she'll have to give the handsome rattlesnake more than riches if she wants his help. His improper demands infuriate her; even as she luxuriates in the tantalizing heat of his embrace. But she refuses to yield to her desires. She'll accept his terms, then find a way to escape him... somehow... REVIEWS: "The kind of characters you want to keep reading about!" ~D. Watson, Reader from Temecula, CA OTHER TITLES by Rebecca Sinclair Montana Wildfire (A Historical Western Romance) Perfect Strangers (A Historical Romance)

Download or read book Troubled Bride written by Cynthia Woolf and published by Firehouse Publishing. This book was released on with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Olivia Hayes wasn't born a liar or a cheat, but circumstances have forced her to play a role she never wanted or imagined for herself. The letters she sends to a well-to-do rancher in Colorado promising to be his mail-order bride are lies, all the same. Desperate for money to care for her ill mother, Olivia had no intention of following through with the contract she signed with Matchmaker & Company. That is, until her mother passes away unexpectedly, she's left penniless and homeless and the owner of the matchmaking company gives her a choice; go to Colorado and be the bride she promised she would be, or go to jail. Determined to embrace her fate with an open mind, Olivia sets off to meet her new husband, the handsome rancher, Tyler Wainwright. However, life for Olivia is never easy and she is the lone witness to a brutal murder along the way. Forced to flee her new, powerful enemy, she runs straight into Tyler's arms. Will the killer sent to silence her forever complete his mission? Will Olivia's lies lead to her death or will love and truth be enough to give Olivia and Tyler a happily-ever-after?

Download or read book Heresy written by Melissa Lenhardt and published by Hachette+ORM. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An all-out women-driven, queer, transgender, multiracial takeover of the Old West . . . and that's exactly what Melissa Lenhardt delivers in her unapologetically badass western, Heresy." - New York Times "Lenhardt has created a bold new story where women have taken their rightful place in the narrative of the Outlaw Western genre; where wit, wisdom and wiles could mean the difference between life and death, and where the fellowship of women bested every challenge." -- Kathleen Kent Margaret Parker and Hattie LaCour never intended to turn outlaw. After being run off their ranch by a greedy cattleman, their family is left destitute. As women alone they have few choices: marriage, lying on their backs for money, or holding a gun. For Margaret and Hattie the choice is simple. With their small makeshift family, the gang pulls off a series of heists across the West. Though the newspapers refuse to give the female gang credit, their exploits don't go unnoticed. Pinkertons are on their trail, a rival male gang is determined to destroy them, and secrets among the group threaten to tear them apart. Now, Margaret and Hattie must find a way to protect their family, finish one last job, and avoid the hangman's noose. "Readers who relish an unusual narrative structure will enjoy this unique take on the traditional western." -- Booklist

Download or read book Texas Destiny written by Lorraine Heath and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-11-09 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He’s fallen for a woman . . . Anxious to meet her soon-to-be husband, Dallas Leigh, for the first time, mail-order bride Amelia Carson is en route to Fort Worth, Texas. When she steps off the train and locks eyes with her betrothed, she immediately feels drawn to him. But the cowboy standing before her isn’t Dallas. Instead, Dallas’s brother Houston has been sent to accompany her on the three-week journey to the ranch where she’ll begin her new life. Who belongs to another . . . The war Houston Leigh fought has left him with visible scars, a daily reminder of his cowardice on the battlefield. Denying his intense attraction to Amelia, he is determined to deliver her untouched, as promised. But during their long dangerous trip, he can’t help but admire her inner strength and fearlessness. And when she looks at him—as if she can see beyond his scarred face and read his innermost thoughts—he loses his heart to her. Now as they near the ranch, Houston must choose to remain loyal to his brother—or find the courage to fight for the woman he’s convinced is his destiny . . .

Download or read book The Promise of Jenny Jones written by Maggie Osborne and published by Hachette+ORM. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A woman on a mission across the frontier won’t let anything get in her way—until a certain cowboy crosses her path—in this classic Western romance. Jenny Jones has been a mule driver, a buffalo skinner, and once, in self-defense, a killer. Now she’s adding babysitter to the list, thanks to a solemn oath she gave to the dying woman who saved her life. Bringing six-year-old Graciela safely to California won’t be easy. The girl hates Jenny on site, and her greedy, gun-toting relations are hot on their trail. Plus there’s a certain tall, handsome complication . . . Ty Sanders thought he’d never find his brother’s long-lost daughter. That was before he stumbled upon a tough-as-nails young woman battling desperados to protect the kid. Now all Ty wants is for Jenny to hand over his niece. But Jenny Jones has a promise to keep. Her word is all she has left . . . until a little girl opens her heart, and a rugged cowboy steals it.

Download or read book In Want of a Wife written by Jo Goodman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Dazzling" --Publishers Weekly (starred review) When his mail-order bride arrives from New York, a Wyoming rancher gets more than he bargained for in this first-rate romance from the bestselling Jo Goodman. For fans of Linda Lael Miller and Catherine Anderson. SHE HAS NOWHERE LEFT TO TURN Jane Middlebourne needs a way out. In 1891, life in New York is unforgiving for a young woman with no prospects, especially when her family wants nothing to do with her. So when Jane discovers an ad for a mail-order bride needed in Bitter Springs, Wyoming, she responds with a hopeful heart. HE HAS EVERYTHING TO LOSE Rancher Morgan Longstreet is in want of a wife who will be his partner at Morning Star, someone who will work beside him and stand by him. His first impression of the fair and fragile Jane is that she is not that woman. But when she sets out to prove him wrong, the secrets he cannot share put into jeopardy every happiness they hope to find….

Download or read book Eyes of Silver Eyes of Gold written by Ellen O'Connell and published by . This book was released on 2010-07-26 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold is a story of romance and family conflicts set in Colorado in 1885. Anne Wells has embarrassed her rigidly proper family since she was a child with occasional but grievous lapses from ladylike behavior. They blame those lapses for the disgraceful fact that she is a spinster at 28. Cord Bennett, the son of his father's second marriage to a Cheyenne woman, is more than an embarrassment to his well-to-do family of ranchers and lawyers - they are ashamed and afraid of their black sheep. When Anne and Cord are found alone together, her father's fury leads to violence. Cord's family accepts that the fault is his. Can Anne and Cord use the freedom of being condemned for sins they didn't commit to make a life together? Or will their disapproving, interfering families tear them apart?

Download or read book Crumpets and Cowpies written by Shanna Hatfield and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-01-12 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thane Jordan reluctantly travels to England to settle his brother's estate only to find he's inherited much more than he could possibly have imagined. Lady Jemma Bryan has no desire to spend a single minute in Thane Jordan's insufferable presence much less live under the same roof with the handsome, arrogant American. Forced to choose between poverty or marriage to the man, she travels across an ocean and America to reach his ranch in Oregon.

Download or read book Chasing His Unwanted Bride written by Nora J Callaway and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-01-07 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unexpected bet makes him a husband. A sudden heartbreak brings her to him. Will they manage to find love in this new Western lifestyle when they're so opposite from each other? Leonie never expected to find the man she was promised to woo her step-sister. Now, with no one to hold her and a broken heart, she travels West and gets married to an unknown rancher. Living by his side though and taking care of his siblings is the most challenging task she has ever taken on. How can she show this gruff man that love is meant to liberate and not to confine? Jessie never wanted to settle down with a wife. However, with his brother now long gone, he cannot defy his manly honor. He will fulfill his promise to him so Leonie will be his bride. Little did he know though that running a ranch with a stranger as a wife and three unruly kids would be so demanding. How can he open his soul to Leonie's tender calling when he's so hurt? Leonie and Jessie have miles to cross to find each other's hearts. When push comes to shove though, it will be Jessie who will protect his newfound family. Will they belong to each other as Fate has planned at the end of the day though? ☆☆☆☆☆ Chasing his Unwanted Bride is a stand-alone Western Historical Romance book with no cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after. Buy it now to discover Leonie'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 Sweet Lullaby written by Lorraine Heath and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-11-09 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seduced, abandoned, and left pregnant and unwed, Rebecca finds a new life with Jake, a ranchhand who marries her at the request of her father.

Download or read book A Sweet Mail Order Bride for the Distant Rancher written by Lydia Olson and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-03 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Her only choice to escape was to become a mail-order bride. He was a man who was rejecting romance. How can they fight those who want them apart when loving someone is just so challenging? Jane has always been a dutiful daughter living with her stepfamily. When her father decides to marry her off to an older man that she knows nothing about, Jane flees. Once more, she feels their neglect. Her only option is to be a mail-order bride in the West. But, she soon realizes that her husband carries demons of his own, and ranch life is demanding. Can she make him open up and show him that love is the only way to heal wounds? Milton is a man that finds solace in his animals. When his mother abandoned him, and his father passed away, he realized that people always leave. Now, Milton needs a bride to expand his business plan and help him with his beloved ranch. A marriage of convenience is what he needs, and romance is not what he is looking for. When Milton meets Jane, and everything will change when she starts to bring down his walls. How can he trust again and fall in love? Jane and Milton will have to confront and overcome their deep-rooted fears to be together. When Jane's wealthy suitor comes back to claim her, everything starts falling apart. Can they face their common enemy as one, or will they drift apart from each other? "A Sweet Mail-Order Bride for the Distant Rancher" is a new emotional historical western romance book. If you like a selfless strong heroine, who speaks her mind and left so much behind to venture into the vast unknown frontier, then you'll adore Lydia Olson's sweet book. Buy it now to discover Jane's romantic and empowering story in the Old West! Thank you! Get this Book FREE With Kindle Unlimited!

Download or read book Joe s Wife written by Cheryl St.John and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MEMORIES Tye Hatcher returned to Aspen Grove to find that life in the sleepy Western town hadn't changed much. The townspeople stubbornly refused to see the man he had become. That is, everybody but Meg Telford. Meg definitely took notice of the reticent rancher and gave him a chance in life when no one else would. Still, Meg clung to the memories of her late husband, afraid of the feelings Tye aroused in her heart. And though Tye vowed to prove his worth to the town, could he ever prove to Meg that he was worthy of her love?

Download or read book Savage Thunder written by Johanna Lindsey and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-07-12 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newly widowed after a shockingly brief marriage to an elderly British lord, Jocelyn Fleming still aches with the pain of unexplored desire. And now her restless heart is leading her far from the protective bosom of polite London society to the perilous beauty of the American West . . .and to Colt Thunder. Breathlessly exciting but dangerously unpredictable, Colt is a loner whose Cheyenne blood burns hotter than the blistering Arizona sun. Jocelyn's wealth and title mean nothing to this strange whose passion rules his actions and his heart. But neither the wild desert stallion nor the untouched English rose can deny their irresistible attraction. . .or prevent the firestorm of emotion that erupts when their vastly different worlds collide.

Download or read book These War Torn Hands written by Emily Hayse and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-22 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "They say this land is bound, cursed since the beginning of the world. And it'll be freed one day by a man with war-torn hands." Rosamund Lacey has crossed a continent to marry Archer Scott because she believes he is a man set apart-a man with a destiny. But Alexander Mortimer, Outlaw King of the western territory, believes in only one kind of destiny: winner takes all. Determined to reign supreme, Mortimer kidnaps the governor's bride and wreaks havoc on the land around Glory Mesa. But when Archer refuses to choose between the woman he loves and the land he has sworn to protect, he is forced into a showdown that may cost more than his life.

Download or read book Without Words written by Ellen O'Connell and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-10-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bounty hunter Bret Sterling kills Rufus Petty, thief and murderer, less than ten feet away from a frightened, half-starved woman. Rufus should have surrendered. The woman should have kin to help her. But Rufus went down shooting, and the woman has no one. Bret figures by the time he finds a safe place to leave Hassie Petty, he'll earn the five hundred dollar reward several times over. Hassie doesn't mourn Rufus, but the loss of the ten dollars he promised her for supplies is a different matter. The bounty hunter gives her nothing, takes everything, ties the body on one horse and orders her on another. Afraid if she defies him, he'll tie her down tighter than Rufus, Hassie mounts up and follows the icy-eyed killer. Mismatched in every way, the sterling man and petty woman travel the West together, hunting thieves, deserters, and murderers. Wary traveling companions, friends and partners, lovers, Bret and Hassie must decide what they want, what they need, and the price they're willing to pay for love.

Download or read book The Milch Bride written by J. Biery and published by . This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Milch BrideTexas is a harsh land in the 1870's. Jackson Harper loses his wife after childbirth, but is not willing to lose his son. When the baby sickens, he must find a woman to nurse the boy. Unfortunately, the only woman in the county with milk is Hattie Stoddard, the town slut. Despite the protests of his in-laws and housekeeper, Jackson leaves his wife's funeral to bring Hattie home.Hattie Stoddard has been a victim of a brutal rape and seen her father beaten and changed forever. By the time she can ride for help, the men who attacked her have told a different story of what happened and the town refuses to believe her. Pregnant and ostracized, she is determined to save her father and the ranch. Then her father and son die.When Jackson arrives she has nothing left but her shredded pride and the determination not to lose the land. When Jackson tells her she is going with him, she refuses. Finally they strike a bargain, he will pay the taxes and save the ranch if she will nurse and care for his son until J.D. is weaned. But a lot can happen in the milk-year.