Orphan Mail Order Brides Series by Samantha HOPE

Anne-Marie’s adopted father departed to the great beyond, leaving her with a generous inheritance….but there’s a catch. She has to marry within a year of his death. It’s either a penniless existence for Anne-Marie or wedded bliss. So, she heads west as a mail order bride. Anne-Marie’s unprepared for the life awaiting her at the end of her stage coach ride. She finds a quaint ranch quite a ways from town that smells of cattle dung and a husband that comes to supper dirty and grimy... moreAnne-Marie’s adopted father departed to the great beyond, leaving her with a generous inheritance….but there’s a catch. She has to marry within a year of his death. It’s either a penniless existence for Anne-Marie or wedded bliss. So, she heads west as a mail order bride. Anne-Marie’s unprepared for the life awaiting her at the end of her stage coach ride. She finds a quaint ranch quite a ways from town that smells of cattle dung and a husband that comes to supper dirty and grimy. Is Adam just a small time rancher and miner or the man Anne-Marie needs and wants for a life of happiness and love? Adam needs a wife but he didn’t count on a pampered city girl who expects more than his modest ranch and mine. If that isn’t bad enough, she’s been keeping a secret from him... an inheritance. Will he send her back on the next stage coach? Or are the feelings the beautiful high-spirited woman stirs in him powerful enough to overcome their differences? less

Mail Order Bride : Orphan Mail Order Bride Book 2: Susan - A Widow for a Banker Hardships mold ordinary hearts into extraordinary love… Tom Tyler, a California banker, places an ad for a bride. And what’s a penniless widow to do, but head west as a mail order bride? So Susan answers his ad. However, unfortunate events put their marriage to the test before it can even begin. On her way to meet Tom, outlaws attack Susan’s stagecoach... moreMail Order Bride : Orphan Mail Order Bride Book 2: Susan - A Widow for a Banker Hardships mold ordinary hearts into extraordinary love… Tom Tyler, a California banker, places an ad for a bride. And what’s a penniless widow to do, but head west as a mail order bride? So Susan answers his ad. However, unfortunate events put their marriage to the test before it can even begin. On her way to meet Tom, outlaws attack Susan’s stagecoach. Luckily, a marshal on board saves the day and no one is hurt. But then, the day Susan and Tom wed, the bank is robbed. Before they can get to know each other as man and wife, he has to ride off to San Francisco to get the Marshall. It turns out the marshal is the same man on the stagecoach who saved Susan from the bandits. Tom feels that in Susan’s eyes, he doesn’t measure up to a hero like him. He also thinks the marshal is attracted to Susan. Will jealousy and outlaws rob Susan and Tom of a chance at happiness…or will love prevail? less

Only with trust…can love prevail. Marshal Eli James can’t stop thinking of Susan but she’s happily married. The lady postmaster tells him she knows where he can find a woman just like Susan and she helps him place an ad for a mail order bride. A Philadelphian orphan, Elaine Turner, is struggling to make ends meet when a mysterious unsigned letter arrives. An ad from Matrimonial Times is included with the message that the man who placed it could make her very happy... moreOnly with trust…can love prevail. Marshal Eli James can’t stop thinking of Susan but she’s happily married. The lady postmaster tells him she knows where he can find a woman just like Susan and she helps him place an ad for a mail order bride. A Philadelphian orphan, Elaine Turner, is struggling to make ends meet when a mysterious unsigned letter arrives. An ad from Matrimonial Times is included with the message that the man who placed it could make her very happy. Elaine takes a chance and agrees to marry a stranger. Elaine arrives from Philadelphia, and she’s everything Eli dreamed of. Just as Elaine feels she has found the love of her life, Susan delivers a shocking confession. Susan reveals the corrupt sheriff ordered her to get Eli to leave town or he’d tell her husband the lie that she had an affair with Eli. Panic sets in and Elaine fears the worse...that Eli loves Susan. Can Eli and Elaine overtake the hurdle thrown at them or is it the end of their marriage? And why does the sheriff want Eli to leave town so badly? less