Elise, Bridget & Stina - The Prequel (Mail Order Bride #0)
D.D. Boone
**Incredible Bonus Gift Inside: Romance Short Stories Collection**
The lumberjacks of Forestville, California want women they can marry. Mail order brides seem the best solution. Follow the women before they start their journey to love and a future in America.
Born on a ship in the Atlantic Ocean, Elise Anderson grows up in New York City. By the time she’s fifteen, she is alone and must go to an orphanage. At eighteen, she is kicked out and must find a job. Using her command of Swedish, she acquires a job at the Castle Gar-den Immigration Center. While working there, her life takes two un-expected turns.
Excited to have left Ireland for a new life in New York with her family, Bridget O’Riley befriends Elise Anderson. To Bridget’s de-light, her father takes Elise out of poverty to live with them in their large home. Bridget and Elise become like sisters. When Elise leaves for another job, Bridget turns to a suitor for comfort. He asks her to marry him, but her life changes when a secret comes to light.
Stina Bengtson resents that her parents brought her to America. She hates that she has to change her last name to her father’s. But Elise Anderson, who translates for them and helps them, understands how she feels. Stina’s father offers Elise a job to be his family’s per-sonal interpreter and to teach them English. When Stina’s life chang-es in an instant, she longs to leave Bishop Hill, Illinois, forever.
Warning:
*This story contains mature themes and language. It is intended to be enjoyed by an 18+ audience only.
*No cliffhangers here! Each book in the series has a HEA ending. Each new book introduces new characters.
*Please be aware that this is a Romance Novella, not a full-length novel. Be aware that the stated page length can be misleading as it includes the main book as well as the bonus collection.
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