Bøger af Margery Scott

John Weaver doesn't want a wife...he needs one.He needs a mother for his five-year-old twin daughters, and his only choice is to advertise for a mail-order bride. As long as the woman understands he'll never love her, they can have a good life together.Miranda Lowe doesn't want a husband...she needs one.She isn't enough-not pretty enough, not smart enough, not good enough in any way to attract a man herself, but surely a man who has to advertise for a wife won't be too choosy.The question is, can being less than perfect be more than enough?

Betrayed and widowed, rancher Jason Porter needs a woman. Not for himself, because he'll never be able to love and trust a woman again, but for his infant daughter. It's impossible to take care of a baby and run his ranch, and he's not interested in marrying any of the women in Sapphire Springs. Elise Dupont expected a much different life than she found when her parents brought her to America. Instead of wide-open spaces, clear skies and freedom to build her own life, she found air filled with factory smoke, a rundown tenement and bare survival. When Elise accepts Jason's offer of a marriage of convenience, she believes her dreams are finally coming true. As their friendship deepens, she finds herself wishing for a real marriage, but how can she live with a man who doesn't trust her? And how can Jason put aside his suspicions and let himself fall in love again?

Life is what happens when you're busy making plans!When Lynna Spiers impulsively runs away from her wedding, she soon realizes she should have made a plan. Arriving in Colorado penniless and starving, she doesn't expect to faint in the arms of a stranger.Jasper Morrison has a plan. Now that his ranch is prosperous and he can support a family, he's ready to settle down and get married. He has the letter with the marriage proposal to a woman he's been corresponding with in his pocket, ready to mail. But when a woman he's never met faints in his arms and then begs him for help, he can't refuse.Convinced her fiancé will come after her, Lynna needs a place to hide until she can earn enough money to go further west. As the days go by, Lynna becomes more attracted to Jasper, and she suspects he's developing feelings for her as well.Lynna can't live with herself if she brings danger to Jasper's door. Jasper can't live with himself if he lets her go. But before they can make a plan together, her fiancé arrives - and he has revenge on his mind.

This sweet historical western romance was originally published in the Pistols & Poplin anthology.Chloe Taggart has one goal - to leave Rocky Ridge (and the diner she runs with her father) as soon as possible and see the world. She has no desire to be under any man's thumb when she could be sailing the Pacific or touring ancient Greek ruins.Rancher Austin Hayward is content with his life in Rocky Ridge, but it would be perfect if he could share it with Chloe Taggart as his wife. Unfortunately, even though Austin has loved Chloe for years, she has never looked at him as anything more than a friend.When Chloe's father loses the diner to Austin in a poker game, Austin makes her a proposition she can't refuse. But Chloe has a plan of her own - a plan that will give her what she wants in the end. If it works ... and if Austin loves her enough to let her go.

US Marshal Kirby Matheson is on his way to testify at a trial when he comes across an injured woman on the trail. Although he risks missing the trial, he can't leave her to the elements and goes out of his way to take her to safety. When Hannah Wilde is rescued by a handsome stranger after being thrown from her horse during a storm, she finds herself growing to like him, much to her dismay. He's exactly the kind of man she's sworn never to get involved with - a lawman! Kirby feels a connection to Hannah unlike any he's never felt with another woman. He's sure she feels the same, so why is she being so frosty toward him? And why is he suddenly thinking about giving up the one thing he's always valued - his freedom? Hannah is determined to resist her growing feelings for Kirby. However, when danger follows him, Hannah realizes she could lose him forever - unless she's already too late.