Seasons Sons and Daughters Series by Annie Lane

"The rich and poor don't mix!" With these words, 18 year old Madeline Conner has two weeks to leave her dear mother and her home in Seattle. After reading a very unusual request for a mail order bride, she travels to Conrad, Montana to meet her cowboy groom, whose letter said, "I love surprises more than just about anything else..." According to Seth Lawson, he has a balanced life - working hard all week & playing hard all weekend. Whiskey and him are slowly becoming best friends... more"The rich and poor don't mix!" With these words, 18 year old Madeline Conner has two weeks to leave her dear mother and her home in Seattle. After reading a very unusual request for a mail order bride, she travels to Conrad, Montana to meet her cowboy groom, whose letter said, "I love surprises more than just about anything else..." According to Seth Lawson, he has a balanced life - working hard all week & playing hard all weekend. Whiskey and him are slowly becoming best friends. But his older brother, Samuel, has had enough of Seth heading down the wrong path - so young Seth is about to get the surprise of his life. ~ A romantic story about finding a place, and a person to call home. ~ About Seasons Sons & Daughters... Just like the first 4 books, it too is set in Conrad, however, 10 years have gone by. Doc Lawson's six children are now just about all grown up, and so too is the garrulous & handsome Earl "Junior" Mason. It's now the youngsters' turn to experience the joy of love and marriage. Matchmaking & mail order brides (and one lucky husband) seem like just the ticket! After all, it worked out just fine for their parents -- what could possibly go wrong? ~ Catch up with the original Seasons brides - Charlotte, Beth, Alice & Belle; their very lucky husbands - Thomas, Earl, Gabe & Simon 'Doc' Lawson; Sheriff Calhoun & his pie-baking wife Louise & the ever-listening & ever-watching, Miss Mabel Clay. Meet new folk too - like Mr. Morton Campbell, a newspaper man with a very theatrical flair. ~ The Seasons Mail Order Bride series: * Series 1 - Seasons * Book One - Charlotte's Summer Book Two - Falling for Beth Book Three - Alice in Winterland Book Four - Spring Belle * Series 2 - Seasons Sons & Daughters * Book One - Madeline's Match Book Two - Hannah's Hope Book Three - Sarah's Choice Book Four - Stella's Fella less

Miss Hannah Prescott appears to have a good life – after all, her parents are the Prescotts. The very wealthy Prescotts who live on a sprawling estate in the richest part of Seattle. But Hannah is suffocating under the constant scrutiny of her overbearing, sour and snobbish mother, Gertrude. With help from Jonah, the estate’s groundskeeper, she finally makes her escape... moreMiss Hannah Prescott appears to have a good life – after all, her parents are the Prescotts. The very wealthy Prescotts who live on a sprawling estate in the richest part of Seattle. But Hannah is suffocating under the constant scrutiny of her overbearing, sour and snobbish mother, Gertrude. With help from Jonah, the estate’s groundskeeper, she finally makes her escape. Early one morning, with her heart filled with hope, she boards a train headed for Conrad, Montana, to wed the handsome horse-keeper, Solomon Lawson … to whom she has secretly been writing letters for the last six months. Hannah’s mother’s favorite saying is, “The rich and poor don’t mix.” And the truth of that saying will soon be put to the test! With not one maid in sight Hannah must step up to household duties, and Solomon will soon find burnt meals are the order of the day. A story of new love, new family, new beginnings – and the newly-wedded Solomon Lawson, who’s about to chow down on an extra large helping of Humble Pie. * About Seasons Sons & Daughters... Just like the first 4 books, it too is set in Conrad, however, 10 years have gone by. Doc Lawson's six children are now just about all grown up, and so too is the garrulous & handsome Earl "Junior" Mason. It's now the youngsters' turn to experience the joy of love and marriage. Matchmaking & mail order brides (and one lucky husband) seem like just the ticket! After all, it worked out just fine for their parents -- what could possibly go wrong? ~ Catch up with the original Seasons brides - Charlotte, Beth, Alice & Belle; their very lucky husbands - Thomas, Earl, Gabe & Simon 'Doc' Lawson; Sheriff Calhoun & his pie-baking wife Louise & the ever-listening & ever-watching, Miss Mabel Clay. Meet new folk too - like Mr. Morton Campbell, a newspaper man with a very theatrical flair. ~ The Seasons Mail Order Bride series: * Series 1 - Seasons * Book One - Charlotte's Summer Book Two - Falling for Beth Book Three - Alice in Winterland Book Four - Spring Belle * Series 2 - Seasons Sons & Daughters * Book One - Madeline's Match Book Two- Hannah's Hope Book Three - Sarah's Choice Book Four - Stella's Fella less

In a surprising turn of events, Conrad’s Miss Sarah Lawson inherits a beautiful timber box and a ramshackle home down by the town’s well. With nobody to help her repair the home, her frustration as an unmarried woman begins to build. Sarah soon decides — what’s good for the goose is good for the gander, and if her brothers can do it, she can too. After all, it is 1898! So, much to the town’s surprise, she writes away for Conrad’s very first mail order husband... moreIn a surprising turn of events, Conrad’s Miss Sarah Lawson inherits a beautiful timber box and a ramshackle home down by the town’s well. With nobody to help her repair the home, her frustration as an unmarried woman begins to build. Sarah soon decides — what’s good for the goose is good for the gander, and if her brothers can do it, she can too. After all, it is 1898! So, much to the town’s surprise, she writes away for Conrad’s very first mail order husband. 26 year-old Elliot Hathaway is a strong and capable worker at his father’s Hardware Store in Seattle. Yet, he too is frustrated — a childhood accident has left him with facial scars and he is trapped — by his overprotective father, his own shyness and his inertia. Sarah’s decision will lead her down a path, where she will need all her courage, and the strength to deal with her father’s disapproval and plenty of hard work — but the true meaning of love will light her way. And the beautiful timber box? Well, it’s locked and there’s no key to be found — or is there? For, just like the mystery of love, there are always clues… * About Seasons Sons & Daughters... Just like the first 4 books, it too is set in Conrad, however, 10 years have gone by. Doc Lawson's six children are now just about all grown up, and so too is the garrulous & handsome Earl "Junior" Mason. It's now the youngsters' turn to experience the joy of love and marriage. Matchmaking & mail order brides (and one lucky husband) seem like just the ticket! After all, it worked out just fine for their parents -- what could possibly go wrong? ~ Catch up with the original Seasons brides - Charlotte, Beth, Alice & Belle; their very lucky husbands - Thomas, Earl, Gabe & Simon 'Doc' Lawson; Sheriff Calhoun & his pie-baking wife Louise & the ever-listening & ever-watching, Miss Mabel Clay. Meet new folk too - like Mr. Morton Campbell, a newspaper man with a very theatrical flair. ~ The Seasons Mail Order Bride series: * Series 1 - Seasons * Book One - Charlotte's Summer Book Two - Falling for Beth Book Three - Alice in Winterland Book Four - Spring Belle * Series 2 - Seasons Sons & Daughters * Book One - Madeline's Match Book Two - Hannah's Hope Book Three - Sarah's Choice Book Four- Stella's Fella less

Conrad’s Miss Stella Lawson is living a charmed life – she’s studying theatre in Boston, and being pursued by a most eligible man. A perfect man, maybe. But is a perfect man what her heart wants? Lonesome and confused, she decides she must head home — to her family; to that beautiful big Montana sky; and, if truth be told, to a certain someone... moreConrad’s Miss Stella Lawson is living a charmed life – she’s studying theatre in Boston, and being pursued by a most eligible man. A perfect man, maybe. But is a perfect man what her heart wants? Lonesome and confused, she decides she must head home — to her family; to that beautiful big Montana sky; and, if truth be told, to a certain someone. A someone who just might hold the key to Stella’s precious heart… This is a story of unrequited love, and the always present danger of rumor and regret. But also, it’s a story of surprise, spontaneity … and in the end, when it matters, it’s a story of joy. Will it be too little too late for Stella and her fella? Sooner or later, it’s time to grow up — and time to tell someone your truth. ♥ In Stella’s Fella, the final book in the Seasons Sons & Daughters series, you will find the ache of unrequited love lost and found. Also, for one of Conrad’s much maligned townsfolk, the surprise of unexpected love! “And to everything there is a season” About Seasons Sons & Daughters... Just like the first 4 books, it too is set in Conrad, however, 10 years have gone by. Doc Lawson's six children are now just about all grown up, and so too is the garrulous & handsome Earl "Junior" Mason. It's now the youngsters' turn to experience the joy of love and marriage. Matchmaking & mail order brides (and one lucky husband) seem like just the ticket! After all, it worked out just fine for their parents -- what could possibly go wrong? ~ Catch up with the original Seasons brides - Charlotte, Beth, Alice & Belle; their very lucky husbands - Thomas, Earl, Gabe & Simon 'Doc' Lawson; Sheriff Calhoun & his pie-baking wife Louise & the ever-listening & ever-watching, Miss Mabel Clay. Meet new folk too - like Mr. Morton Campbell, a newspaper man with a very theatrical flair. ~ The Seasons Mail Order Bride series: * Series 1 - Seasons * Book One - Charlotte's Summer Book Two - Falling for Beth Book Three - Alice in Winterland Book Four - Spring Belle * Series 2 - Seasons Sons & Daughters * Book One - Madeline's Match Book Two - Hannah's Hope Book Three - Sarah's Choice Book Four - Stella's Fella less