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Montana Cowboy Family by Linda Ford
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTemporary family. Sadie Young, a schoolteacher with a haunted past, discovers one of her students and his sisters have been abandoned. Without hesitation, she brings them to the saftey of her own home. But when the rugged and principled Logan Marshall offers to help her care for the children until their family is found, Sadie's walls go up... -
![Montana Lawman Rescuer: Christian Western Romance- A Wounded Sheriff, an Amnesia Stricken Heroine, and Love's Redemption by Linda Ford]()
Montana Lawman Rescuer: Christian Western Romance- A Wounded Sheriff, an Amnesia Stricken Heroine, and Love's Redemption by Linda Ford
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWill she ever remember who she is? A stagecoach robbery leaves Emily Smith with no memory. She must rely on the dark-eyed Sheriff who rescues her and the small boy travelling with her. Jesse Hill is a principled lawman who guards his heart as thoroughly as he guards the town of Bella Creek. His tainted past makes the young ladies shun him... -
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![The Rook by Steven James]()
The Rook by Steven James
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAn arsonist has struck a top-secret research facility at a key US naval base. But it's not just a random terrorist attack. These people were after something specific. When Special Agent Patrick Bowers is called in to investigate, he is drawn into a deadly web of intrigue and deception... -
![The Sheriff's Mail Order Rescue by Amelia Rose]()
The Sheriff's Mail Order Rescue by Amelia Rose
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLove is perilous – and that’s before you involve bandits and kidnapping. After five years of being the town’s sheriff, Matt Hanson is well and truly settled into his life in Iron Creek. Sure, there are still challenges, like the bandits that are occupying the nearby mountains, but Matt is content with his life in this small town... -
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![The Hope of Azure Springs by Rachel Fordham]()
The Hope of Azure Springs by Rachel Fordham
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsSeven years ago, orphaned and alone, Em finally arrived at a new home in Iowa after riding the orphan train. But secrets from her past haunt her, and her new life in the Western wilderness is a rough one. When her guardian is shot and killed, Em, now nineteen, finally has the chance to search for her long-lost sister, but she won't be able to do it alone...Categorized as:
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![The Cowboy's Honor by Lacy Williams]()
The Cowboy's Honor by Lacy Williams
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSeb White had his heart shattered when Emma Morris walked away from their courtship two years ago. Now far from home, when he is beaten and left for dead, the last place he wants to be is under her care. But that’s exactly where he finds himself. Being close to her former beau means secrets are uncovered. But not the one Emma holds close to her heart. She never stopped loving Seb...Categorized as:
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![Echo Canyon Brides Box Set: Books 10 - 11: Historical Cowboy Western Mail Order Bride Bundle by Linda Bridey]()
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... -
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Where Wind Meets Wave by Caroline Fyffe
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDrawn from Wyoming Territory for the first time in his life, Jake Costner sets off to find his destiny, leaving his love behind in Logan Meadows. NOVELLA Where Wind Meets Wave, Book 6 of the Prairie Hearts series by USA Today bestselling author Caroline Fyffe, will keep you on the edge of your seat. Newport, Oregon, 1883... -
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Montana Courage by Caroline Fyffe
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsUSA Today bestselling author Caroline Fyffe is back with another epic tale of love and courage in the Montana Territory…. MONTANA COURAGE - The McCutcheon Family Series, Book 9. Y Knot, Montana Territory, 1887. Shad Petty is a cowhand, plain and simple, whose days are filled with riding for the McCutcheon brand... -
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Texas Lonesome by Caroline Fyffe
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTEXAS LONESOME - The McCutcheon Family Series, Book 8. Rio Wells, Texas 1886. Dustin McCutcheon gets the surprise of his life when he comes face-to-face with Sidney Calhoun, the spitfire offspring of his father’s worst adversary. The whole of Texas knows that McCutcheons and Calhouns just don’t mix. Period. Yet Dustin is drawn to Sidney...Categorized as:
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His Unforgettable Bride by Jody Hedlund, Patti Stockdale
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA pickpocket turned lady and a prince with a forgotten past find love in the most unexpected place…. Juliet Dash, orphan and former pickpocket, yearns to leave her troubled past behind. So when she arrives in British Columbia and takes a respectable job working for a pair of society sisters who offer to give her etiquette lessons, she’s one step closer to that dream... -
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Redeeming the Rogue by Kit Morgan
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Rogue. An Innocent. And one forgetful angel …. Persephone Dodge had never been out of New York City, so a trip to visit her cousin in Creede, Colorado was a big adventure. So what if her father tagged along? She was determined to have an adventure. Then he showed up on her cousin’s doorstep. Atticus Judrow was a bounty hunter with a reputation for bringing in men more dead than alive... -
![A Match for a Reluctant Bride by Tess Thompson]()
A Match for a Reluctant Bride by Tess Thompson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn ugly duckling and a charming scoundrel have nothing in common. But fate has a different plan. Faith. Devastated after both my fiancée and best friend betrayed me, I traveled to a distant isle in the Pacific Northwest, clinging to a job as an artist's assistant to escape my broken heart. Little did I know that I would find something else entirely when I met Briggs Tutheridge...Categorized as:
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Kendrick by Zina Abbott
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsKendrick Denham left his family farm back east, fought in the war with Mexico, then answered gold’s call after it was discovered in California. In late 1852, when he reached Columbia, known as “The Gem of the Southern Mines,” he realized the easy-to-find placer gold was no longer that easy to find. He decided he would do better providing fresh meat to the townspeople... -
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![Voices of the Dead by Ambrose Parry]()
Voices of the Dead by Ambrose Parry
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 16 ratings1854 marks the dawn of a scientific age. Queen Victoria delivers a healthy heir after receiving chloroform during labour. Florence Nightingale makes headlines as she leads a troop of middle-class women out into the war zones as nurses... -
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Montana Snowfall by Caroline Fyffe
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMONTANA SNOWFALL – McCutcheon Family Series, Book 7. Y Knot, Montana Territory, 1886. When Roady Guthrie, longtime foreman for the McCutcheon ranch, takes time off to go bear hunting, he never expects to find a young woman asleep in his hunting cabin in the midst of a snowstorm... -
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Dear Mr. Stone by Kit Morgan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHeiress Beryl Branson didn’t plan on becoming a mail-order bride, but doggone it! Desperate times called for desperate measures. Her friend, Katie Haverdash, had the stubbornest set of parents she’d ever met. They were determined to marry Katie off to a man of their choosing... -
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An Agent for Evelynn by Marie Higgins
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEvelynn Tanner, the local preacher’s daughter, has made one too many mistakes. Apparently, marching into a brothel to confront her unfaithful beau is considered unacceptable behavior for an unwed young lady, and her father has turned her out of his home! Evelynn must now find a means to support herself... -
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One Shot at Love by Linda Broday
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAmid danger and secrets, she struggles to resist a handsome stranger who needs her help. But can she trust him? The challenge of raising her siblings is one Mariah Bartee willingly bears. She’ll keep them together at all costs – And safe from the danger lurking on the mountain. A handsome stranger’s arrival raises the stakes when he asks for her help. She doesn’t trust easily... -
![The Columbus Day Mail-Order Bride by Kit Morgan]()
The Columbus Day Mail-Order Bride by Kit Morgan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Weaver clan was growing. Not only was Arlan, Ma Weaver’s oldest son and his wife about to have a baby, but Benjamin, one of her identical twins, was about to get his very own mail-order bride! Ma Weaver couldn’t be happier! Sure, Benjamin and his brothers had been sheltered in the small valley where they lived most of their lives, and maybe they didn’t live as fancy as some folks... -
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Grayson by Linda Carroll-Bradd
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA year ago, lawyer Grayson Wainwright's brother was killed due to faulty metal bridge braces. When Grayson files a wrongful death case against a company accused of supplying shoddy materials to the Transcontinental Railroad, he relishes his chance to achieve justice... -
![Love is Blind by Kit Morgan]()
Love is Blind by Kit Morgan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLucius Judrow was good at his job, maybe too good. Hired by Jack Carlson of Cutter’s Creek to track down and retrieve his sister Emma, Lucius got more than he bargained for. The free-spirited Emma wasn’t what he expected, nor was the family she’d taken refuge with... -
![Recipe for Christmas by Kit Morgan]()
Recipe for Christmas by Kit Morgan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEldon Judrow searched for his brother Lucius for years, during which, he just happen to strike it rich. Imagine Lucius’s surprise when Eldon shows up in Cutter’s Creek! But even though Eldon’s bank account makes it appear he has everything a man could want, his brother has something far more precious. A wife... -
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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... -
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![Montana Sky Justice by Debra Holland]()
Montana Sky Justice by Debra Holland
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMONTANA SKY JUSTICE. Book Nine in the Montana Sky Series. K. C. Granger is the sheriff of Sweetwater Springs. Since she was five, K. C. has dressed like a man and been treated as such. She’s efficient at her job and has garnered the respect of the inhabitants of Sweetwater Springs. Red Charlie is a Blackfoot Indian and the blacksmith of Sweetwater Springs... -
![Mining for Love by Dana Alden]()
Mining for Love by Dana Alden
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCordelia Watson is ready to start over. Her husband didn’t return from the war, her fiancé jilted her, and she’s had enough. J. B. Wood agrees to help Delia start anew in Virginia City, even though all he really wants to do is mine his claim for gold. When bad things start happening, J. B. realizes he’d do anything to protect Delia... -
![Dorthy's Disasters: A Ryders Legacy Historical Book by George H. McVey]()
Dorthy's Disasters: A Ryders Legacy Historical Book by George H. McVey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDorthy James is convinced she is bad luck, a Jonah, a pariah. When she’s around disasters happen to her, to others, all around her. Things break, people get hurt and there’s nothing she can do about it. The safest place for her is in her classroom at The Wigg School and Foundling Home or in the garden. Those two places are the only places nothing bad happens... -
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A Fearless Bride For A Wounded Rancher by Ember Pierce
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMae is a fearless woman who grew up in a poor family in Massachusetts. She struggles for independence and respect in the world. For years, she felt as though she was just an object. She wants to be loved for who she is, not what she looks like. When her father tried to force her to marry the local banker, she decided to form her own destiny and answer a mail-order bride ad...Categorized as:
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Western Future by Janelle Daniels
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt finally happened. Charlotte’s bakery is open and thriving beyond anything she could have imagined. Her logical, business-driven tenant—one of the Copper Kings—thinks she should make changes to maximize her profit, but she isn’t ready—no matter how illogical. He confounds and fascinates her, and now he’s all she can think about. Max doesn’t need distractions...Categorized as:
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![The Clocksmith of Her Dreams: A Historical Western Romance Book by Ellen Knightley]()
The Clocksmith of Her Dreams: A Historical Western Romance Book by Ellen Knightley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMilly McDonald has always dreamed of two things: having her own bakery and finding true love. When her parents try to marry her to a man who is far from her idea of a perfect match, Milly is horrified. In a fit of despair and with her protests falling on deaf ears, she decides to run away... -
![Callie's Calamity by Marie Higgins]()
Callie's Calamity by Marie Higgins
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll Callie Cartwright knows is that she's got to get out of town fast. Her husband is dead and she's pregnant. If the truth comes out to how her husband died, she won't live to see the day her baby is born. Thankfully, she went through an agency to find a man in search of a mail-order-bride. Callie is a city girl, but perhaps living out in the country on a horse ranch is what she needs right now... -
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An Agent for Anna by Amelia C. Adams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAnna Gray has exhausted herself taking care of her family. Try as she might, she simply doesn't know how to meet the needs of her ailing mother, her self-centered sister, and her distracted father. She longs for some help, and perhaps even an escape, but there doesn't seem to be an answer to her dilemma... -
![Shane's Bride by Kathleen Ball]()
Shane's Bride by Kathleen Ball
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsRescued from Indians, Cecily McGuinness suffers from horrendous nightmare; ones that have her running from her lodging into the woods. She’ll never be normal again and most of the townspeople look at her with disdain. All she ever wanted was a family and a place to call home. Sheriff Shane O'Connor is tired of tracking Cecily down each time she takes flight... -
![Copper for the Countess by Sally Britton]()
Copper for the Countess by Sally Britton
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA Victorian countess doesn't belong on a ranch, and a frosty cowboy knows nothing about raising a family. When the two have no choice but to rely on each other, is there any hope for happiness, let alone true love? Lady Evelyn Lyon lost her husband and her fortune on the same day...Categorized as:
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![The Harvest Time Mail-Order Bride by Kit Morgan]()
The Harvest Time Mail-Order Bride by Kit Morgan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Weavers. They were boisterous, rambunctious, some would even say wild, and until recently, unwed. First Arlan, the oldest, got himself a mail-order bride, followed by his younger brother Benjamin, one of identical twins. Now it was Calvin’s turn. But Calvin’s mail-order bride was different, really different. For one, she was Italian, an immigrant who spoke broken English... -
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Darcy by Debra Holland
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHigh-Society lady Darcy Russell has a dangerous secret. The only way to stay safe is to flee far away and marry a man who knows nothing about her family background or their money. All she asks for is a husband who lives in the country, is kind, and will match her intellectual interests, especially with modern philosophy... -
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Choices of the Heart by Sarah M. Eden
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFrom the USA Today bestselling author of the Longing for Home series, CHOICES OF THE HEART is set in the beloved world of Hope Springs. Summary coming soon! Other Books in the Hope Springs Series:. Longing for Home. Hope Springs. Love Remains. My Dearest Love. Long Journey Home. -
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Ranger Courage by Lynn Shannon
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe games he plays are deadly. .. As chief of police for Harrison University, Avery Madison expects to spend her days buried in administrative paperwork--until a murdered woman is discovered on campus. She asks Texas Ranger Weston Donovan for help. The former football star turned lawman is heartbreakingly handsome, but Avery has put romance on the back burner... -
![Rivers of Gold by Tracie Peterson]()
Rivers of Gold by Tracie Peterson
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsBook 3 of Yukon Quest historical fiction series set in Alaska in the late 1800s. Miranda Colton, presumed dead, finds herself under the care of a native Alaskan and a studious botanist from England, Teddy Davenport. Miranda only longs to find her friends and and continue north. She fears that her chances are diminishing with each passing day...Categorized as:
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![The New Year's Bride by Kit Morgan]()
The New Year's Bride by Kit Morgan
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsKit Morgan delivers yet another fun romp through the old west! Enjoy this sweet, mail order bride story! Sheriff Spencer Riley and his mother recently ordered his big brother Clayton a mail order bride for Christmas! (The Christmas Mail Order Bride, Holiday Mail Order Brides, Book One)... -
![Mail-Order Bride Ink: Dear Mr. Comfort by Kit Morgan]()
Mail-Order Bride Ink: Dear Mr. Comfort by Kit Morgan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDear Mrs. Pettigrew,. My name is Major Comfort and I am writing to you to clear up a matter of great importance. It seems a grave mistake has been made. A woman by the name of Lucretia Lynch arrived in town claiming to be my mail-order bride. The trouble is, I didn’t send for one! My guess is my father is behind this... -
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Seth by Kit Morgan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat happens when three English ladies are shipped off halfway across the world as mail order brides? EVERYTHING! Three sisters, Penelope, Constance and Eloise go from a posh lifestyle outside of London to Clear Creek, a nothing of a town full of quirky characters, crazy live-stock, and bumbling villains! Penelope is the first to wed, (August, Prairie Grooms, Book One) and learns her prim and... -
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Amon by Kit Morgan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEveryone deserves someone, even if that someone is a little … odd. Amon Cotter came to Clear Creek to help build Mr. Van Cleet’s hotel. His craftsmanship with wood was second to none, and when the hotel work was done, he decided to stay on. Nettie Whitman, the daughter of the nefarious Thackary Holmes, was sent from England to Clear Creek to find a husband... -
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Newton by Kit Morgan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNewton Whitman had a hunger for adventure and got more than his fair share after coming to Clear Creek, Oregon with his twin sister Nettie. Now that she was married, what was he to do? Fulfill his dream of exploring, what else? But throw his long lost father (a notorious rake) into the mix and now he’s torn... -
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![Mail-Order Bride Ink: Dear Mr. Turner by Kit Morgan]()
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. Pettigrew,... -
![An Irish Blessing: The Irish Sisters Trilogy (Montana Sky Series) by Debra Holland]()
An Irish Blessing: The Irish Sisters Trilogy (Montana Sky Series) by Debra Holland
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Montana Sky Series NOVELLA by Debra Holland, NY Times and USA Today bestselling author. Healer Alana O’Donnell travels to her uncle’s home on the prairie outside of Sweetwater Springs to nurse her ailing aunt, leaving her twin Bridget behind at the Thompson ranch... -
![Elli Mail Order Brides of Trace Hollow Book 1 by Cj Samuels]()
Elli Mail Order Brides of Trace Hollow Book 1 by Cj Samuels
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWinchester, Ohio -- Elli Gray wants a family to call her own. Her life at the orphanage is coming to an end. The pastor and his wife have a solution. Elli agrees to travel to Trace Hollow as a mail-order bride to a man they have picked... -
![A Rolling Stone: Book Three in the Irish Sisters Trilogy (Montana Sky Series) by Debra Holland]()
A Rolling Stone: Book Three in the Irish Sisters Trilogy (Montana Sky Series) by Debra Holland
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook Three in the Irish Sisters Trilogy, A Montana Sky Series novella, by New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Debra Holland. Abandoned by the father of her illegitimate baby and pretending to be a widow, Catriona O’Donnell leaves Ireland to find her twin sisters in America... -
![Mail Order Mommy by Kirsten Osbourne]()
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... -
![A Reluctant Bride For A Heartbroken Rancher: A Clean Western Historical Romance Novel by Evelyn Boyett]()
A Reluctant Bride For A Heartbroken Rancher: A Clean Western Historical Romance Novel by Evelyn Boyett
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMercy grew up an orphan. But her life wasn’t bad and at least she has her sisters. They aren’t blood but they’re family. When they lose their lodgings, Mercy isn’t sure what to do. When she loses her job immediately after, she knows she’s going to have to come up with a plan — and quick. She never thought she’d become a mail order bride but desperate times call for desperate measures...
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