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A nurse trying to dodge an arranged marriage, a doctor seeking true love, and his mail-order marriage proposal… Dr. Rory Jude is tired of coming in second — second in his father’s affections, second-in-line to run the family business, and the second choice of his fiancée who always seems to have her eye on a wealthier prospective groom. Seeking a fresh start, he leaves the city to open a doctor's office out west. He finds himself in a town desperately short of marriageable women, until a chance encounter with a mail-order bride agency owner opens his eyes to another way to find a ...

A bounty hunter is on the trail of a missing mail-order bride who looks identical to the only woman he’s ever loved. When Gabe Donovan is recruited to track down a missing mail-order bride, he receives the shock of his life. She could pass as a twin to the partner he thought he lost in a fire — the same woman he never got around to confessing his feelings to, for fear of ruining their partnership. If she's still alive, she must have faked her own death. Leaving him precious little time to track her down before the past she’s been running from finally catches up to her, and he loses ...

A lonely federal marshal working undercover, a wealthy heiress posing as a mail-order bride, and a marriage of convenience that turns out to be anything but convenient… Meg Gladstone is a wealthy heiress who’s never experienced life outside the palatial fortress where she was raised. The moment her late father’s shipping dynasty transfers to his business partner, she finally pursues her dream of living an ordinary life. After hearing the hype about becoming a mail-order bride, she walks into an agency and is surprised to learn they are advertising things like love, family, and ...

A mail-order bride who’s gone missing — not once, but twice — and the reformed outlaw determined to give her the happily-ever-after she deserves... MaryAnne Branson is a legendary mail-order bride, a survivor of things that make even the most hardened cowboys shudder. But surviving isn’t the same as riding off into the sunset — something that won't happen anytime soon since the man she falls in love with happens to be on the nation's most wanted list. Hunter Sherrington is the kind of outlaw who will make an instant hero out of the lawman who finally claps him in handcuffs. ...

A poverty-stricken pioneer woman looking for a new beginning, her Native American protector, and their quest for happily-ever-after on his wild, untamed homeland… Desperate to escape a life of poverty, Rose Payne enlists as a ship clerk and sails to the New World. On the way, a shocking conspiracy threatens her hope of joining the first permanent British colony in the Americas. Not knowing who she can trust among her countrymen, the fiery-haired pioneer turns to their only Native passenger for help — a tall, stoic shipmate heading home after a diplomatic tour in London. Though most of ...

A ruined socialite who needs a husband to save her reputation, a matchmaker tired of watching everyone besides him find their happily-ever-after, and the journey west that sparks an unexpected attraction... Olivia Rothschild has made another mistake. She always tries to follow the advice of her social climbing aunt, but she never quite plays the game of a debutante to her guardian’s satisfaction. This time, she kisses the wrong man — in plain view of her biggest rival, no less, who can’t wait to spread the scandalous tale. According to her aunt, she must now marry him or face complete...

A runaway bride meets the cowboy of her dreams, but just doesn't realize it yet. Tennyson Barra, a claim jumper turned rancher, is ready to settle down with a wife and family of his own. He figures the easiest way to find the perfect woman is to let the Boomtown Mail Order Brides Company do the searching for him. He never counted on his prospective bride being kidnapped by highwaymen on her journey west. Or being the man sent to rescue her, only to discover she never intended to follow through with their marriage contract in the first place… With a dangerous former fiancé dogging her ...

A wealthy debutante dodges an arranged marriage by becoming a Pinkerton agent, only to find out her first assignment will involve working undercover with the man she was supposed to marry. All her life, Bernadette Chambers has been following orders about how to dress, what to say, and who to say it to. However, she draws the line at marrying a man she’s never met, even though it means she’ll be disowned. Desperate for both money and adventure, she signs on as a Pinkerton agent, never dreaming her new partner will be the very man she was trying to avoid. Park Harrington is a shipping ...

A southern belle accidentally falls for a northern spy in this sweet and swoon-worthy, opposites-attract romance! To escape the bitter division of loyalties in her family during the war, Anna Kate Monroe accepts an invitation to serve as a companion to her spinster aunt in Cedar Falls, Texas. She meets a handsome fellow traveler, whose charming company makes the long train ride west an adventure she doesn't want to end. Even more surprising is the discovery that they are heading to the same small town. Captain Gregory Armstrong has been sent undercover from the north to investigate the ...

An absentminded school teacher, a cowboy with custody of his spirited niece and nephew, and the marriage of convenience that will solve all their problems...or create new ones! Amelia Cornwall has been dismissed from her position as a music instructor at a bankrupt orphanage. If it wasn’t for the newspaper clipping that all but fell into her lap, advertising the services of the Boomtown Mail Order Brides Agency, she might've ended up on the street. Rancher Nathan Jagger has recently taken custody of his rambunctious niece and nephew, and both are in desperate need of a mother. When a ...

A kindhearted spinster is more concerned about the needs of others than her own, which captures the attention and interest of the town’s highly-sought-after bachelor minister… Madge Barra has a finger in every pie — managing her rascal half-brothers and their mail-order brides, feeding the diamond mining crew at Hope’s Landing, and helping run the Ladies Auxiliary. Now she’s being arm-twisted into serving as the church secretary until her handsome new pastor can hire someone to assist him full time. Abe Sullivan is at his wits’ end preparing sermons, overseeing church ...

When love and the law collide… Levi Barra receives a telegram warning him to pay off a loan he wasn’t aware existed, or he'll risk losing his ranch. Since his sister has been pestering him non-stop about getting married and settling down, he decides the quickest way to solve both of his problems is to advertise for a mail-order bride with a background in law. Felicity Braxton has all but given up her dream of practicing law, because not a single firm on the east coast seems interested in hiring a female lawyer. So when the Boomtown Mail Order Brides Company describes the unlimited ...

An unlikely attraction sizzles when a spinster school mistress matches wits with a fierce tribal chief… To escape the drudgery of London’s working class, Jane Mannering joins an overseas venture for the sheer adventure of it and sails for the New World. When she and her fellow English colonists land in the crosshairs of a dangerous enemy, her courage and quick trigger finger spark the interest of the most feared tribal chief in Virginia. Following the rapid influx of foreign wars and diseases to his land, Chief Wanchese thinks the only good Brit is a dead one — until he’s asked to ...

A skilled English apothecary, a widowed Native war chief, and the dangerous mission that brings her healing hands within reach of his scarred heart… To escape a loveless marriage, Agnes Woods joins a risky English colonial venture to the Chesapeake Bay area. During their trans-Atlantic crossing, she and her shipmates become embroiled in a conspiracy that leaves them at the mercy of a ruthless pirate. As the trouble around them escalates, two powerful men fight over her hand in marriage within the winner-takes-all rugged wilderness of the New World. LOST COLONY SERIES A complete trilogy ...

A spunky cowgirl with a reputation for trouble, a clever cowboy plotting her arrest, and their unexpected attraction which complicates things… Jane is the sister of one of the most notorious outlaws in the west. Captured during a massive roundup, she is the key to bringing the cunning and dangerous Hunter Sherrington to justice. There’s only one hitch. So far, the sheriff has been unable to pin a single indictment on the lovely sharpshooter, so she's released into the care of a local attorney and former mail-order bride, Felicity Barra. Felicity’s youngest brother-in-law, Dodge, is ...

An impoverished debutante is in a hurry to marry, a rough and tough cowboy is on the hunt for a wife, and neither is being completely honest about their reasons. To the world, Daisy Danvers is a spoiled debutante who always gets what she wants. But she has secrets — big, festering, riches-to-rags secrets that she doesn’t want her best friend, Meg, to find out. Daisy enlists her help finding the perfect husband to claim her hand in marriage the moment she steps off the train in Arizona. Her very life might depend on it. She neither expects her troubles to follow her west, nor a whole ...

The things a woman in love will do to keep her man... Belinda Fairfax is tired of waiting for Colt Branson to remember she's still in love with him. She put their wedding plans on hold and supported his decision to travel west in search of his missing sister. She championed his plan to open a mail-order bride agency — one with a Gallant Rescuers Clause to keep other brides safe from the kind of trouble his sister ran into. But she’s waited so long for him to return home to marry her that she's afraid another woman may have captured his heart along the way. Without the funds to travel ...

To dodge a group of ruthless debt collectors, an impoverished southern belle agrees to become the mail-order bride of a rugged cowboy in this sweet and uplifting historical romance! After refusing to marry the cruel new owner of her childhood home, Annabelle Lane finds herself on the run from the scoundrels he hires to change her mind. In desperation, she signs a mail-order bride contract and hops on the next train, praying the groom she is matched with is a man worth running toward. The most sought-after range rider in the west, Ethan Vasquez is highly skilled at protecting livestock from ...

When a mail-order bride schemes to make her new husband fall deeply and desperately in love with her… Jameson Ford’s dream is to turn the remote mountain community of El Vaquero into the biggest cattle town in Texas. When he submits an application for a mail-order bride, he’s not looking for love. To him, acquiring a wife is simply one of his duties for pioneering a town. An impoverished debutante and former life of the party, Penelope Copeland carves out a new life as a working-class girl in post-war Atlanta — that is, until a gang of pickpockets forces her to flee town as a mail-...

Though an innkeeper and his mail-order-bride constantly disagree about how to run a business together, attraction sparks the moment they meet in this sweet, opposites-attract historical romance! Edward Remington is on a mission to restore the Texas inn he’s inherited to its former glory — proving to his family that he can survive without their wealth. It’s not an easy task, with a trio of cowboy brothers attempting to jump a claim on the place, neighbors to the south disputing land boundaries, and no women in town to soften the edges of the brawling settlers. He submits an application...