Mail Order Brides of Crooked Creek Series by Ann Laurel

When duty calls and hearts collide, can love bloom on the frontier?Desperate circumstances force Emma to answer a mail-order bride advertisement that will take her far from everything she's ever known. The rugged rancher waiting for her in Crooked Creek isn't looking for love—he needs a practical wife to help run his struggling ranch and care for his young daughter... moreWhen duty calls and hearts collide, can love bloom on the frontier?Desperate circumstances force Emma to answer a mail-order bride advertisement that will take her far from everything she's ever known. The rugged rancher waiting for her in Crooked Creek isn't looking for love—he needs a practical wife to help run his struggling ranch and care for his young daughter.But Jacob never expected his new bride to challenge him at every turn, bringing warmth to his weathered heart and laughter to his lonely home. As Emma fights to prove herself worthy of the harsh frontier life, she discovers that the greatest battle isn't against the unforgiving land—it's against the walls around Jacob's guarded heart.When danger threatens their newfound family, will their marriage of convenience become something worth fighting for? Or will the secrets of their pasts tear apart any chance of a future together?Set against the sweeping backdrop of the American West, "A Bride for the Rancher" is a heartwarming tale of second chances, unexpected love, and the courage it takes to build a life worth living.Book 1 in the Mail-Order Brides of Crooked Creek series less

In winter 1868, Daisy Corrington, daughter of a wealthy New York shipping magnate, escapes an arranged marriage by answering Guy Smith's advertisement. Taking only her prized books, some jewelry to sell, and her secret passion for metallurgy, she flees west, leaving behind a life of stifling luxury after answering a mail order bride ad.