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Experience the journeys of six young women as they head out to the frontier town of Bannack, Montana in search of new lives and love in Faith-Ann Smith's Brides Of Grasshopper Creek series! This collection includes the following six heartwarming stories: Mail Order Bride Hannah: Hannah is thrilled to finally be on her way to the Frontier. She and her new husband Bradley have been planning this trip for as long as they have been planning their lives together it seems, and now that they've left Independence, Missouri on the wagon train west, it appears that all of their dreams are coming true.Within just a few short weeks of leaving, however, the harsh realities of life on the wagon train strike Hannah hard and she is forced to realize that the adventure she envisioned with Bradley is not at all what it seemed. Will Hannah overcome hardship when her adventure out west takes a tragic turn for the worse?Mail Order Bride Caroline: The Lord guides Caroline to an ad in the newspaper from a gold miner in Bannack who is searching for a lovely woman to become his bride. Soon, she joins the wagon train and anxiously makes the journey out west to start her new life.When she arrives, however, she discovers that the man she chose may not be the man she thought he was. She must decide where her loyalties lie-and if she can find it in herself to look beyond Bailey's past and accept him for the man he is today.Mail Order Bride Louisa: After the death of her sweetheart, Louisa feels that there is nothing left in life for her, and wonders what she could possibly do to fill the years that lie ahead. When her sister suggests for Louisa to become a mail order bride for one of the men in the frontier, Louisa is appalled, but with the prospect of her sister and brother leaving on the wagon train with their cousins, Louisa knows that she must make the decision to either be left alone without any relatives and only her painful memories, or to enter marriage with a man she doesn't know.Mail Order Bride Emily: Emily has never quite fit in with the rest of the high society young women who are supposed to be her peers. Raised in privilege-and expected to live up to the part now that she is old enough to marry-Emily cares more about her dream of becoming a teacher than the idea of hosting fancy tea parties and being courted by potential suitors. Feeling that she cannot continue being told what to do any longer, Emily makes the bold decision to go out west so that she can start a school and teach the children of the Frontier. In order to fulfill her dream, however, she must become a mail order bride.Mail Order Bride Charlotte: After the death of their parents, Charlotte and her brother Victor only have each other left in the world. Well past marrying age at thirty years old, Charlotte has nearly resigned herself to spending her life taking care of Victor when she suddenly discovers that he has been planning for them to move away from Philadelphia and seek out their futures in the Frontier town of Bannack. Though Victor refuses to admit it, Charlotte knows that having a single sister following him around is limiting to him, so she decides to take responsibility for herself and find a man who is looking for a wife.Mail Order Bride Betsy: Betsy always knew that love would find her eventually, and until then, she would be happy watching the young men who lived in her mother's boarding house court their sweethearts on the front porch. Everything seemed perfect until the War came too close to home, and what was once an elegant and privileged boarding school became a bloody hospital. Left the suffer the aftermath, Betsy decides that her only hope is to get out of her hometown and go as far away as she could. In order to do that, however, she would have to find a husband.

17 Sweet Mail Order Bride Romances In One CollectionFollow seventeen inspirational journeys of the heart in Hopeful Brides, a compilation of 17 clean and wholesome historical Western romances by bestselling authors Charity Phillips and Faith-Ann Smith, featuring: Beverly: The Butcher's BrideRita: The Determined BrideMail Order Bride CharlotteZelda's StoryHattie's StoryMontana Mail Order Bride: MadelineA Second Chance For MollyAngelica's Blessing From AboveMail Order Bride: Adeline's StoryMail Order Bride CatherineMail Order Bride WillowMail Order Bride: Eliza's JourneyMail Order Bride: Dorothy's JourneyMail Order Bride Mary's SecretMail Order Bride Grace's Second ChanceMail Order Bride Ellen's DilemmaMail Order Bride: Maya's DestinyGet whisked off to the great American frontier in Hopeful Brides, where love conquers all for these 17 determined, courageous women of times gone by.

25 Sweet and Wholesome Mail Order Bride Romances In One CollectionGet swept away to the past in Hopeful Frontiers, a box set of 25 clean historical Western romance short stories by bestselling authors Charity Phillips and Faith-Ann Smith, featuring: Emily: The Encouraging BrideAgatha's Change of HeartMail Order Bride CarrieMail Order Bride TessaMail Order Bride EleanorMail Order Bride LauraMontana Mail Order Bride: JuliaMontana Mail Order Bride: ClaraMail Order Bride: Jane's StoryMail Order Bride: Rebecca's StoryMail Order Bride: Lucy's StoryMail Order Bride: Rose's StoryMail Order Bride SarahMail Order Bride LizzieMail Order Bride MargaretMail Order Bride AnnMail Order Bride HannahMail Order Bride CarolineMail Order Bride LouisaMail Order Bride EmilyMail Order Bride LilyMail Order Bride RoseMail Order Bride: Lydia's StoryMail Order Bride: Rosanna's StoryMail Order Bride: Isabella's StoryJoin these 25 brides on their inspirational journeys to love and happiness in Hopeful Frontiers. If you love heartfelt historical romances, this delightful collection will keep you reading for hours on end

Four Sweet Holiday Romances In One CollectionThis Christmas, Amazon bestselling authors Charity Phillips and Faith-Ann Smith are delighted to share four of their favorite inspirational holiday mail order bride short stories in one anthology. If you love heartwarming historical Western romances, you'll love Brides of Christmas, featuring: Beatrice's Christmas BlessingMillie's Christmas SurpriseAmelia's Blessed ChristmasA Christmas Mail Order Bride For SamsonRing in the season by curling up with the Brides of Christmas collection

Book 1: Mail Order Bride Adeline's Story: Adeline Brandt longs to raise a family. Her loving husband Robert promises to fulfill this desire but tragically perishes in the Civil War. Shortly after his death, doctors tell the already grief-stricken Adeline that she is barren; she will never experience the joy of having children of her own.In an attempt to ease her suffering, a childhood friend offers what she thinks is the perfect solution to escape Adeline's woes: to head out west to the frontier as a mail order bride and get a fresh start on life. Adeline hesitates, but decides to accept the offer.A handsome widower named Alexander Raymond is looking for a wife who can help him open the first library in Cheyenne, Wyoming. His plan? Marriage in name only, and young Adeline seems to fit the bill nicely.Can Adeline set aside her pain and sorrow for the chance to love again? And will God bless her with the greatest gift of all?Book 2: Mail Order Bride Lydia's Story: Lydia Dow refuses to marry a Boston dandy. Thrilled by the prospect of escaping stuffy New England for a new adventure in the frontier, she has been corresponding with the charming David Cavendish of Cheyenne, Wyoming, and has her heart set on becoming his mail order bride. But when Lydia arrives, she learns a startling truth: David cannot read or write, but had commissioned a friend to write the letters on his behalf. Stunned by the news, Lydia wonders whose thoughts were really reflected in those letters, and what other secrets David had up his sleeve. When the truth unfolds, will she alienate him forever, or will Lydia become the woman of his dreams, answering his prayers for a life filled with happiness and love? Book 3: Mail Order Bride Rosanna's Story: Orphaned when her parents perished during the smallpox epidemic, young Rosanna Ellington is left with a little brother to care for. As a smallpox survivor, Rosanna finds it difficult to live an ordinary life, her appearance now tarnished by scars-cruel reminders of the devastating disease. When a family friend suggests for her to respond to an ad seeking a God-fearing mail order bride, Rosanna finally feels a glimmer of hope: the Cheyenne man states that "appearance and status of wealth are not important." Without revealing her condition, Rosanna hopes that her future husband will be willing to marry her, but when she arrives, she is stunned to learn that Alexander Malone did not place the ad after all: his sister had been the person secretly corresponding with her all along. When they meet, will Alexander see past Rosanna's flaws and find her inner beauty?Book 4: Mail Order Bride Isabella's Story: When Isabella discovers that she is with child, she flees her abusive husband in search of a better life. Without references, Isabella realizes that work is hard to find, so when a maid named Lilly finds her on the streets of Boston and offers her a potential position where she works, Isabella is relieved and soon begins to work for the Crawford family. But sometimes, the grass is not always greener on the other side. When faced with the threat of even more abuse from her employer, Isabella must flee yet again. In a hurry, she discovers an advertisement for a mail-order bride from a man in Cheyenne named Mr. Augustus Cranston and responds. Out of sheer desperation, she decides to begin her travels out West before she has the chance to receive a reply to her letter, accompanied by her new friend, Lilly.After she makes the long trip to Cheyenne, however, Isabella finally meets Mr. Cranston and is faced with a new dilemma. Will her suitor be the man who can commit to a lifetime of love, or will God have other plans for of Isabella and her unborn child?

Amazon bestselling author Faith-Ann Smith's Mail Order Bride Nurses Of The Civil War The Complete Series follows the struggles and triumphs of eight volunteer nurses seeking a new lease on love and life after caring for our country's wounded war heroes.This anthology includes the following eight heartwarming historical romances: Mail Order Bride: Mary's SecretMail Order Bride: Annika's CourageMail Order Bride: Grace's Second ChanceMail Order Bride: Cate's Change Of HeartMail Order Bride: Ellen's DilemmaMail Order Bride: Hazel's Renewed FaithMail Order Bride: Maya's DestinyMail Order Bride: Lyna's Forgiving Heart

This Christmas, Charity Phillips and Faith-Ann Smith are pleased to bring you Christmas Mail Order Brides, a collection of the following 15 heartwarming historical holiday romances: Olivia's Christmas On The Frontier Abigail's Christmas Gift Mail Order Bride Sarah Elizabeth's Christmas Miracle Mail Order Bride Caroline Mail Order Bride Louisa Mail Order Bride Emily Mail Order Bride Charlotte Mail Order Bride Betsy Mail Order Bride: Jane's Story Mail Order Bride: Rebecca's Story Mail Order Bride: Lucy's Story Mail Order Bride: Rose's Story Sophie's Christmas On The Frontier Letters From The Gold Rush Wagon

In 1895, when tragedy strikes and the bank repossesses the Barrington sisters' home, all hope is lost--until an orange farmer in California secretly arranges for them to head out west to become mail order brides for his three sons. Will the Wallace brothers welcome the Barrington sisters with open arms? Find out in Brides Of Riverside, a historical mail order bride series by Faith-Ann Smith.Book 1: Mail Order Bride Willow: When the bank repossesses the house, Willow, the eldest of the clan--and a determined spinster--tries to be optimistic but begins to lose faith when their situation takes a turn for the worse. When her cousin from California offers to make an arrangement for her to marry the son of a man out west, Willow has no choice and accepts. When she meets Joshua Wallace, however, she decides that he is unsuitable and their personalities clash.Joshua comes from a prominent family in Riverside, but prefers to live as a recluse on the wide open plains. He has a wolf for company and has taken five orphans from a nearby reservation under his care. Can they both find a way to live in peace and keep their sanity intact?Book 2: Mail Order Bride Lily: Lily is a soft-spoken girl with a large heart. When she receives her invitation to travel to California, she is eager to go, despite her fears. She quickly falls for her betrothed, Jasper Wallace, but her love is unrequited. When his father asks him to make Lily his bride, Jasper plans to get out of the engagement as soon as he can, but Lily's heartfelt personality soon begins to intrigue him; not even the vibrant Daisy May Meriwether can keep him away. When Lily is bitten by a snake, Jasper is terrified of losing her and vows to become a better man. Will his prayers be heard in time, or will he tragically lose the woman of his dreams?Book 3: Mail Order Bride Rose: When kind-spirited Rose is asked to travel to Riverside and become the bride of Joseph Wallace, she is eager to accept. She admires Joseph from the moment they meet, but she can tell that the feeling is not mutual. Joseph is emotionally scarred from a broken heart. He now feels that all women can't be trusted, so when he meets Rose, he devises a plan: to ask for her help in opening a new restaurant, and then to dismiss her after its grand opening, never looking back. Little does he know, however, that Rose's kindness and love will threaten to destroy the very fabric of Joseph's deep-seated beliefs. Can he get over his prejudice and finally learn to love again, or is heart too wounded to heal?

16 Clean and Wholesome Mail Order Bride Romances In One Heartwarming Box SetIf you love sweet historical Western romance, you'll fall in love with Hopeful Hearts, a collection of 16 inspirational tales of courage and love by bestselling authors Charity Phillips and Faith-Ann Smith, featuring: Annie: A Bride For The Farmhand Emmie's Unexpected Love Mail Order Bride: Betsy Diana's Story Tabitha's Story Montana Mail Order Bride: Emma Prudence: The Patient Bride Ruth's Special Gift Mail Order Bride Delia Mail Order Bride Virginia's Journey Mail Order Bride: Margaret's Journey Mail Order Bride: Annika's Courage Mail Order Bride: Cate's Change Of Heart Mail Order Bride: Hazel's Renewed Faith Mail Order Bride: Lyna's Forgiving Heart Letters From The Gold Rush Wagon Hopeful Hearts will sweep you off to the past, where you can witness the journeys to the happily ever afters these 16 brave brides deserve.