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The Wrangling of the Wreath by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe's been so busy trying to find Miss Right. She's been standing right in front of him the whole time. This Christmas, can Mister and Libby take their relationship out of the best friend zone?Mister Glover has been inspired by his brothers and cousins as they've all found someone to spend their lives with... -
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![Finding Deliverance in his Unexpected Family by Chloe Carley]()
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![Grace on the Mountain Trail by Misty M. Beller]()
Grace on the Mountain Trail by Misty M. Beller
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis epic journey is her last hope to find her lost brother—the only family she has left.When Lola Carson’s father died, his last words spoke of a half-brother she’d never known about. And now, to claim her own inheritance and come to terms with her father’s secret life, she must find this mysterious man—whose last known whereabouts are somewhere west of the wild Rocky Mountains... -
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![Austin by Linda Ford]()
Austin by Linda Ford
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAustin Wagoner is a gunman on the right side of the law. As a deputy, he tracked down some bank robbers and in the following shoot out, his bullet killed Colin Martyn, the brother of Mae Martyn, the girl Austin was in love with. Knowing she would never be able to forgive him, he rides out of her life... -
![The Widow’s Mail Order Husband by Amelia Rose]()
The Widow’s Mail Order Husband by Amelia Rose
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCan a heart once broken, ever love again?Robert Mace has had enough.After watching some of his closest friends find love and happiness with mail-order brides, the fact that his own advertisement is yet to receive a single reply is frustrating, to say the least.But then he finds another advertisement, this time from a woman seeking a husband... -
![Mac's Way: The Complete Series by Reg Quist]()
Mac's Way: The Complete Series by Reg Quist
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“This is a heartwarming and family-friendly series of events. This is what I depicted the old western folklore was about.”Mac’s Way is a story about a family. A family with parents, children and grandparents. A family that loves one another. A family working hard to operate a cattle ranch in the pioneer days of the West. A family with heavy responsibilities. A family with hopes and dreams... -
![A Desperate Bride For A Gloomy Sheriff by Evelyn Boyett]()
A Desperate Bride For A Gloomy Sheriff by Evelyn Boyett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGeneva’s mother makes her become a mail order bride because the rest of the family will have a better chance of surviving if she’s out of the house.Even though she wants a family, her hopes are dashed when she gets a glimpse of her new life. Despite her disappointment, she decides to make the best of the situation. That’s what she’s been taught to do.Sully always wanted to be a sheriff... -
![McCabe's Luck: The Feud Goes On by Patrick Lindsay]()
McCabe's Luck: The Feud Goes On by Patrick Lindsay
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJake McCabe is no stranger to trouble. Between serving in the army during the Civil War and being involved in a long-running feud in his home state of Kentucky, Jake has known some hard times. Some have said the McCabe family is known best for their run of bad luck.Jake decides to move to central Texas, along with a beautiful neighbor lady and her family... -
![The Christmas Journey by Emma Ashwood]()
The Christmas Journey by Emma Ashwood
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis Christmas Violet needs to find a husband before the orphanage finds one for her.Violet had been an orphan all her life and although she is grateful to the orphanage for their care, she knew she couldn’t stay forever. With her eighteenth birthday looming it was only a matter of time before she was turned out to find her own way... -
![Redeeming the Rogue by Kit Morgan]()
Redeeming the Rogue by Kit Morgan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA RogueAn InnocentAnd one forgetful angel …Persephone Dodge had never been out of New York City, so a trip to visit her cousin in Creede, Colorado was a big adventure. So what if her father tagged along? She was determined to have an adventure. Then he showed up on her cousin’s doorstep.Atticus Judrow was a bounty hunter with a reputation for bringing in men more dead than alive... -
![Dear Mr. Stone by Kit Morgan]()
Dear Mr. Stone by Kit Morgan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHeiress Beryl Branson didn’t plan on becoming a mail-order bride, but doggone it! Desperate times called for desperate measures. Her friend, Katie Haverdash, had the stubbornest set of parents she’d ever met. They were determined to marry Katie off to a man of their choosing... -
![Hope's Amish Wedding by Samantha Price]()
Hope's Amish Wedding by Samantha Price
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHope is delighted her wedding day is finally approaching, but can anything in this family run smoothly?Debbie has to face her parents when an anonymous letter prompts them to visit... -
![The Christmas Kiss by Shanna Hatfield]()
The Christmas Kiss by Shanna Hatfield
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 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... -
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![Persuading the Preacher by George H. McVey]()
Persuading the Preacher by George H. McVey
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReverend Callum Bing never considered marriage while his sister lived with him. His life was full: caring for his congregation and taking care of Millie. But now that Millie’s married, he wonders if he could court a woman and have a family of his own. When a very unique messenger from God tells him that God has chosen a wife for him, Callum is shocked by God’s choice... -
![Adoring the Architect by George H. McVey]()
Adoring the Architect by George H. McVey
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAileen McRae took one look at the handsome man at her brother’s wedding and knows he is the man for her. Only one problem: her brother forbids the man from even talking to her. What’s a woman supposed to do to get courted by the man of her dreams? Break the rules, of course. Sterling McCormick is the most unlucky man in the game of love in all of Creede... -
![A Groom for Millie by Christine Sterling]()
A Groom for Millie by Christine Sterling
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the freak blizzard of 1878 kills most of the men in a small Nebraska town, what does it mean for the surviving women and children? Millie Reed is trying to do it all. She is a mother, the local school teacher and trying to keep her husband's horse ranch going. She realizes her husband is never coming home, after he died in the blizzard that killed so many men... -
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Ivy by Kit Morgan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIvy Pembrooke has a problem. With her brother gone, she's now the heir to the Pembrooke fortune and estate. That is, if she lives long enough. After over hearing a plot to kill her, she does what any other heiress would do. She makes a run for it... -
![The Rancher's Widowed Bride by Amelia Rose]()
The Rancher's Widowed Bride by Amelia Rose
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 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... -
![Defying the Darkness by Amelia C. Adams]()
Defying the Darkness by Amelia C. Adams
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLydia Pullman has done everything she can to put the past behind her, but as one of the women kidnapped and held prisoner in a Colorado cellar by a gang of ruthless men, she now struggles with anxiety and fear of the dark... -
![Dear Mr. Comforts by Kit Morgan]()
Dear Mr. Comforts by Kit Morgan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree Brides. Three Grooms. What can go wrong? How about everything! The Callahan sisters have a problem. They’re getting married. Unfortunately, they’d rather peel turnips as spinsters the rest of their lives than marry the men their Aunt Henrietta has chosen for them. Worse, the woman doesn’t exactly have their best interests in mind... -
![Vengeance Valley by B.N. Rundell]()
Vengeance Valley by B.N. Rundell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTate Saint, man of the mountains and now a family man, has had more than his share of Indian uprisings and battles, but has always maintained a friendship with many of the native peoples... -
![Fitzpatrick: Cowboy Reluctant by Kathleen Ball]()
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![Mike Stone: Texas Ranger by Patrick Lindsay]()
Mike Stone: Texas Ranger by Patrick Lindsay
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMike Stone has come to Texas, seeking to avoid the gunfighter reputation he was in danger of acquiring back in New Mexico.He joins a cattle drive to give himself a little money stake in his new home. He meets a beautiful girl, then finds out they have jointly inherited a property near Austin.Surprising obstacles stand in Stone’s way as he settles into his new life in a new land... -
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![The Christmas Grieving by Emma Ashwood]()
The Christmas Grieving by Emma Ashwood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsChristmas Eve is a time of love and joy, but for Molly Grey it’s only ever brought heartache. When Molly was eight, her mother passed away on Christmas Eve. It was on that day that Molly learned that Christmas didn’t bring joy, but heartache. The years drew on in a struggle against hunger and making the rent. When her father passed away, Molly knew her time was running out... -
![The two Christmas Gifts by Emma Ashwood]()
The two Christmas Gifts by Emma Ashwood
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsChristmas time should be a season of joy, but Mary Brown is alone, poor and working two jobs. When she answers an advertisement in the Matrimonial Times, Mary doesn’t see it as a chance at true love, merely a chance at a roof over her head. She journeys to Texas to meet her new husband, when their stage coach comes across a horrifying scene... -
![Love is Blind by Kit Morgan]()
Love is Blind by Kit Morgan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLucius Judrow was good at his job, maybe too good. Hired by Jack Carlson of Cutter’s Creek to track down and retrieve his sister Emma, Lucius got more than he bargained for. The free-spirited Emma wasn’t what he expected, nor was the family she’d taken refuge with... -
![Mining for Love by Dana Alden]()
Mining for Love by Dana Alden
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCordelia Watson is ready to start over. Her husband didn’t return from the war, her fiancé jilted her, and she’s had enough. J.B. Wood agrees to help Delia start anew in Virginia City, even though all he really wants to do is mine his claim for gold. When bad things start happening, J.B. realizes he’d do anything to protect Delia... -
![Merry's Mission by Margaret Tanner]()
Merry's Mission by Margaret Tanner
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNathanial (Nate) Quinn sends for a Mail Order Bride to ensure he doesn’t lose the land he was granted by the Government.When he discovers Merry is an imposter, she is banished. Only then does he realize how much he loves her... -
![A Fearless Bride For A Wounded Rancher by Ember Pierce]()
A Fearless Bride For A Wounded Rancher by Ember Pierce
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMae is a fearless woman who grew up in a poor family in Massachusetts.She struggles for independence and respect in the world. For years, she felt as though she was just an object. She wants to be loved for who she is, not what she looks like. When her father tried to force her to marry the local banker, she decided to form her own destiny and answer a mail-order bride ad... -
![Levi's Blessing: Cowboys of Coulee Crossing by Linda Ford]()
Levi's Blessing: Cowboys of Coulee Crossing by Linda Ford
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom a fan favorite author with more than one million books sold: Four brothers find love in unexpected places in this western historical series. Levi Hooper is the youngest brother and tired of being ‘the kid.’ No one takes him seriously. Not even the girl he hoped to marry. Zola Minor needed an escape from a controlling relationship. She found one by moving west with her parents... -
![The Brides of Wicklow: Mail Order Bride 5-Book Box Set by Maddie Walker]()
The Brides of Wicklow: Mail Order Bride 5-Book Box Set by Maddie Walker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMeet the brave Brides of Wicklow... Seven young women venture West to find love and adventure in 5 Mail Order Bride sweet and inspirational romance stories. Book 1 - The Prospector's Bride Meet Lily Madsen and Etta Oakley who leave their home town of West Ridge, Georgia, when Etta becomes the mail order bride of Jeb Parkhurst, a wealthy prospector in Wicklow, Montana... -
![Angels of the West Collection (15 Book Box Set) by Emma Ashwood]()
Angels of the West Collection (15 Book Box Set) by Emma Ashwood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLose yourself in these clean romance stories of fifteen brave and beautiful angels who travel West to find love, hope and family. Fifteen courageous young women travel to what they hope will be a better future, but they face many struggles and heartbreak along the way... -
![Finding Faith at Christmas by Emma Ashwood]()
Finding Faith at Christmas by Emma Ashwood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAbigail lost her faith around the same time she lost both her parents, Can she rediscover it as well as true love this Christmas?When Abigail’s father was lost during the civil war, life became even harder for her and her mother. Living in Five Points and working in a factory was not the life she had envisaged for herself. After scarlet fever robbed her of her mother, Abigail had no one... -
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![A Valentine's Sorrow by Emma Ashwood]()
A Valentine's Sorrow by Emma Ashwood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor Mary Beth life has been nothing but cruel, becoming a mail-order bride is her last hope. Or would it be another cruel disappointment? After her mother passed, Mary Beth spent her entire childhood taking care of her alcoholic father. His last act as a father was to marry Mary Beth off to the man to whom he was indebted due to his gambling addiction... -
![Rescuing the Bride by Susannah Calloway]()
Rescuing the Bride by Susannah Calloway
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLina Sterling loves her family enough to leave them. They’re struggling to scrape out a living on the cruel, unforgiving streets of 19th century Boston, and Lina can’t find a job. The only way she can support her family is to find a rich husband somewhere – and the East is chronically low on men. Her only choice is to head out West on a train in order to marry a man she’s never met...Categorized as:
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![Vanishing Trail: A Texas Ranger Mystery by Patrick Lindsay]()
Vanishing Trail: A Texas Ranger Mystery by Patrick Lindsay
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSome of the finest horses in Central Texas are disappearing, and the Texas Rangers have lost one of their own trying to follow the trail of the missing stock. Ash McKinnon, who is the best tracker the Rangers have, is called in from Langtry, Texas to solve the mystery... -
![The Clocksmith of Her Dreams: A Historical Western Romance Book by Ellen Knightley]()
The Clocksmith of Her Dreams: A Historical Western Romance Book by Ellen Knightley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMilly McDonald has always dreamed of two things: having her own bakery and finding true love. When her parents try to marry her to a man who is far from her idea of a perfect match, Milly is horrified. In a fit of despair and with her protests falling on deaf ears, she decides to run away... -
![A Mail Order Bride for the Cattle King and Other Western Bride Stories: Boxed Set by Charlotte Dearing]()
A Mail Order Bride for the Cattle King and Other Western Bride Stories: Boxed Set by Charlotte Dearing
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA three-story collection from Charlotte Dearing, featuring clean, inspirational stories. A Mail Order Bride for the Cattle King Jake Kerr can have anything money can buy. What he wants is a sweet, docile bride. Instead he gets a feisty, stubborn girl who vows to tame his rawhide heart. A Bride for the Texas Ranger Levi Calhoun never met a more exasperating woman than the lovely Pearl... -
![Glory and the Rawhide Preacher by Linda Ford]()
Glory and the Rawhide Preacher by Linda Ford
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLevi and God have a deal: Levi will devote his life to preaching and reaching people with God's word, and God will bring Levi's outlaw brother Matt back into the fold. It sounded easy enough at first, until Levi rode into Bonners Ferry, Idaho, and straight into the path of britches-wearing, horse-riding, independent Glory Hamilton... -
![A Hope Unseen by Nerys Leigh]()
A Hope Unseen by Nerys Leigh
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt may be there are some things even true love can't overcome. Sara Worthing is determined that she'll only marry for love, even if it means becoming a mail order bride and moving all the way across America to find it. After a long correspondence, when she finally meets farmer Daniel Raine, she has no doubt she's made the right choice. Daniel is everything he was in his letters and more... -
![The Iron Horseman by Kelli Ann Morgan]()
The Iron Horseman by Kelli Ann Morgan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsALL of the books in the Redbourne Series are stand alone novels and DO NOT have to be read in the order they are released. The series follows the Redbourne family--consisting of seven brothers and a sister on their adventures in the nineteenth century wilds of the West. She has a job to do... CADENCE WALKER joins the Pinkerton agency, seeking justice for those who've wronged her... -
![Love Finds a Way by Kit Morgan]()
Love Finds a Way by Kit Morgan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBartholomew Brown had been a successful business man in his day, a very fine one. But after serving in the war, he sold his business and ran off with his father and brother to mine gold, even though they were years late to the gold rush. But, they had to give it a try. After all, what did they have to lose? Unfortunately, Bart lost plenty. But he did gain a friend... -
![The Widow's Christmas Wish by Emma Morgan]()
The Widow's Christmas Wish by Emma Morgan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLeft alone with her baby girl after her husband is killed—and with winter on the way—Beth Fletcher is out of options. And so she joins a wagon caravan, leaving behind the cold streets of Virginia to forge a new life as a mail order bride in California. The trail is long and dangerous, but with the help of Mr. Jackson, the caravan’s scout, they make their way through the western wilds... -
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![Mail Order Pearl by Cheryl Wright]()
Mail Order Pearl by Cheryl Wright
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAbducted and forced to marry at gunpoint, Pearl Hopkins is held captive until her outlaw husband is killed in a gunfight.With nowhere else to turn, she decides to become a mail order bride, unaware she is pregnant with her dead husband’s baby.Sheriff Alex Farley is lonely, but more importantly, he wants a wife to cook and clean house. He would not be averse to a little brood of Farley’s... -
![Keeping Her Billionaire Cowboy CEO by April Murdock]()
Keeping Her Billionaire Cowboy CEO by April Murdock
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs new CEO of Bolton Farms, Adam Tucker is in his element. Running a billion-dollar corporation is what he was meant to do. He’s been working to make it to this point his whole career and he knows this business inside and out.Faye Wilson loves life on a ranch. She's anything but a city girl. She isn’t impressed by any man who can’t hold his own on a horse, either... -
![The Dawn Wakers by Angela Castillo]()
The Dawn Wakers by Angela Castillo
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEighteen-year-old Ellie's been on the Oregon trail for almost four months, with her mother and four siblings to care for. Though scarlet fever left her with a weakened heart, she's pushed ahead with resolve and determination. Thaddeus dreams of becoming a pastor, though his affluent family expects him to follow in his banker father's footsteps... -
![The Brides of Twin Valley Falls: Mail Order Bride 5-Book Box Set by Maddie Walker]()
The Brides of Twin Valley Falls: Mail Order Bride 5-Book Box Set by Maddie Walker
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![Brady by Carra Copelin]()
Brady by Carra Copelin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTexas Ranger, Brady Forester, has come home to Sugar Springs, Texas. He needs to rest and recover from a gunshot wound and high on his list of priorities is to rework his parent's homestead, get back in touch with his former love, and find the man who shot him in the back. The last thing he had counted on was finding a baby on his front step. Molly Butters' life has spiraled out of her control... -
![Saving Her Billionaire Cowboy Hero by April Murdock, Josephine Blake]()
Saving Her Billionaire Cowboy Hero by April Murdock, Josephine Blake
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDakota Johnson has a bit of a chip on her shoulder. Her true calling is working with horses but not in a way an old school veterinarian might hold in high regard. She’s often accused of not being a “real” vet.Brady Shipley owns Hickory Hollow Ranch with his brother. They’d worked hard, made good decisions, and it had all paid off. In a huge way...
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