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With his beloved wife dead and his boys needing a mother's touch, Billy Henderson reluctantly writes for a mail order bride. Although no one will ever replace his wife, Billy wants to do what's best for his boys-the only family he has left. So when Beth Bennett agrees to travel West and be his bride, he is both grateful and anxious. Beth Bennett had just begun to recover from the death of her husband, when she learns the bank has come for her house. With nowhere for her and her young daughter to turn, she soon finds herself on her way to wed a stranger, chosen from the Matrimonial News. And while Billy Henderson seems like a kind man, his boys have been allowed to run wild, and they make life for Beth even more difficult than she expected. And Billy, it seems, has no desire to help. As Beth struggles to build a life in Billy's home, she begins to wonder at her decision. It takes a near miss and patience for healing to finally open the hearts of this broken family, and let the light back in.

When Anna Carpenter's mother is diagnosed with tuberculosis, Anna's life is turned upside down. With her parents forced to move to New York for treatment, Anna feels she had become a burden on her family, and she heads west to find a home as a Mail Order Bride. But Anna's life takes yet another turn when her stage is attacked, and she is kidnapped by a tribe of angry Indians and held for ransom. But as her time with the Indians passes, Anna finds herself more worried about her life with her intended than her fate with the tribe. While the Indians seem kind and gentle, their tales of the settlers' treatments of them are much more disturbing. With time, Anna finds herself drawn to Mingan, a brave warrior of the tribe, and a man with his own deep sorrow. So when a meeting with the settlers leads to violence, Anna finds herself forced to take a stand, and make a choice that could change the path of her life forever.

Recently released from the orphan's home and with nowhere to go, Olivia Lester accepts a last-minute proposition to travel west as a mail order bride. Judd Brockman has made it clear that he only needs a wife as a partner on the farm-not in love-and Olivia accepts his wishes. Judd is a kind man, so when Olivia find herself falling in love with him, she chooses silence over breaking her agreement. But when a woman from Judd's past returns with a scandalous accusation, Olivia begins to wonder if maybe her life with Judd is not what she thought. Judd Brockman has loved before, and told himself never again. But he needs help on his farm, and the lovely Olivia has agreed to his terms. Judd opens his home to her, and in doing so, finds his heart being healed by her kindness and grace. So when he learns she is not who he thinks, his faith is broken again. Can two people who've learned not to look for love find a way to believe again?

When Kent Avery's sister dies and leaves him with her three young children, Kent knows he needs to find a wife to help him with his sudden family. So when lovely Jena Mansfield arrives in response to his ad for a mail order bride, he welcomes her into his home. But when she struggles to bring order to the house, he wonders if he's made a mistake. Jena Mansfield is recently heartbroken over her ex-boyfriend's engagement to another, so writing a letter in response to an ad for a mail order bride seems like a harmless lark at the time. But now she had found herself impulsively packing and heading west, to become a wife and mother to a ready-made family. But Kent's gruff manner makes him hard to get close to, and tending to a family takes a lot of energy. So when a surprise from her past shows up to offer her a return to her old life, Jena has to decide. Will she stay with her new family, and the children who need her, or go back to what she thought she could never have?

Ready to start a new life after the death of her grandmother, Helen Parker decides to accept an offer from a Mr. Mack Cooper as a mail order bride. However, when she arrives, she realizes Mack is not the man she is meant to marry. Instead, he sent for her for a friend, Phillip, who knows nothing of her arrival.But Helen's troubles have only just begun when a landslide blocks their path, leaving her temporarily staying in Mack's house and caring for a rescued baby. As the weeks pass, both Helen and Mack begin to care for one another-feelings they both keep secret. And all too soon, the road is cleared and Helen is gone, sent to marry a man she does not know, away from the one she loves.Until a little holiday magic lets love find its way back.

Desperate to escape her abusive fiancé, Charity Bridgeton quietly runs away into the night. With nowhere else to go, she heads west as a Mail Order Bride, in hopes of finding a kind man that will have her as a wife. But her plans go astray when a stagecoach accident leaves Charity and the rest of the passengers stranded on the side of the road, on a remote ranch.Fortunately, the group is offered shelter by the handsome rancher, Levi Wyatt. And it is with this kind and generous man that Charity soon realizes her pain goes much deeper than she realized. Levi is a good man, and he senses the fear in Charity from their first meeting. And he is determined to save her wounded heart.But can she accept his rescue, and his love?

Recently widowed and with an infant son, Kate Adams has no choice but to move back home with her father. A father who never loved her, and who has now conspired to use Kate in his nefarious plans. She will post an ad as a mail order bride, and then use her disguise to steal from the man and leave town. Forced to go along with his scheme-or lose her son forever-Kate heads west to meet Paul Maguire and his young daughter. The family she must rob ... But love has a mind of its own, and soon Kate finds herself falling in love with Paul and his small family. Determined not to let her father run her life anymore, Kate devises a plan to keep him at bay and protect Paul and his daughter from her father's clutches. A plan that risks Kate's own life, and the chances of her ever seeing her son again.

Celebrate the miracle of love and the joy of the holiday season on the Western frontier with the Twelve Mail Order Brides of Christmas, a new series from popular author Emma Morgan!When nineteen-year-old Jessica Downs arrives in Pinoche as a mail order bride, she's devastated to learn that her intended has been killed. With nowhere to turn and alone at Christmas, she's grateful for the chance for a job in the local hotel, until she finds herself stuck in the middle of a brazen theft. The town's sheriff doesn't seem to want her help, but Jessica has never been one to take 'no' for an answer. Not even from handsome young William Stanton. Sheriff William Stanton is finding himself in turns increasingly frustrated and intrigued with this meddlesome young girl. And when she entangles herself in his investigation, he finds himself fearing for her, as well. Jessica Downs has crept into his heart, and her curiosity could lead her to harm-something he vows to prevent.But when Jessica sees her chance to expose the criminal, she takes it, despite William's warnings. And that chance puts her in more danger than either ever expected.

When a stranger on the train takes prospective Mail Order Bride Natalie Myers's handbag by mistake, she finds herself in the possession of some very important documents. Deciding to return them to the rightful owner, she has no idea that her life is about to change in a way that she could never have expected. Solomon Grant can't believe that he's been fooled and robbed by a woman he expected to marry and when a stranger shows up in town with his beloved possessions, he knows he doesn't want her to leave. But she belongs to another and was only doing him the service of bringing back what she'd found. Can he convince her that she belongs with him and not the fiancé who is waiting for her at the end of her journey? Natalie's story is one of the amazing tales in the Western romance collection, Young Love Historical Romance Volume 3, by #1 bestselling clean Christian romance author, Misty Shae. Each story is a great read in itself, and can be read alone, or even better read them all as part of this adventurous feel-good series.

Saving the life of a war veteran and getting help for her little brother all fall on Keziah Summer's shoulders. She has no idea that her acts of kindness will change her life forever, and bring her true love. Cade Sheridan is grateful to have been given another chance at life after a kidney transplant. He falls in love with the woman who gave him a kidney, but can he convince her that he truly loves her and is not just feeling pity for her as she thinks? A beautiful contemporary Christian romance for your enjoyment. Yet another story from PureRead to warm your heart and stir your faith.

Ever since she was scarred as a child, local schoolteacher Sarah Adams has resigned herself to a life without love. So when Melrose Stephens sweeps her off her feet with a whirlwind marriage proposal, she feels like she has finally found happiness. But life has more pain in store for Sarah, and again she is left alone. With no hope in her heart, she accepts an offer to travel west as a mail order bride. But when she arrives at the home of her intended, she finds herself rejected again. Jed Jackson lives on a sprawling farm with his five brothers and elderly aunt. He needs a wife to help tend to house and its needs, but he did not expect Sarah-or rather, he did not expect her to be scarred. Jed is unwilling to accept Sarah's disfigurement, but Sarah is ready for a new life. She has given up on love, and she convinces the family to let her stay on and assist the aunt in running the house. Soon, Sarah finds herself growing closer to her new family. And as one door closes, she discovers that another one has opened.

Orphaned at a young age, Emily Rosen has called Hearts Grove orphanage home all her life. Now, though, she must leave behind all she knows to begin a life as a mail order bride. But when fate leaves her an infant to care for on the dangerous journey, she finds herself in an adventure she never dreamed of in her lonely room. And loving a man she was never meant to love. Stagecoach driver Salvatore Gadara has promised to deliver Emily and the helpless infant safely to their destination. But swollen rivers, broken wagons and bitter snowstorms delay his mission, and he realizes his simple job has grown into a mission of love. Now Salvatore must deliver the woman and child he has grown to care for into the arms of another man-that is, if they even make it to their final destination. But sometimes, love takes a path of its own ...