Six Award-Winning Authors have contributed new stories to A Timeless
Romance Anthology: Mail Order Bride Collection, now a USA TODAY
Bestseller! Six historical romance novellas set in the Old West.
In Written in Her Heart, a charming novella by Stacy Henrie,
Georgeanna is getting desperate. She can't fund her favorite orphanage
unless she marries and secures the rest of her inheritance left by her
father. But her father's financial planner, Clay, can't understand why
she's not content with her current situation. Georgie determines to send
out a notice as a mail order bride to attract suitors who won't know her
financial situation. Little does she know, Clay takes up the pen and
sends her letters of his own under an assumed name. After years of
working for Georgie's father, Clay realizes he isn't ready to watch her
marry another, not when his heart is already claimed by her.
In Kristin Holt's delightful novella Wanted: Midwife Bride, Dr. Naomi
Thornton thinks she has it all: a beautiful house, a loving husband, and
a fulfilling career. But when everything she holds dear is ripped away,
Naomi has no choice but to start over. What will she find in the wild
and untamed Wyoming Territory? Dr. Joe Chandler has waited years for a
wife with the knowledge, skills, and tender heart he yearns for in a
medical colleague and lifetime companion. When a midwife arrives with
more expertise and secrets than he counted on, Joe quickly discovers
there's more to love and marriage than a simple mail order contract.
In The Sound of Home, a captivating novella by Annette Lyon, Marilyn
is given the choice of either marrying the despicable Victor or being
charged with a murder she didn't commit. Refusing to believe that either
is her fate, she finds a third option: she answers a mail order bride
advertisement and boards a train to Wyoming to wed a man named Harry.
Moments after her arrival, she learns that Harry isn't who he seemed to
be, and the advertisement turns out to be a giant mistake. Harry's
brother Thomas agrees to let her stay until she can figure out what to
do next--after all, she simply cannot return to New York--but Marilyn
quickly finds herself developing feelings for Thomas.
In Sarah M. Eden's endearing novella For Better or Worse, Gerald
Smith, on the advice of his well-meaning neighbors, has decided it's
time to change his lonely existence. Mary Hill, on the advice of her
empty pocketbook and non-existent roof over her head, has decided it's
time to secure herself a future. A mail-order marriage, they both
realize, is no guarantee of happiness, but it is a risk they are willing
to take. However, coming face to face on the train platform, the hapless
couple discovers an unexpected truth: marriage to a perfect stranger is
sometimes far preferable to the prospect of a lifetime with someone you
used to know.
Heather B. Moore's sweet novella The Inconvenient Bride sees Carmela
traveling from Boston to Colorado, eager to meet the man she's been
corresponding with and will soon marry. Her brother's new marriage
leaves little room for Carmela in her old life. Upon arrival in
Leadville, she faces a rude awakening, and the only one who can
understand her predicament is her fiance's brother, Samuel. But Samuel
can't possibly help her out of an awkward situation, can he?
The Price of Silver, an engaging novella by Siân Ann Bessey, Katie
leaves New York for Idaho to marry Jake, a man she's written to a couple
of times. But when she steps off the train, his brother Caleb is there
to greet her. Jake has gone to take a mining job he couldn't pass up.
Caleb takes Katie back to the family ranch to wait for Jake's return.
The more Caleb gets to know Katie, the more he envies his brother, but
he can't let his heart overrule his head unless Jake changes his mind
about his intended bride.
