The Hopeful Bride
Martha Gillcrest
Times are hard for Hattie Ainsworth on the rough streets of Boston, and when tragedy strikes, she must care for her friend’s son, Walter. With his childlike nature, she knows he might easily fall prey to unscrupulous folks taking advantage of how trusting he is.
Facing an uncertain future, Hattie decides it would be best for her and Walter to have a new start on the frontier, so she replies to an advertisement in the Matrimonial Times to marry a gentleman out west.
It seems like her luck is changing when Preacher Clayton and his wife offer her a maid’s position to accompany them on the long journey west to Cottonwood Creek.
However, something about their generosity doesn’t add up.
David Colby has spent years drifting from one place to the next as a bounty hunter. But now he longs for a simple life and a ranch to call his own.
He has no inclination to fall in love, but when he crosses paths with Hattie, his resolve to stay single is sorely tested.
As Hattie and Walter settle into their new life out west, nothing is quite as it seems.
There are strange events she can’t get to the bottom of. And whispers of the past are catching up with her.
Even though Hattie set off with hope in her heart, can she trust the people she thought cared for her?
The frontier was supposed to be her salvation, but some shadows stretch all the way across the prairie.
In a race against time, Hattie must rely on her faith and good friends to discover the truth. Under the wide Montana skies, can she find love in the most unlikely circumstances? Find out in this heartwarming mail-order bride romance…a story of survival, love, and the dream of a better life on the Western Frontier.
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