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Lost and alone after her stepfather is murdered on the streets of New York, Katie takes her two young siblings and claims them as her own. Pretending to be a widow, she flees to Colorado Territory as a mail-order bride and into the arms of the handsome gunsmith, Robert Wallace. The attraction is instant, but just when things are looking up for her, the past comes calling - and Katie discovers harsh truths about her stepfather that put everything at risk. Her stepfather had secrets, and they're not done with her yet.

Erin O'Toole is no stranger to violence. Growing up surrounded by one of the most powerful gangs in New York, Erin learned how to survive. But when her little brother is killed in a gang war, Erin swears she'll never be part of her father's world. Desperate to escape the pain of her loss and a future she doesn't want, she risks everything to become a mail-order bride.

Lydia Granger thought she left a life of struggle and poverty behind. As a mail-order bride on her way to Oregon City, a secure future is assured. But when the wagon train arrives in Oregon City, she discovers her fiancé is dead and her dream of a safe future is shattered. Moments after her dream is stolen from her, a gift arrives. Her wealthy fiancé left her everything he had. Life for Lydia should be easy, but the truth is much darker and more terrifying than she could imagine, for her fiancé's death was no accident, and the man who took his life wants everything, all the dead man's ...

When her parents died, Molly McGregor did what she needed to survive in New York City all alone. She took a job for a well-respected banker, but made a discovery that put her life in danger. Now, in 1882, she is fleeing New York for the western frontier. Molly makes the desperate decision to become a mail order bride in Tombstone, Arizona Territory. She doesn't hope for much, just that her new husband will be strong enough to protect her from the danger she fears will follow.

As the local preacher, Gideon Fraser often talks about the many virtues of a good marriage, but that doesn't mean he has the slightest inclination of claiming a bride of his own. No, he's been burned before, by greedy women who only want the prestige and money the Fraser family name can provide. When his mother's devious matchmaking results in his unexpected wedding, Gideon looks at the beautiful face of the woman who has sworn to be his and wants nothing to do with her.

Rosie Stanton climbed on a westbound train to answer his ad for a wife and mother, everything she wants to be. But Tom Harris lied. He doesn't want a wife, merely a mother for his two abandoned children and a cook and cleaner for his ranch. Betrayed once, he's vowed never to let another woman into his heart. Sexy Rosie upsets all his plans and threatens to invade his scarred heart. How will he maintain his vow to keep his hands off her as she charms his children, his cowhands, his life?

Lucy Davison se convirtió en una novia por encargo junto a otras noventa y nueve mujeres. Todas fueron llevadas a Seattle, territorio de Washington y todo a causa de la Guerra Civil, la cual había disminuido la cantidad de hombres casaderos en New Bedford. Uno de los hombres que trasladó las novias hasta Seattle fue Drew Talbot. Cuando Lucy lo conoce y se tocan por primera vez, ella siente que una especie de energía eléctrica recorre todo su cuerpo. El problema es que siempre que Drew está cerca, Lucy se vuelve completamente torpe y por lo general termina en los brazos de él. Cuando ...

Duncan McKenzie has been promising his wife, Catherine, a honeymoon. When a mysterious letter forces Duncan to make a trip to Chicago, he decides to combine a honeymoon with the trip. He doesn’t tell Catherine about his devious plan, but he also doesn’t know that Catherine has a few secrets of her own.

THIS IS A NEW COVER!! Rebecca Taylor traveled the Oregon Trail for one reason, to provide for and protect her younger siblings. Having lost her mother years ago, the care and raising of the younger children fell to her and her brother. Oregon was supposed to be a new beginning, a fresh start. But the house they acquire needs more work than it's worth, and a wealthy and powerful man has taken more than a passing interest in having Rebecca for his wife. Add to her confusion a simmering attraction to Ian Stanford, the carpenter hired to repair their home, and Rebecca is in way over her head. ...

Zach Anderson is a desperate man. He needs to find a killer before the man destroys Zach's entire family. He also must convince Lily Sutter, the woman he loves, that she loves him and wants to marry him. Neither task is an easy one.

Avoiding love and entanglements has been easy for Hank Barringer since losing his wife and young son to influenza. An outrider on the wagon train, his only job is to keep the mail order brides and passengers safe until they reach their destination. Then he meets Eliza Tanner. She’s different than other women. Seemingly fearless—her feisty manner disrupts his well-ordered idea of how a woman should behave. He doesn’t approve, so why can’t he stop thinking about her? Eliza has secrets and a past that could destroy any chance she has of building a new life. When an opportunity arises ...

Wed one of her father’s lecherous old cronies or flee. Those are the only options for Nora Jones. Refusing to be a pawn, she escapes in the night, running for her life. Her freedom. Ben Taylor is no stranger to a fight. An honorable man, he’s still a rough, tough cowboy who gets into plenty of trouble. When caught in a compromising situation, albeit an innocent one, Ben does the first thing that comes to mind – marry the lady in distress. Sparks fly in 1855 in the Willamette Valley in the Oregon Territory as Nora and Ben fall unexpectedly in love, but no one can outrun their past ...

Travis MacGregor came to Oregon City to start over. Determined to put his past behind him, he believes a proper wife is all that's missing from the proper life he's always wanted. He has worked hard to establish his formal reputation as an upstanding and no-nonsense lawyer. However, the moment he meets Charlotte Taylor, he can't fight his attraction despite her unconventional, hell-raising ways. Charlotte "Charlie" Taylor has been dressing like a man and wearing guns since her father kicked her out of the house when she was seventeen. She is perfectly happy with her life until she meets the...

ANOTHER FANTASTIC STORY IN THIS SERIES…Verified Purchase, 5 starsA Marshal. A Beautiful Thief. An enemy she can't outrun. "Fantastic romantic adventure..." 5 StarsWhat an intriguing story with adventure, danger, and romantic suspense…5 Stars Bella Devereaux dreamed of being a restaurateur, not a thief. But life had other plans. Forced to compromise her principles to survive, Bella always gives half of her ill-gotten gains to the French émigrés in New Orleans and saves the other half to fulfill her lifelong goal of opening her own French café. A priceless cache of jewels was supposed ...

Amanda Winters is traveling from Independence, MO by wagon train to her mail-order groom. Though she is warned that he is a mean and brutal man with a quick temper but she is determined to live up to her promise. She was engaged and left at the altar and she will not treat anyone else like that. When she meets her fiancé she tells him she wants to wait to get married until they know each other better. The suggestion does not go over well with her mail order fiancé. Jamie Kilbride traveled to Independence from Oregon City to collect his mail-order bride. As luck would have it, she’d ...

Caitlyn Larrabee was a modern woman before she died. Now she's an angel in waiting. Offered a chance to have a happy life back on Earth if she can answer a deserving man’s Heart Wish, she agrees to travel back in time to meet the man who needs her as much as she needs him. Of course, there are rules. She has just seven days to get Lucas Ramsey, a bonafide cowboy, to fall in love with her. And she can’t tell anyone, especially her new husband, that she’s an angel. On top of all that, she must avoid, at all costs, the Angel Hunters that will be stalking her -- or risk losing not only ...

Opal McGinty is a mail-order bride and she has a secret. If her prospective husband finds out he won’t marry her and she must marry. Arthur “Red” Redmond wants a wife. Someone to share his life with but he has conditions he hasn’t told his mail-order bride. Will she still want to marry him if she finds them out? Can these two lonely people come together and find happiness despite their fears?

In Tame a Wild Wind, an exciting, sensual, historical Western romance, Sam Colter is running from his past as a Texas Ranger, from the pain of losing his wife and daughters, from his own broken soul. He finds peace running a ranch and minding his own business until the beautiful, widowed ranch owner, Cassie O'Malley, offers him a devil's bargain...to become her lover with no strings attached. Trouble is, once he's tasted her fiery passion, he wants it all....

Nellie Wallace es una joven viuda con dos hijos. Después de la guerra civil en Nueva York quedan pocos hombres y como si fuera poco, ninguno de ellos desea cargar con la responsabilidad de una esposa e hijos. La familia de su difunto marido es rica pero cruel y en la desesperación por escapar de esa influencia e impaciente por tener un hogar, un marido y una vida estable para sus hijos, Nellie decide empezar una nueva vida en San Francisco siendo una novia por contrato. Blake Malone, propietario de un bar, es un solterón pero él se siente bien así. Él trabajó duro para conseguir todo...

Emily Williams is on the run, pursued by the man who took her father's life and hungry for the evidence she carries. Unable to trust the corrupted hands of law enforcement, she seeks refuge in the peaceful seclusion of The Mistletoe Inn, a haven far removed from the chaos of Bozeman, Montana. Ben Campbell, a cowboy with a passion for cooking, never expected to cross paths with a fiery-haired chef in distress. Determined to assist her, he offers his aid, unaware of the danger that shadows her every step. As old dangers resurface and new threats emerge, Emily and Ben find themselves entangled...