Bøger af Ruth Ann Nordin

Lady Carol was supposed to marry the Duke of Augustine. Then, shortly before the wedding, the duke committed suicide, citing her for the reason he couldn't go on living anymore. While there was no love lost between them, her situation is not any better when her guardian threatens to send her off to a convent unless she finds someone else to marry. Marriage to a gentleman she barely knows is a risky venture, but with nothing to lose, she accepts Lord Wright's hasty proposal. Grant Carnel, Lord Wright, did everything he could to make everyone think he had a wonderful first marriage. He did it to protect the young child that isn't really his. He is determined that no one learn the truth. Her life will be free from scandal. With his first wife gone, he is free to marry again. But marriage would mean opening up old wounds that he thought he left behind.

A mail order bride. A scarred settler. Will love stake its claim or send them packing?Angela Frank is tired of teaching other people's children. Her job is a constant reminder that she has no family of her own and no prospects for a hometown husband. When she spies a mail order bride advertisement, she dreams of a life where her deformities are overlooked by a strapping Omaha frontiersman. She decides to risk everything for her last chance at a family...Sep Wilson carries scars from a troubled past. And while he's not the marrying type, when he hears that an unscrupulous local is running a shady mail order bride scheme, he can't help but intervene. But he never expected his good deed to end with him married to the mysterious Angela...The two outcasts may have finally found someone who can help them heal their past. But in uncharted territory, the chance for love may not be enough to keep them safe...The Bride Price is the first book in a series of high-spirited mail order bride Western romances. If you like fiery chemistry with a tender touch, gritty frontier settings, and unconventional heroes, then you'll love Ruth Ann Nordin's tale of love. Buy The Bride Price to journey to the heart's unmapped territory today!

Anthony (Tony) Larson and his twin brother, Mark, have been asked to marry one of the two unfortunate women who are in need of a husband. One woman is Velma Murdoch and the other is Natalie Harper. Tony falls in love with Velma as soon as he meets her, and he's excited when Mark tells him she's chosen him to marry. What he doesn't realize until he marries Velma is that she thought she was marrying Mark. But Mark tricked both of them into marrying each other so he could be with Natalie. While he's upset with Mark for deceiving him, he's even more upset to find out Velma had wanted to marry Mark instead of him.Velma is just as upset with Mark as Tony is. A marriage to Tony isn't going to work out well at all. He's a farmer who lives in a sod house, and she doesn't know the first thing about housework or cooking. She was much more suited for Mark who owned a business. Just how are two people who are a bad match going to find common ground? She can't cook anything right, she's scared of bugs and snakes, and there's no way she can make clothes. She was brought up to help her future husband entertain guests at dinner parties, not help out on a farm.Can a man who feels rejected and a woman who doesn't feel competent on a farm find something as wonderful as love?

Rilo An comes from a world where there are no women, and what he longs for is a life mate: someone who will complete him, someone he can love who'll love him back, someone who'll ease the aching loneliness that haunts his life.So he leaves his world, takes on the Earth name Chris West, and makes a payment to Star Systems Unlimited for a life mate. When he bonds with her, he thinks life can't get any better. Except she was married before, and memories of her deceased husband still linger around her home. Will he find a place in her heart or will he have to become like her first husband in order to get her love?

Fleeing from a marriage she didn't want, Woape is caught by a Sioux Indian who abuses her. One night, she manages to escape and nearly loses her life when Gary Milton shows up and rescues her. Not knowing where else to go, she follows him home. In their time together, she falls in love with him and is determined that he will be her husband. But the Sioux Indian is not far behind, and he's going to claim her as his, even if he has to kill Gary to get her.*This historical western romance is rated R.

Miss Lydia Hamilton is desperate. She needs to secure a marriage to a wealthy gentleman, and she needs to do it fast. Enlisting the help of two brothers, she kidnaps the unwitting Lord Quinton. Under ordinary circumstances, she would never force a gentleman to marry her, but these aren't ordinary circumstances. Her family needs money. And fast. Guy Milton, the Earl of Quinton, is not happy. It's extremely bad luck to be kidnapped, especially in the middle of the night while he is supposed to be sound asleep in his bed. Now doom is imminent. His kidnappers are going to kill him. He just knows it. But instead of killing him, he is forced to marry Lydia. While one would think this would come as a welcome relief, such isn't the case. Marriage under force at midnight to a lady with two redheaded brothers means bad luck. To make matters worse, after the wedding, they hurry him off to a country estate full of so much bad luck that he's sure this is where he'll die. When Lydia decided to kidnap Lord Quinton, she thought her biggest problem would be convincing him to get her with child. She didn't think she'd have to convince him that he'll live long enough to survive the task. This is a romantic comedy with a superstitious hero, a heroine who needs money, and an estate with a classic gothic feel to it.

This romantic comedy takes a light-hearted look at time travel.While on a train heading west, Ted Jacob and Megan Crane are thrown into the past with no idea of why or how they got there. They get off the train in Fargo, North Dakota. To their dismay, they are in April 1898. To their horror, the people insist that Ted and Megan marry at once! But Ted and Megan don't even know each other, and despite their protests, the preacher declares them man and wife.They are determined to get back to the future and forget this farce of a marriage. But in the end, they may discover that some things are meant to be...and their marriage just might be one of them.

Tiffany Clark recently had her 35th birthday, and she isn't married, something that worries her parents to no end. To make matters worse, her sister's wedding is quickly approaching and Tiffany has no date. When her mom threatens to pair her up with someone she doesn't want, Tiffany takes matters into her own hands and asks her best friend, Tyler Jackson, to pose as her boyfriend.It'll only be for the wedding. The lie won't go any further than that. But in a moment of frustration, Tyler blurts out that he and Tiffany are married. That's okay, though. Because as soon as they get back to Omaha, Tiffany will tell them the truth. Only, it's a little hard to do that when her very excited parents are coming to visit "the happy newlyweds." In this romantic comedy, Tyler and Tiffany are about to learn there is no such thing as a little white lie.*This is book 3 in the Omaha Contemporary Romances Series. Book 1: With This Ring I Thee DreadBook 2: What Nathan WantsBook 3: Just Good Friends

All Sandy Davis wants is to forget about romance. Romance is for other people, not for her. She's been rejected too many times and doesn't want anything else to do with it. To escape, she writes an epic fantasy, picturing herself as the queen who rises against the threat of King Blackheart who is determined to conquer her kingdom.On the eve where she's going to write the ending where she kills him, he arranges it so that he takes her into the story. But he doesn't abduct her so she'll be his prisoner. His plan is to make her his wife and prove that he's not the villain she's made him out to be.

From the moment Mark Tanner sees Lexie Rogers, he knows she's destined to be his wife. There is only one problem: her fiancé. Mark knows she's better off with him, but can he convince her of that before it's too late?Lexie's mother has planned out her life for her. Living in the shadow of the older sister who never pleased her mother, it's up to Lexie to be the daughter her sister never was. And now that includes marrying the man her mother selected for her. Then Mark comes along and turns her world upside down. Will she throw caution to the wind and run away with him? Or will she make the biggest mistake of her life and stay with her fiancé?

Kent Ashton has returned to America in search of a new start, a chance to live a quiet and unassuming life. But fate has other plans.After spending time in Ireland, Kent Ashton has returned to America. It's his chance at a new start, and he's determined to go all the way to California-far away from his past and the list of regrets he's left behind. But while in Omaha, Nebraska, thieves rob him and leave him for dead in the back of an alley. That's when Dave Larson finds him and brings him home so he can recover. As soon as Kent is better, he plans to continue his journey to California.But Dave's daughter, Rose Larson, has other plans for him. She's bound and determined to make him her husband. Sure, he might protest, claim he's not the right one for her, that she's better off with someone else. But she's not one to give up lightly, and if she has to chase him to get him to the altar, then so be it.

Colleen O'Hara's friend is playing matchmaker. Not only is her friend tossing her a bridal bouquet, but she has the perfect man in mind for her to marry. All she needs is Colleen's permission to give Mr. Perfect her email address. And Drake Reed sounds wonderful. So wonderful, in fact, Colleen accepts his online proposal.But before vows are exchanged, she will visit him. Unfortunately, there's one small snag preventing her from her happy ending. And that snag happens to be someone he used to have a crush on in high school.*This is a sweet and clean contemporary romance.

The day Onawa eagerly anticipated has finally come. She is to be Citlali's wife. But what she doesn't realize is that his ambitions to be the next chief could be more powerful than his feelings for her. Will she ever find a prominent place in his life, or will she end up taking second place to the tribe?This is the last book in the Native American Romance Series. Here are the books in the series: Restoring HopeA Chance In TimeBrave BeginningsBound by Honor Bound by Love

Julia Milton has said good-bye to two men in her life. Ernest who was a part of her safe and familiar world, a childhood friend who shared her background. Then there was Chogan who stirred her passion but came from the Mandan tribe-a man who lived a life foreign to her own.Will she choose the safe and familiar or embrace her passions?

This collection of blog posts by Ruth Ann Nordin features fun times with the characters in the Nebraska Series. Included are interviews where we get to hear directly from the characters what they think of the books they are in. These are a behind the scenes look at Her Heart's Desire, Shotgun Groom, To Have and To Hold, and Shotgun Groom. Most of the time, they aren't happy and aren't shy about voicing their opinions. For example, Joel Larson was surprisingly resistant to marrying April Edwards in Shotgun Groom, and she almost ran away because of it. Dave Larson wasn't at all happy about his son, Isaac, marrying Emily Craftsman in Isaac's Decision, and he even tried to take over and write his own ending to the book. When Ruth Ann Nordin refused to take his rewrites, he called for a ban on her books! Other bonus features found in this collection are as follows: Dave Larson, Tom Larson, Joel Larson, Rick Johnson, Owen Russell, and Neil Craftsman compete for who is the best hero in the Nebraska Series. Dave Larson calls for a boycott on Ruth's books and is later kidnapped as a result. Then, due to the grief Dave has caused, Ruth sues him for pain and suffering. All posts are done for fun, so if you enjoyed the books, you'll enjoy these behind the scenes posts that never made it into the books, too!

In one moment, millions of people disappear. Among them is Autumn's sister and Alex's fiancée, Marianne. At the same time the people vanish, aliens are coming to Earth. The aliens say they want to advance man to the next level in evolution, but Autumn and Alex aren't convinced. Looking for answers and Marianne, they follow a lead to Area 51. All they find are more questions, and Alex discovers his nightmares have just begun. Meanwhile, Autumn meets Devon who is one of the conspirators behind the plot to keep humans unaware of what is really going on. When Autumn demands he tell her the truth, he warns her that she better stop looking or she'll end up dead. But can she stop searching when she fears Marianne might need her?This Christian sci-fi thriller explores the possibility that conspiracy theories and Biblical prophecies are about to collide. Is this the end of the world as we know it?

Todd Brothers loves Ann Statesman. But she doesn't love him.Ann loves Kent Ashton. When Kent gets engaged to another woman, Ann's world is shattered. She no longer trusts her judgment in picking the right man to marry. So she decides to choose the man her parents have always admired and respected. Todd.But Todd plans to leave Virginia despite his father's objections. Knowing she doesn't love him, he tells her his decision to move to North Dakota to become a farmer. He is shocked when she asks him to take her with him. Hesitant, he finally agrees, torn between the reality that she doesn't love him but hoping she'll learn to love him over time.They elope and embark on the beginning of friendship. At their new home, Ann gets to know Todd as more than her best friend's older brother. But will her newfound love for her husband be enough when Kent comes for her?This historical romance is rated R.

In order to receive his inheritance, Jake Mitchell must marry. In order to save her family's farm, Sue Lewis must marry a rich man. So Jake comes up with a plan. Why not strike up a platonic business arrangement where they can marry each other for six months? Then they are free to annul the marriage and go their separate ways. Unfortunately for him, the people he knows are determined to keep them together. Between an army of suitors willing to court Sue before her annulment and the Lewis brothers scheming to show Jake how attractive she is, laughter and love are in the air. And in the end, a confirmed bachelor might discover that an inconvenient marriage may not be so inconvenient after all.

Adrienne Dayton flees from an arranged marriage. While heading on a train bound for New York, her father finds her. In an effort to escape him, she falls off the train, dragging Trevor Lewis with her. They find themselves stranded in a small Virginia town where they will have to work to pay for their train ticket so they can continue on their way to New York.However, the single men in town are interested in her and want her to stay. Thinking that all men have ulterior motives, she rejects any notion of getting married. Though she and Trevor don't immediately get along, he is intrigued by her and wonders what it will take to win her heart. When she offers to show him what romance is by fixing him up with a local girl, he turns the tables on her. He'll be the one to show her what romance is...and get her to marry him.

When Mr. Byron Tumilson was hired to protect Lady Eleanor from the person who is trying to kill her, the last thing he expected was to play the role of her suitor. But, as it turns out, that's exactly what her father, the Duke of Dormondton, requires him to do. Her father wants her to have a successful first Season, and no one has shown any interest in her. He is convinced that if Byron pretends to be in love with her, then she'll attract real suitors.So Byron is stuck attending boring balls and lavish dinner parties under the guise of being a wealthy gentleman. As if that isn't painful enough, he needs to find a way to make this wallflower of a lady into someone gentlemen will actually desire. At least, that's what he most wants until Lady Eleanor pretties herself up and learns how to flirt. Then he starts to realize he's fallen in love with her, and that's the worst thing a nobody like him could do with a fine noble lady.

Lady Rachel, the sister of the very wealthy and highly esteemed Duke of Creighton, has entered her first Season with great anticipation. She loves wearing beautiful gowns. She loves talking to her friends. She loves going to balls and meeting gentlemen. This is going to be the most wonderful time of her life. When she starts receiving missives from a secret admirer, it turns out the Season is even better than she imagined. What lady, after all, can resist the appeal of a mysterious stranger expressing his deep and abiding love in her? She sets out to enlist the help of an unlikely ally to find out who her secret admirer is. She knows it's not appropriate to be discussing such personal information with the butler, but he is the only one she trusts to not tell anyone. Little does she realize the very one she's confiding in is the very one she's looking for. And there's no way he's telling her the truth since her brother, and the rest of London, would never approve the match.

What could a man who already has everything possibly want? How about a baby?Nathan Rudolph interviews all the single women in his company. They think they might get a job promotion, but he comes with a marriage license instead. And the winner isn't happy. But he's dealt with difficult people before and is certain that, in no time at all, he can win his new wife over.

Natalie Harper has just married the man of her dreams. All of her life, she has wanted a husband who would be kind, gentle, and handsome. She wanted a companion she could share her life with. Mark Larson fulfills all of those dreams. And she couldn't be happier.However, Mark is also wealthy. The money doesn't mean anything to Natalie. She's just happy to be loved by him, but she soon discovers that his wealth comes with some unexpected problems. She grew up on a farm with very little to her name. No one cared about how people drank tea, how well they danced, or how much education they had. They didn't judge people based on any of those things. In Mark's world, though, she's expected to follow certain etiquette rules she didn't even know existed. And the women in her new social circle aren't the least bit shy about letting her know she doesn't meet up to their standards. Yes, she married Mark because she loved him, but she's quickly learning there's more to marriage than love. A lot more. And she's not sure she has what it takes to make it work.

When Ted and Megan board the Amtrak, the last thing they expect is to be thrown back into the past. As if that isn't bad enough, the people insist that they marry at once! But Ted and Megan don't even know each other, and despite their protests, the preacher announces them man and wife.This romantic comedy takes a light-hearted look at time travel and the joy of finding unexpected love.

Colleen O'Hara's friend is playing matchmaker. Not only is her friend tossing her a bridal bouquet, but she has the perfect man in mind for her to marry. All she needs is Colleen's permission to give Mr. Perfect her email address. And Drake Reed sounds wonderful. So wonderful, in fact, Colleen accepts his online proposal.But before vows are exchanged, she will visit him. Unfortunately, there's one small snag preventing her from her happy ending. And that snag happens to be someone he used to have a crush on in high school.*This is a sweet and clean contemporary story that is for a quick and fun afternoon read.

Jim Griffin is in trouble. The moment he arrives in Omaha looking for a place to stay, Patricia and Erin Larson have decided he will marry one of them. And the longer he's a guest in their home, the louder those wedding bells are ringing!Their father isn't as excited by the prospect of an upcoming marriage as they are, and he does everything he can to discourage Jim from getting too close to them. Meanwhile, their mother has other plans and is more than happy to look for ways to get him to spend time with each of them.This cute and sweet romantic comedy takes a look at an overwhelmed bachelor who is at the mercy of two sisters who are determined to get a husband.

Usually, once the characters have their happy ending, there's no more to say to their story. With Dave and Mary Larson, however, Eye of the Beholder was just the beginning. To Have and To Hold was the continuation. Forever Yours will offer the conclusion to their romance.Up to now, Dave has always been a pillar of strength, and time after time, he's helped Mary overcome her insecurities. But even the strong have moments of weakness. After falling off a horse, Dave is unable to do the things he's used to. He has to sit around and watch while everyone does things he used to take for granted. Worse, his older brother turns into a celebrity in town when the newspaper takes a sudden interest in him. When Dave thinks of what he has, it doesn't seem like he's accomplished much of anything at all.

One widow...One time traveler...Two lonely hearts connecting for a moment in time...One day Penelope Jordan finds a man who's on the brink of death and nurses him back to health. Over time, he brings out the woman that the harsh prairie made her forget she once was, and soon she falls in love with him.But will he stay with her...in her time...or will he return to the future?*Author's Note: Penelope and Cole Hunter show up in Restoring Hope and Bound by Honor Bound by Love.

From the moment Mark Tanner sees Lexie Rogers, he knows she's destined to be his wife. There is only one problem: her fiancé. Mark knows she's better off with him, but can he convince her of that before it's too late?Lexie's mother has planned out her life for her. Living in the shadow of the older sister who never pleased her mother, it's up to Lexie to be the daughter her sister never was. And now that includes marrying the man her mother selected for her. Then Mark comes along and turns her world upside down. Will she throw caution to the wind and run away with him? Or will she make the biggest mistake of her life and stay with her fiancé?

When Carrie Allen learns that her father has arranged a marriage between her and Justin Monroe, she knows that a pair couldn't be more mismatched. And she wants out!Justin Monroe has loved Carrie for years, so he jumps at the chance to marry her. But he's in for a surprise when she tells him the truth...and asks for an annulment.Too bad for her he's not willing to give up.