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The people of Bear Creek are used to Montana’s harsh winters, but nothing could have prepared them for the winter of 1895, when the worst blizzard they have ever seen threatens to destroy the town. Ranch hand Peter Gibson has to work tirelessly to keep the cattle on the Jenkins’ ranch alive, but despite the blistering conditions, he has something else consuming his thoughts. Shirley Freda has been scarred by love in the past, but when Peter asks her to visit the ranch to have dinner with him and the Jenkins family, she can’t resist the allure of the handsome cowboy.

In New York, Eloisa has her future entirely planned out for her. As a member of a well-off family, she is expected to marry, put aside her passion for writing, and live according to her parent’s expectations. Neither as charming nor as pretty as her older sister, shy Eloisa is resigned to her fate - that is until she finds an advertisement for a mail-order-bride, for a banker in the small town of Daisy Creek.

Small-town girl Hazel Lynn Morgan has survived the dull farm life in Ohio by letting her imagination soar. Reading has been her savior, and yet, escaping the quiet life as a mail order bride could be just the excitement she’s looking for. But the Texan cattle rancher she’s intended for has a secret that could ruin everything and a friend who could be their making...or tear them apart forever.

Sometimes, even fate needs a little nudge out the door. Billy Fox is content with his life in Daisy Creek, living the work-driven life of a bachelor - unlike his eldest brother, Roy, who is married with two children. But Roy is less than satisfied with his brother’s situation, believing that it is time for Billy to settle down and build a family of his own. And so Roy advertises in Billy’s place - for a mail-order bride.

With his troubled past behind him, Pastor Barthelme Munster has been traveling from chapel to chapel in Montana, living by his promise to God. But the pastor aches for something more, and he has his eye on settling in the growing town of Bear Creek, where he can fully give himself to a community that needs him.

For Carl Hennigan, Iron Creek is more than just a town—it is a chance. His chance to start over. To live a life of his own. To teach and do what makes his heart happy. As Carl settles in Iron Creek, he can’t help thinking that his new life wants for nothing—except perhaps somebody to share it with. Just as Carl is about to take the chance and advertise for a wife, he finds another listing from a young woman. Her replies intrigue him, as does the fact that she keeps her full identity hidden. But could there be more connecting them than Carl realizes?

Hundreds of miles apart, two lost souls face a future of emptiness. Can they overcome all the odds and find true happiness in each other?

Your bump is growing bigger, and people keep asking: “When is the baby due?” or “Is it a boy or a girl?” and you reply, every time, with a smile. The following tips will help you to prepare your house for your little angel's arrival.

At least once in a lifetime, everyone has had trouble falling asleep and nowadays, it's becoming difficult to get a good night's sleep. Anyone who has problems with sleep knows this. It must be considered that this condition of life should not be taken lightly. Each of us is subject to various stressful situations during the day: At work, at home, or with friends and relatives that we can't stand.

Hazel is planning her first Christmas with Heath and their wedding. She’s also plotting to help John, Heath’s best friend and partner find a love of his own. The problem is, John is already in love…with Hazel. It will take John a wild ride across Texas and a gunfight alongside desperate men to realize that what he needed wasn’t necessarily what he thought he wanted. But is it too late?

Wesley Baker has brought more than just his hopes with him to Iron Creek—he carries his half-broken heart in tow. Once, he had traveled to meet the woman he hoped to marry, only to discover that her existence had been a con. Since then, Wesley managed to pick up what was left of his life and shattered heart and find his way to the small town of Iron Creek, where he hopes to establish a bakery of his own. Wesley is determined not to make the same mistakes again—but as those around him continue to find love through mail-order brides, Wesley decides to risk his heart one last time.

Elijah Rogers is content with his life as the trusted sheriff to the township of Green River. Although he is mostly content with his life as a bachelor, it takes seeing his close friend find happiness in marriage for Elijah to finally consider that there might be more to life than his work and faithful collie. All Lisette Rosemond wanted was to win a silly bet. Simply respond to the listing for a mail-order bride—what trouble could come from that? The last thing Lisette could have expected was that danger would find her even before she could step foot in the town of Green River.

Do you suffer from difficult relationships, recurring patterns in relationships, or other challenges in how you relate to others? Relationships are a vital piece of the human experience. Yet, for many of us, it is the most difficult part of our lives. The good news is unhealthy relationships can be healed and transformed. The Relationship Code, a new groundbreaking book by registered psychotherapist, industry-leading clinical hypnotherapist, and relationship coach Debbie Papadakis shows us exactly how to do this.

You can travel the world, but love will always find its way to you. From joining the army to please his father to going into business to help the man who saved his life, Harry Wallsey has lived his life for other people. Now, Harry is content with his life in Iron Creek, helping run the newspaper he helped establish—but as a lover of poetry and literature, even this life is not one he ever wanted.

Are you looking to become a leader and desire to be successful, or are you an experienced leader wanting stellar results from your team? Either way, you have come to the right place!

After suffering a permanent injury from an ambush and losing mobility of one of his legs, Andrew Cable has lost all hopes for a happy future for himself. Now, as he is forced to rely on his mother and his brother, Jonny, to care for him, Andrew doubts his life could be any more pathetic. But when Jonny advertises on his behalf with hopes of finding him a mail-order bride, Andrew realizes that he was wrong. The woman seems just as determined to escape her own situation in life. So, he decides to help her do just that—while also giving his brother a taste of his own medicine.

EMDR (eye movement desensitization reprocessing) therapy has been successfully used for the past 30 years for those who have suffered PTSD in the military. Recently, it has been recognized as a useful therapy for other forms of trauma. For the author of this book, it was a lifesaving means of reprocessing painful experiences from her upbringing that continued to affect her life.

While Hazel and Heath plan for the birth of their first child, and John and Becky get married and prepare for their lives together, another bride is making her way to Texas. Louise is from Massachusetts. She’s a well-educated, well-bred young lady whose father chose to send her to Texas to marry a pastor in a church in the town where Key Ranch is.

Venereal diseases exploded into an epidemic in World War II. This endangered the health and safety of our nation and our troops. In many recountings of this war, the fight against VD is not included, but it was a battle worth highlighting. Historically, infected women were blamed and jailed with or without treatment. During this time, hospital camps were set up on a national scale for women to be sequestered for treatment. Dr. George Smullen, my father, worked in two Florida Rapid Treatment Camps, and I am sharing some of my family's experiences when we lived there.

These days, it is getting hard to have a good night’s sleep. Inadequate sleep can obstruct your quality of life away and alertness as well. Anyone with sleeping conditions knows that. Bear in mind that suffering through many sleepless nights doesn’t need to be your reality. As an alternative, you can still fall asleep quickly and get quality sleep each night with hypnosis and meditation. Did you know that hypnosis has been utilized for many years to treat the inability to get adequate sleep?