The Proxy Brides Series by Margaret Tanner, V. McKevitt

Mitchell Garvie has three weeks to find a wife or he will lose his ranch to his evil stepmother. A proxy bride is his only option. Amy Barlow still grieves for the husband she lost in the war and has vowed never to re-marry. To repay a debt she didn’t realize she owed, Amy agrees to become Mitchell’s proxy bride. At the end of twelve months each of them is free to walk away. If they decide not to do so, will secrets and ghosts from the past hold them together or tear them apart?

Teaching was Emma Grace Humphries’s passion, and she willingly devoted her whole life to it. Then in one afternoon she is out; replaced by a man and given twenty-four hours to leave her classroom and her home. With no family or friends, she turns to a matchmaker who agrees to put her up until a husband can be found for her. Gavin Sallee’s parents’ last words to him were to take care of his two younger siblings... moreTeaching was Emma Grace Humphries’s passion, and she willingly devoted her whole life to it. Then in one afternoon she is out; replaced by a man and given twenty-four hours to leave her classroom and her home. With no family or friends, she turns to a matchmaker who agrees to put her up until a husband can be found for her. Gavin Sallee’s parents’ last words to him were to take care of his two younger siblings. In desperate need to keep his family farm and his siblings together he turns to a matchmaker for a bride. The only option seems to be a proxy bride from Ohio who is also in a desperate situation. So, he signs the marriage certificate and sends for his new wife. Emma Grace signs the certificate making her a bride. Can Emma and Gavin make their marriage work for them? With the farm on the line, secrets revealed, and Emma’s life in jeopardy, will Gavin and Emma open themselves to a real marriage? Find out if Emma Grace is the right Bride for Gavin. less