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Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold by Ellen O'Connell
Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold is a story of 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... -
Without Words by Ellen O'Connell
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... -
The Lady's Mine by Francine Rivers
A delightful new western romance from the New York Times bestselling author of Redeeming LoveNew York Times bestselling author Francine Rivers returns to the California frontier in this sweeping, romantic tale of a displaced New England suffragette, a former Union soldier disinherited by his Southern family, and the town they join forces to save.1875... -
Montana Mail Order Bride Box Set Books 16 - 18: Historical Cowboy Western Mail Order Bride Collection by Linda Bridey
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNow available as a Bundle Box Set, books 16, 17 , and 18 in the Montana Mail Order Bride series written by bestselling author Linda Bridey.(Historical cowboy romance)This sweet clean romance box set includes:Book 16 – Westward Joy.Rachel returns to Dawson after running away amid scandal and shame. Will Foster is the main reason she comes home...Categorized as:
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Echo Canyon Brides Box Set: Books 10 - 11: Historical Cowboy Western Mail Order Bride Bundle by Linda Bridey
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsImmerse yourself in the spellbinding Echo Canyon Brides series that critics describe as “a wonderful blend of hope, passion, romance, mystery, suspense and humor.” Book 10: Montana Miracle. How will Sofia Carter choose between two handsome men? Ranch foreman, Travis Desmond and army captain, Zeb Rawlins compete for her affections... -
Shelter Mountain by Robyn Carr
For the second time in a year a woman arrives in the small town of Virgin River trying to escape the past. John “Preacher” Middleton is about to close the bar when a young woman and her three-year-old son come in out of a wet October night. A marine who has seen his share of pain, Preacher knows a crisis when he sees one—the woman is covered in bruises... -
More Than Words Can Say by Karen Witemeyer
After fulfilling a pledge to a dying friend, Zacharias Hamilton is finally free. No family entanglements. No disappointing those around him. Just the quiet bachelor existence he's always craved. Until fate snatches his freedom away when the baker of his favorite breakfast bun is railroaded by the city council. Despite not wanting to get involved, he can't turn a blind eye to her predicament . . -
Cherish by Catherine Anderson
SHE WAS AN INNOCENT IN A DANGEROUS WORLD, AND HE'D RISK ANYTHING TO KEEP HER SAFE. HE LONGED FOR HER ... Race Spencer's gunslinging days are far behind him. He is now a respectable rancher, but it's a solitary life. But then Fate lead Race to an earthbound angel --- lost and alone, the sole survivor of an outlaw attack --- and even his hardened heart is moved... -
Mail-Order Brides of the West: Kathryn by Caroline Fyffe
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKathryn Ford knows one thing for sure; she will not marry the deceitful, arrogant man her father has arranged for her since the day she was born, simply as a pawn to enrich his vast holdings. When she discovers she's been disowned for her defiance, the pampered socialite takes her destiny in her own hands...Categorized as:
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The Unexpected Champion by Mary Connealy
City dweller John McCall never expected to be out in the High Sierras of 1868 on a wild-goose chase to find the Chiltons' supposedly lost grandson. But now that he's out here, things have gotten even more complicated, mostly due to wildcat Penny Scott. She's not like any woman he's ever met--comfortable in the woods, with a horse, and with a gun... -
Mail Order Merchant: Brides of Beckham by Kirsten Osbourne, Cowboys and Angels
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Toria Miller realized her only option to get away from her over-amorous employer was to escape from Beckham, Massachusetts, her first thought was to become a mail order bride. After talking to her niece, the matchmaker for the only agency in town, she chose a letter and embarked on a journey that would take her all the way to Creede, Colorado... -
Bargain for Baby by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBecky Brown knew she’d made a mess of her life. Eight months pregnant, and her fiancé has been dead for almost that long. After her parents kick her out, she moves into a boarding house and helps the kindly woman there with chores for half her rent... -
The Untangling of Two Hearts by Amelia Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA sheepish teacher looking to settle down. A charming assistant willing to date again. Will a mail-order bride wreck their happily-ever-after?Bear Creek, Montana, 1890. Dan Mavis believes the only way he’ll finally marry is if he mail-orders a wife. As a schoolteacher, his female contact is limited to the elegant assistant in his classroom...Categorized as:
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Mail Order Mother by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCaroline Casey is a romantic in a world of realists. When she decides to leave her privileged upbringing to become a mail-order bride, everyone she knows is surprised, but she is convinced she can make a difference and find true love out west. There are two motherless girls who need her and her special brand of loving everyone around her to make their lives complete... -
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Mail Order Magic by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen widow Ruth Arbuckle discovers her ranch foreman is stealing from her, she decides to do something completely unorthodox—she sends for a mail-order husband. She refuses to continue losing money, and she wants someone competent to run all aspects of her ranch, including the financial side. It’s purely business, but when the man arrives to marry her, she’s stunned to find him so compelling... -
Betty's Books by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBetty Meeks likes nothing more than to hide from the world with her nose in a good book, but on the Trail that’s a little harder than usual. No longer wanting to be a burden on her sister and her family, Betty begins taking her meals with a friend who cooks for the bachelors in camp... -
Cowboy's Sassy Roommate by J.P. Comeau
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis cowboy has me going back in time. Back to when we were high school sweethearts. Will and I ran into each other when he was surrounded by a herd of hot cowgirls. I shouldn’t even be surprised. He’s rich, the biggest playboy ever, and the guy I should never trust again. I made the mistake of giving him my heart once. But something makes me want to stare into his eyes again... -
Where the Road Bends by Rachel Fordham
As Norah King surveys her family land in Iowa in 1880, she is acutely aware that it is all she has left, and she will do everything in her power to save it--even if that means marrying a man she hardly knows. Days before her wedding, Norah discovers an injured man on her property. Her sense of duty compels her to take him in and nurse him back to health... -
The Prospector's Only Prospect by Dani Collins
After eight days in a cramped stagecoach, divorcée Marigold Davis already regrets her decision to come to Denver City to marry. She certainly didn’t realize she’d signed up for mosquitoes, mud, and scores of rough men eyeing her like a hot meal on a cold day. But with her life in Kansas all but incinerated, Marigold needs a husband... -
Mail-Order Bride Ink: Dear Mr. Turner by Kit Morgan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMail-Order Bride Ink! Mischief, Marriage and Mayhem, these brides have something to write about! Mrs. Pettigrew, of the Pettigrew Mail-Order Bride Agency sees to that! She likes to hear from all her brides and loves a happy ending. But to ensure her brides get one, she does things to help love along. Sometimes, however, those things don’t always go as planned… Dear Mrs... -
Mail Order Mommy by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBerniece Johnson wants more from life than marriage to an old man who wants to beat her, but her parents believe he’s exactly what she needs. In a desperate attempt to take control of her life again, she goes to see Elizabeth Miller, the town matchmaker. Elizabeth has her on a train a short while later to meet up with Elizabeth’s sister Charlie and to marry a man in Missoula, Montana... -
Mail Order Meals by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGertrude Miller is well-known for her cooking, working for the diner there in Beckham, Massachusetts. When she spots an old crush eating with his new wife, she realizes that there is no chance she will ever be able to find love there in Beckham, where everyone remembers her as a member of the demon horde... -
Mary's Musket by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Mary Mitchell agrees to go on the Oregon Trail with her family, she certainly has ulterior motives. Believing that married women are no more than servants to men and children, she wants to get her own homestead, and Oregon is the place she can do just that... -
Mail Order Miracle by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrancine “Frankie” Weston is an independent woman. She moved to Idaho to homestead with her older brother at the tender age of seventeen, pretending to be a man. Now, at twenty, she’s ready to marry, but she doesn’t want to admit she’s deceived everyone, so she sends for a mail order groom—one who’s willing to take her last name... -
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Mail Order Menace by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTired of being remembered only for her misdeeds as part of the demon horde, Ernestine Miller agrees to go out West to marry a banker in need of a wife. When she arrives in Montana, she discovers her groom has met with a fatal accident, and she has two choices. She can either find a way to support herself or go back home in shame... -
Mail Order Melancholy by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGretchen Jensen has been in love with the same person for years. There are only two problems standing in the way of her marriage to him. She’s pregnant, and he’s dead. Most of the people in her town won’t even talk to her, because the woman who was to be her mother-in-law has shunned her... -
Beulah's Brains: A McClain Story by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBeulah Wigg thinks her life is already as good as it’s going to get. An orphan, she teaches at the foundling home where she grew up, and she loves the challenge. When she finds out she has to leave the only home she’s ever known and marry so she can start a school of her own, she worries that she is not someone who should be married... -
Merry Cowboy Christmas by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTHIS CHRISTMAS, SANTA'S WEARING A STETSON'Tis the night before Christmas and all through the house is the presence of one wickedly hot cowboy who's come to stay for the holiday. Fiona Logan is downright shocked to return to her childhood home and find that the tall blond stranger who came to her rescue on an icy road will be sleeping just across the hall from her bedroom. Talk about temptation . -
The Cowboy's Virgin by Emerson Rose, LM Book Creations
Beau Hill is the one person on this Earth I was raised to loathe. His sparkling blue eyes, dimpled smile, and dusty Stetson may work like Kryptonite on every other girl in these parts, but they don’t work on me. A studious, virginal veterinary scholar like myself would never be caught dead falling for the charms and graces of the town’s most notorious horse-riding, cattle-roping Casanova... -
Mail-Order Bride Ink: Dear Mr. Weaver by Kit Morgan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMail-Order Bride Ink! Mischief, Marriage and Mayhem, these brides have something to write about! Mrs. Pettigrew, of the Pettigrew Mail-Order Bride Agency sees to that! She likes to hear from all her brides and loves a happy ending. But to ensure her brides get one, she does things to help love along... -
Hitched to the Gunslinger by Michelle McLean
Gray “Quick Shot” Woodson is the fastest gun west of the Mississippi. Unfortunately, he’s ready to hang up his hat. Sure, being notorious has its perks. But the nomadic lifestyle—and people always tryin’ to kill you—gets old real fast. Now he just wants to find a place to retire so he can spend his days the way the good Lord intended. Staring at the sunset. And napping...Categorized as:
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Lily's Forest by Kat Baxter
My dearest Lily,I won’t ever send this letter despite all the ones we’ve shared in the past. Things are different. I’m home now, something else I won’t tell you. War changes everyone, that’s no secret, but some changes can’t be hidden. I am no longer the man I was and you, my beautiful Flower, deserve more. Better. I wish I’d said goodbye in our last exchange…told you how much you mean to me...Categorized as:
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Mail Order Mistletoe by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMeg O'Reilly wonders what ever made her want to be a teacher. The last four members of the demon horde are making her life miserable. When one of them slaps a copy of the Grooms' Gazette on her desk and tells her to go see their older sister so she can find her a groom, she reads through the paper and decides to do just that... -
RNWMP: Bride for Kendall by Kirsten Osbourne, Mail Order Mounties
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJoAnn Becker, a wealthy socialite from Ottawa, has devoted her life to music and teaching others. She is content with her unmarried status, still living at home with her parents. That is until one of her closest friends moves west to marry the Mountie of her dreams. Once her friend is gone, she feels a bit lost and confused...Categorized as:
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Mail Order Machinations by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Esther Carruthers realizes her father had been embezzling from her fiancé’s father’s bank, she doesn’t expect her life to change. After her fiancé immediately ends the engagement, she is shocked and dismayed... -
Meant to Be by Maggie McGinnis
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAt twenty-eight, Shelby Quinn’s already a has-been. Scooped off a country stage at sixteen and remolded into glittery pop princess Tara Gibson, she toured the country for a decade, playing to sold-out stadiums while slowly losing her soul. Now her sales are waning, and when her beloved father dies in a fiery plane crash, she finally comes apart at the seams... -
The Partridge, Day One by Kit Morgan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDear Mrs. Walters, One of my fellow clergy told me of Denver’s Benevolent Society of Lost Lambs. I believe your organization is just what our town needs to become a community of virtuous men and women...Categorized as:
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Amelia's Arrangement by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter her parents’ death, Amelia Appleton’s life became all about work. When the wife of the manager of the factory where she is employed invited her to become a mail-order bride and move to Texas, she jumps at the chance to leave her life of hard toil behind her. When she meets the man she’s meant to marry, she is thrilled, because he seems like a man she could love... -
Place Your Betts by Katie Graykowski
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAs the daughter of the town slut, she clawed her way up from the bars of Bourbon Street to the Country Music Hall of Fame. She’s America’s sweetheart, darling of the media, and a multi-platinum star. But she has a secret. At the age of sixteen, she had a baby and gave him up for adoption because her boyfriend wasn't ready for fatherhood...Categorized as:
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Annie's Song by Catherine Anderson
Annie Trimble lives in a solitary world that no one enters or understands. As delicate and beautiful as the tender blossoms of the Oregon spring, she is shunned by a town that misinterprets her affliction. But cruelty cannot destroy the love Annie holds in her heart. Alex Montgomery is horrified to learn his wild younger brother forced himself on a helpless "idiot girl... -
Under Her Skin by Susan Mallery
Heiress Engaged To Marry Playboy! Lexi Titan can just see the headlines. All of Titanville will be buzzing. Not that she has any other choice. Faced with exactly thirty days to come up with two million dollars, she is out of options. Marry Cruz Rodriguez or lose everything — the successful day spa she built herself, her tyrant of a father's respect...Categorized as:
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The Reluctant Warrior by Mary Connealy
Union army officer Cameron Scott is used to being obeyed, but nothing about this journey to Lake Tahoe has gone as expected. He's come to fetch his daughter and nephew, and seek revenge on the people who killed his brother... -
Sarah: Bride of Minnesota by Katie Crabapple
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSarah, Bride of Minnesota is #32 in the unprecedented 50-book American Mail-Order Brides series.Sarah, along with one-hundred other women, is out of a job thanks to a fire in the factory where she's worked since she left school. At loose ends, she decides to become a mail-order bride, moving to Minnesota to marry a man she's never met... -
Austin by Kali Hart
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAustin: Wilder Brothers Rodeo Book 3An Insta-Love Alpha Cowboy and Curvy Younger Woman RomanceLizAfter one bad date after another, I’ve decided to put it all on hold and focus on the one thing that matters most to me: opening a bakery.But my meddling sister has another plan.We’re at the rodeo when she confesses she entered my name into a raffle to win a date with rodeo pickup man Austin Wilder...Categorized as:
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Groom for Hire by Ruth Ann Nordin
When Joe Otto accepted the job to lead a wagon train to California, the last thing he expected was to be asked to marry Mr. Heller’s daughter. Still pining over the one that got away, he’s not sure he has it in him to open his heart to another woman. Mr. Heller assures him the arrangement will only be temporary. Once Joe delivers her to her aunt and uncle in California, he can annul the marriage... -
A Mail-Order Heart by Janelle Daniels
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsClara Stewart has every intention of marrying Ivan, her mail-order groom, but her plans fall apart when he dies before her arrival—leaving not one fiancée but nine! When the female-starved town offers them Ivan’s home and claim, Clara steps forward and promises to do whatever necessary to see to the women’s future, regardless of her own attraction to the town’s sheriff... -
Simply Love by Catherine Anderson
Even the hardest heart can be softened by love ... Cassandra Zerek is a true innocent in a wild anddangerous place -- but her indomitable spirit and gentle soul make her stronger than anyone suspects. The owner of a Colorado mining empire, Luke Taggart's wealth and position can buy him anything, yet he has grown bored with a life of saloons, gambling, and loose women... -
Petals on the River by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsA proud and spirited woman whose life was stolen from her. . .A man of secrets accused of a terrible crime. . .In a place of new beginnings their destinies are joined—in a gloriously romantic new work from the incomparable storyteller.The fiery and outspoken adopted daughter of one of England's most formidable a women, Shemaine O'Hearn has made powerful enemies...Categorized as:
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Buckle Up Buttercup: A Cowboy Romance by Gigi Thorne
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe's a brooding cowboy in need of a wife. She's a virgin stripper who might just fit the bill... Her stage name is Buttercup, and she's coming home with me . She needs to buckle up, because I'm about to throw her over my shoulder and breed a baby in her belly. My ex drove her out of town, but I'm going to haul her ass back. Two years later, Buttercup is back, and she's sweeter than ever..Categorized as:
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The Gunslinger’s Guide to Avoiding Matrimony by Michelle McLean
This gunslinger has two rules, and he’s about to break both of them for her in this next installment of the laugh-out-loud western romcom from Michelle McLean...
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