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The Homesteader's Sweetheart: Illustrated Edition by Lacy Williams
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 24 ratings**Special illustrated edition**Homesteader Jonas White is a single father to a passel of orphaned boys--and the tiny girl whose birth changed his life and got him banished from the only home he'd ever known. Penny Castlerock is the daughter of a wealthy banker. Far out of Jonas's reach. And the only person in the small Wyoming town who knows his secret... -
A Trail so Lonesome by Lacy Williams
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSpending five months eating trail dust wasn’t Leo Spencer’s first choice. Or his second. He’s not one to run away, but some situations can’t be fixed and his family—two brothers and a sister—needs to start over. Which is how he finds himself on a westbound wagon train.Evangeline has a secret, one that has sent her on a journey across the plains on the Oregon Trail... -
Wagon Train Song by Linda Ford
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWAGON TRAIN SONGUnexpected romance on journey west.Haunted by a guilty secret, Marnie's eager to leave her past in the dust of the trail. She embarks on a wagon train journey to reunite with her son, a North-West Mounted Policeman. What she doesn't count on is Gabe, a widower and friend of her late husband coming along. He is a reminder of everything she yearns to escape... -
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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Mail-Order Bride Surprise by Linda Ford
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLove challenged. Truth revealed.A home where she is welcome. That’s all Honor Ward wants. Oh, and maybe tenderness and yes, even love. She’s willing to do most anything to get it…even appear as a mail-order bride under false pretenses. She instantly falls in love with her new groom and is determined to prove she is the best wife and homemaker Luke could want... -
Trail of Secrets by Lacy Williams
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsStella is the oldest of three sisters and she’s got a long history of being the one to protect and provide for her family. When a dangerous threat sent the Fairfax sisters on a wagon train journey west, Stella knew her best bet was to disguise herself as a man to keep herself and her sisters safe.Collin Mason has secrets of his own... -
Healing the Mountain Man's Heart by Misty M. Beller
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the wild mountains of the Montana Territory, the Coulter ranch is a place of family, loyalty…and a hidden fortune.Jericho Coulter, the eldest of six fiercely devoted brothers, is entrusted with safeguarding his family and the secret that binds them together: the Sapphire mine. To keep tragedy from striking again, he allows no outsiders on their land... -
Pretending to be the Mountain Man's Wife by Misty M. Beller
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn the wild mountains of the Montana Territory, the Coulter ranch is a place of family, loyalty…and a hidden fortune.Gil Coulter's story is coming soon!From a USA Today bestselling author comes a mountain family saga filled with a pretend marriage, hidden treasure, and love that heals wounded hearts... -
The Blacksmith's Mail Order Doctor by Karla Gracey
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsNever give up on your dream—or on love.Unlike other women her age, Anna MacDonald has never set much hope in finding herself a husband.Far more important is the task of finding a position of employment... in a society that is untrusting of female doctors and that has so far proved challenging, to say the least... -
The Mountain Man’s Mail-Order Surprise by Karla Gracey
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsGarrett Harding (Waabshkizi Mnidoo - Chippewa name meaning white spirit), was orphaned then found and raised by the Chippewa, whose camp is near Red Lake. His connections to the tribe and his birth heritage meant he was perfectly suited to move between the white towns and the tribe to trade... -
A Mountain Christmas Romance by Misty M. Beller
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsNow with an extra bonus epilogue! Only the fearless believe in Christmas miracles. Stripped of the family so important to his Viking heritage, Matthias Bjork is now on the hunt for his sister. Despite combing the entire Wyoming Territory, he hasn’t found any substantial leads regarding her whereabouts, but he has discovered a most unusual woman... -
A Heart's Gift by Lena Nelson Dooley
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIs a marriage of convenience the answer?Franklin Vine has worked hard to build the ranch he inherited into one of the most successful in the majestic Colorado mountains. If only he had an heir to one day inherit the legacy he's building. But he was burned once in the worst way, and he doesn't plan to open his heart to another woman... -
Love's New Beginnings by Penny Zeller
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhere it all began…Lydie Beauchamp recently moved with her aunts—sisters Myrtle and Fern—to the untamed Wyoming Territory... -
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Daisy Creek Brides Books 5-8 by Amelia Rose
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Daisy Creek. Here you’ll find dry summer heat, cattle-rustling outlaws, wild desert winds -- and maybe even love.In the days of the Old West, towns like Daisy Creek gave the promise of a new life in a land of opportunity.And for four young women, that is all they could hope for --A high-society belle, searching for a life and a home of her own... -
Daisy Creek Brides: Books 9-12 by Amelia Rose
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere is no better feeling than coming home. Come home with us, to Daisy Creek.Life is slow and easy in Daisy Creek.This small Nebraska town is home to many, from ranchers and tailors to restaurateurs and plain old cowboys—not to mention, a steady supply of bachelors... -
The Rancher's Widowed Bride by Amelia Rose
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere is no telling where love will lead you in life. All you can do is hold on, and enjoy the ride.Quincy Birchwood has big plans.With her family in Pennsylvania struggling, Quincy knows that it is up to her to marry well and solve their money issues... -
Sweet Willow Mail Order Brides: Boxed Set by Charlotte Dearing
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsClean, Wholesome Romances Set in 1880’s TexasThree clean and wholesome romances to lift your spirits and touch your heart.Mail Order AbigailAbigail Winthrop never imagined she’d find love, or a family to call her own. She travels to Texas only to deliver a message and then return to work in Boston... -
A Surprise Family to Show him God's Mercy: A Christian Historical Romance Book by Chloe Carley
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe runs away from darkness with her young son but ends up in a strange new land. He runs away from God’s love and punishes himself for the past. How can the two accept that God works in mysterious ways and find happiness in each other’s arms?After fleeing her abusive fiancé, Maddie and her young son hop on a train bound West... -
The Christmas Kiss by Shanna Hatfield
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s a devoted single dad still grieving the loss of his wife.She’s an outrageously fun female with a temper that runs as hot as a teakettle.Will the two of them find a way to work together to give his son a Merry Christmas?When Gracy Randall returns to Hardman after almost six years away, she can’t wait to see the look of surprise on her parents’ faces... -
Glory and the Rawhide Preacher by Linda Ford
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom an award-winning author with more than one million books sold. Enjoy this heartwarming historical romance. Note: this book can be read as a stand-alone.Levi’s deal with God doesn’t include falling in love.Levi has devoted his life to preaching God’s Word. In exchange, he expects God to bring his outlaw brother back into the fold... -
Mail-Order Bride Family by Linda Ford
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf only she could erase the past.True wants to start over again in the West without the painful memories of her past. She accepts a job as cook for the ranch cowboys. When the happy couples around her suggest True might find a cowboy to marry if she were to look, her painful past conjures too many memories to allow her to hope again.Shorty longs for a family... -
Protecting the Mountain Man's Treasure by Misty M. Beller
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the wild mountains of the Montana Territory, the Coulter ranch is a place of family, loyalty, a hidden fortune…and a bride he can’t remember marrying.Jude Coulter is far more comfortable in his family’s sapphire mine tucked in the Montana mountains than on the bustling streets of New York City, where he’s been sent to deliver a shipment of gems... -
Wagon Train Redemption by Linda Ford
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSecrets have the power to destroy. Love has the power to heal.Angela is grateful to be able to leave her painful past and never wants to deal with it again. When Carson suggests a marriage of convenience- a partnership- she grasps at the idea. This arrangement means she doesn't have to tell him everything. Though she longs for love, she knows the truth of her past makes that impossible... -
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Within My Heart by Tamera Alexander
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsUPDATED Cover — Over 4,000 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ + ratings on GoodreadsSometimes the greatest step of faith is taken neck-deep in fear.Determined to fulfill her late husband's dream, Rachel Boyd struggles to keep her ranch afloat with the help of her two young sons. But some days it feels as though her every effort is sabotaged... -
A New Day Rising by Lauraine Snelling
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe dream of their own farmstead and a good life in America had brought Roald and Ingeborg Bjorklund across the Atlantic to pioneer the virgin prairie of Dakota Territory. But Roald's tragic disappearance in a winter storm had turned Ingeborg's dreams into a living nightmare. Against nearly impossible circumstances and overwhelming grief, she struggles to keep the farm and her family together... -
A Land to Call Home by Lauraine Snelling
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTaming the land came at great price. Will their love survive the loss? It has required long, difficult years to tame the virgin prairie of Dakota Territory, but in spite of heartache and back-breaking labor, the hardy immigrants recognize that God has been with them every step. What was merely a dream is now beginning to take shape... -
Beyond This Moment by Tamera Alexander
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsLives are made up of tiny steps. Some are chosen for us; some we choose. All hold the power to change who we become—but only if we let them. When Dr. Molly Whitcomb, Professor of Romance Languages, steps off the train in Colorado Territory, she makes a choice—one that goes against everything she stands for. Yet it’s the only choice that offers her a chance to regain a fraction of all she’s lost... -
The Stagecoach Driver's Mail Order Family by Karla Gracey
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen everything you know and believe is telling you 'No', do you have the strength to listen to the true voice of your heart?Bronwen Davies is still mourning her husband, who was tragically taken from her by an infected wound... -
Finding Love in a Stagecoach: An Inspirational Romance Novel by Grace Clemens
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSarah Nesmith is the nineteen-year-old daughter of a well-to-do family, beautiful and outspoken, nonetheless respectful of her parents’ wishes. Ever the dutiful daughter, when her father expresses his intentions to marry her into an advantageous marriage, she reluctantly agrees... -
A Faithful Bride For The Wounded Sheriff by Amelia Rose
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAn injured lawman. A nervous young woman. Can love help tame this wild frontier? Sheriff Jacob Benning longs for the pitter-patter of tiny feet. But after placing a mail-order bride ad, he breaks his arm and ruins his penmanship so that any educated lady would dismiss his correspondence... -
A Match Made in the West: A Historical Western Romance Novel by Aurora Hanson
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsKaitlin has been alone her entire life, without ever experiencing the joys of having a family. When her best friend encourages her to become a mail-order bride, she reluctantly agrees, hoping to start a new life in the West. Little did she know that she would find instead a sheriff with two young children in desperate need of a new mother... -
Committing to the Cowgirl by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter years away, Astrid Nilsson has returned home to Colorado, hoping to become Fairplay’s second doctor . . . and to find healing for her reoccurring consumption. Spirited and independent, Astrid doesn’t want her illness to be a burden to those she loves, so she has resisted getting serious about any man... -
A Sweetwater River Romance: Expanded Edition (Wyoming Mountain Tales by Misty M. Beller
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNow with an extra bonus epilogue! Only the fearless face danger when it strikes. Taking flight from their quiet Pennsylvania town seems like the only way for Tori Boyd to protect her dearest cousin's virtue. And the success of their escape may now depend on the man she's been writing letters to for over a year now in the vast wilds of the Wyoming Territory... -
The Stable Master's Bride by Christine Sterling
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 11 ratings★★★ The second book in a brand new series from the author that brought you THE CHAPMANS and the best-selling THE BLIZZARD BRIDES series. ★★★A woman needing a home; a man needing a mother for his children and a marriage of convenience that is nothing like they imagined.Hannah Woods has lost everything...Categorized as:
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Heart of Mine by Caroline Fyffe
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsUSA Today bestselling author Caroline Fyffe makes love the grandest adventure on the frontier for the resistant darling of Eden, Colorado. Emma Brinkman is the most eligible bachelorette in town and staying that way. After learning twice that romance is a lie, she's focused only on making the mine she and her sisters inherited a booming success... -
The School Mistress of Emerson Pass by Tess Thompson
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsHow easily can an open heart unlock the door to happily-ever-after? When Miss Quinn Cooper arrives in Emerson Pass, Colorado, her entire life is packed into one small suitcase. Her widowed mother and baby sister are depending upon her for their survival back home in Boston...Categorized as:
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The Unwanted Bride And Her Protective Rancher: A Clean Western Historical Romance Novel by Ember Pierce
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsJane Blanchard is well-educated shy girl from New York.She recently lost both of her parents from cholera, but she wasn’t able to be there for them, at the end because of her work at the factory.She feels guilty about that, but also feels like there’s nowhere for her anymore. Thornton Duvall was orphaned at a young age, and he was taken in by a rancher... -
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... -
A Marriage of Convenience in the Show Me State by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIt is wonderful to read a book with a warm core of love and values at the center, that still asks important questions. -Amazon reviewerZane Hudson just got custody of his four young children. Only problem is, he can’t watch his kids and run his farm, too. He needs a permanent housekeeper... -
The Hope of Azure Springs by Rachel Fordham
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 25 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... -
Matilda's Last Waltz by Tamara McKinley
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsIf you love Lesley Pearse, you're sure to fall for Tamara McKinley. When tragedy strikes, Jenny craves a fresh start away from the memories of her past. So when she unexpectedly inherits a sheep station in the Australian Outback called Churinga, she welcomes the escape. But Churinga turns out to be a lonely place, where the weather is extreme and the neighbours hostile... -
Emmeline's Exile by Josephine Blake, Covers and Cupcakes
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEmmeline was abandoned at Madame Wigg's School and Foundling Home as a small child. When, as a young woman, her eyesight begins to fade, she is prepared to spend the rest of her life teaching and managing her blindness in the only home she has ever known.Madame Wigg has other ideas... -
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Father Goose by Jodi Thomas
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom anthologie The Cowboy Who Saved ChristmasDispirited by war, when Trapper Morgan accepts a job hauling five little rich girls to Dallas, all he cares about is the money. He doesn’t expect they’ll awaken his spirit—or that their intriguing nursemaid, Carolina, will awaken his heart... -
A Sweet Cure for Past Wounds: A Historical Western Romance Novel by Aurora Hanson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOn the eve of her nineteenth birthday, Olivia Birch decides that enough is enough. Over the course of her life, her adoptive parents have treated her like a servant, making her feel unwelcome. Thus, she flees her only home to find her birth parents who forcefully gave her up when she was just a baby... -
The Playwright's Mail Order Leading Lady by Karla Gracey
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou can travel the world, but love will always find its way to you. Harry Wallsey has lived his life for other people… From joining the army to please his father, to going into business to help the man who saved his life... -
Caden by Kathleen Ball
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan love grow despite secrets? Do second chances really exist?Sister Laura Lee has a secret. Caden McKeegan can feel it in his bones. She is driving him to distraction. It’s not only the fact that she is too beautiful to be a nun. It’s also because she’s constantly looking over her shoulder.Laura Lee has finally found an out of the way place to settle down... -
Once Upon a Blissful Christmas: A Historical Western Romance Novel by Lorelei Brogan
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeatrice sets out on a journey in the West to find her missing brother, relying on her nursing skills to survive. Upon arriving in a small mining town, she accepts the kind sheriff's accommodation offer, hoping he will assist her in her search. But the longer she stays in his house, the more she realizes there is one thing she couldn't imagine finding: love... -
The Truth Behind her Blue Eyes: A Historical Western Romance Novel by Ellen Knightley
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLosing her parents at a young age, Julie was brought up in a cruel and unkind orphanage with her younger sister, Helen. After being robbed of her own childhood, Julie is determined to keep herself and her sister safe, and to build them a safe and happy home in Resland, where they escape...
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