Bøger af Susannah Calloway

Lily Montgomery's parents have died, leaving Lily and her younger sister, Hope, to struggle with the debts left behind. Jobs are sparser than ever-and it seems Lily's only option is to become a Mail Order Bride. The matrimonial agency quickly matches her with Jacob Meyers, a rancher in Miles Gulch, Wyoming. Jacob is honest, hard-working, and kind-just the sort of man Lily should fall in love with at first sight. But their engagement lacks a vital spark - the kind of spark that lights Jacob's eyes when he looks at Lily's sister, Hope. Lily supposes she ought to feel jealous. But is there any point in forcing a marriage when she doesn't feel any attachment? And then there's the matter of the tall, handsome sheriff of Miles Gulch - and the sparks that fly every time their eyes meet. If only Sheriff Dalton was inclined to marry a Mail Order Bride...

Elizabeth Lewis has always been a bit of a romantic. She longs for the day she'll be swept off her feet and marry - but first, she must wait for her older sister Mary to find a husband. That's simply the way it should be. When Mary agrees to an engagement with a rancher in Texas, agreeing to a binding contract with a matrimonial agency, Elizabeth has a feeling her own time is near. But disaster strikes at the last minute, when Mary disappears the day she is to travel to meet her prospective husband. Suddenly, in the confusion, Elizabeth finds herself stepping into her sister's shoes - traveling all the way from New York to Abilene, Texas, right before Christmas. For a time, she must be Mary to fulfill the strict terms of the contract. The real trouble begins when she meets rancher John Hall, her sister's intended husband, and quickly finds herself falling for him. Can she maintain the illusion long enough to get her family out of trouble? Or will her own romantic nature be her downfall?

Amelia Turner is tired of living her boring, pampered life. She craves adventure and a new life out West. Ben Thompson is still grieving the loss of his wife, but he knows their son needs a mother, so with reluctance, he places an advert for a Mail Order Bride. He is immediately matched with Amelia. When Amelia arrives in Montana, their first meeting does not go well. Both fear they have made the wrong decision. This is not the adventure Amelia expected, nor is it the smooth transition Ben wanted. Not willing to give up hope, they stubbornly cling to the possibility of falling in love-praying no one will be disappointed.

Elias Hartman is an unusual sort of man. The only son of one of the wealthiest ranchers in Wyoming, his interests tend toward books and poetry rather than cattle and poker. His oddness prevents him from finding a suitable wife-that, and the fact that young unmarried women are few and far between in Miles Gulch. He writes to a matrimonial agency and is introduced to his perfect match: Cora Bennett is bookish, quiet, shy, and loves poetry. Their correspondence carries the spark of love both have been looking for-until, that is, they finally meet in person. Suddenly, the connection they've built over the past months is on shaky ground. Is Cora really the sweet, gentle girl from her letters, or is she a cool, somewhat aloof maiden? Is Elias the gentlemanly poet Cora believed him to be, or is he a rough-hewn cowboy? Things become even more conflicted when a certain orphan boy captures both their hearts and runs havoc through their lives. With Christmas around the corner and the snow piling up at the door, Cora must determine where her future truly lies: back in Philadelphia? Or here in the Wild West with the enigmatic Elias?

Maggie Foster has a reputation for pouring her heart into her work. As a nurse in training in one of Philadelphia's many hospitals, she has no shortage of patients who appreciate her care - but when the hospital is suddenly closed, she finds herself at loose ends. Accepting a marriage proposal seems to be her only option. Soon she finds herself engaged to a man she's never met - but the surprises she anticipates aren't the surprises she finds once she arrives in Miles Gulch, Wyoming. A kind stranger, Hannah Grant, tells Maggie her husband-to-be has succumbed to a terrible illness. At a loss for what to do next, Maggie gratefully accepts Hannah's offer of shelter during the Christmas season, and she quickly finds herself becoming part of the Grant household - Hannah, her daughter Emma, and her son Oliver-the handsome, taciturn blacksmith of Miles Gulch who intrigues her at every turn.

Ian Ross has worked hard all his life, and finally, he's seeing the results: a prosperous ranch in Wise River, Montana, with a beautiful home he shares with his elderly parents, plus a sweet and pretty Mail Order Bride on the way. But when his newly built home, the pride of Ross Hollow Ranch, burns down overnight, everything goes sour. Suddenly, Ian is back where he started, scrounging for supplies, and living in a hastily built shack. The last thing he wants or needs is the responsibility of a wife in the middle of winter. But when Maude Smith arrives from Boston, Ian finds himself in a quandary. Calling off the engagement seems like the right thing to do. So why is he so jealous when his cousin Felix starts paying attention to Maude? Christmas is just around the corner, and Ian is doing his best to face the future with courage. But he has some hard lessons to learn: pride can be dangerous, and it isn't the building that makes a house a home.

Asher Anderson carries a heavy weight on his shoulders. Not just the weight of responsibility as the Deputy Sheriff for Culver's Creek, Missouri. Not just the weight of his dwindling family, as his grandfather grows weaker, and his aunt begins to lose her memory. No, it's more than that, for Asher can't shake the ghost of the wife he lost to a bandit raid, eight years before. He could never be untrue to Scarlett's memory - so he's sworn off love for good. But when a beautiful stranger falls into his arms, he finds his heart has other ideas. This young woman is alone in the world, without a dollar to her name, and Asher can't help but offer her shelter. It's the right thing for a good man to do. Besides, she's sweet and kind, a rare thing in the rough world of Culver's Creek, and he can't help but be drawn to her. It's not until he's offered her his home that he learns her name - Scarlett, just like his late wife.

Neither Ellie Dawson nor Jonathan Hart are strangers to tragedy. Though they have never met, both have lost parents and sisters, and are alone in the world. When a matrimonial agency matches the two as husband and wife, it seems common ground isn't enough to make a successful marriage... From the absentee preacher to the onset of the Christmas season in Miles Gulch, Wyoming, Ellie's engagement to Jonathan proves to be anything but simple. Running from her own sadness, she does her best to understand the rather odd, reclusive man who has agreed to marry her. But as she begins to fall in love with him, she is devastated to realize he has different ideas entirely. Jonathan can't help but brood over the deaths of his parents and sister in a white-out blizzard. And as Christmas arrives and the weather turns dangerous, his mind is on everything except for the young woman in front of him - no matter how appealing he finds her.

Liliana Elison lives a life of tragedy. Her only love died young; taken from her before they had even married. A romantic at heart, she truly believes she will never be able to move past her tragic past and find love again. Her guardian, Aunt Hester, has other notions. Ruthlessly puncturing Lili's romantic ideals, Aunt Hester signs her up with a matrimonial agency, and before Lili knows it, she's a Mail Order Bride for a rancher in Culver's Creek, Colorado. Orpheus Miller is fifteen years her senior and has a past of his own. He's not afraid of love, but he's more than a little skeptical it will ever appear. When he discovers his fiancée is cherishing memories of her long-lost love, his bitterness seems well-founded - except Lili is becoming more and more attracted to Orpheus by the day. Neither Lili nor Orph are ready to fall in love - but love, it seems, has its own ideas.

Life isn't easy for a small-town sheriff - especially when he's trying to raise two energetic seven-year-olds. When he realizes his children are becoming too much for his aging aunt, Sheriff Caleb Murray decides it's time to remarry. But he lost his first wife to an unforeseen tragedy, and the pain simply refuses to budge. He only wants a marriage of convenience - he won't allow himself to feel that pain again. Mail Order Bride Edwina Donohoe has her own tragic past, and a marriage of convenience is ideal for her needs. But emotions run high in the wild west, and the heart always rules the head. As Edwina makes Culver's Creek her home, she falls more and more in love not just with the area and the children she cares for - but with the kind, handsome man who will soon be her husband...

Clara Goodwin is desperate to get out of Boston. With no work and no money to her name, she takes the first option she can find: becoming a Mail Order Bride in Mine's Place, Colorado. Shane Ellis is in dire straits. With a ranch to run, his brother's children to take care of, and nothing but tragedy in his romantic life, he's got his hands full. When his mother becomes injured, he's left with no choice but to bring someone in to help. Local girl Trudie Stevenson is willing to help a handsome bachelor out, but instead, he sends for a Mail Order Bride, Clara Goodwin. Both Shane and Clara are quite sure their marriage will be one of convenience - and nothing more. With the Ellis family picking up the pieces, and Clara learning how to start all over again, it's a simple case of jealousy that turns a marriage of convenience into something much, much more...

Christmas happens everywhere - except in Daniel Whitmore's house. After losing his wife during the holidays five years before, Daniel has forbidden his children to celebrate any of the traditions they once loved. It seems things will stay like that forever - until his teenage daughter Melina comes up with a plan. Abigail Keating, of Boston, misses the family she used to have. Now, with both parents passed away, all she has left is her angry, abusive uncle. When he threatens to marry her off to a gambling hall owner to whom he owes a debt, the time has come to run away and strike out on her own. An advert for a Mail Order Bride in Rough Creek, Missouri, seems to be the perfect opportunity to start anew - until she arrives and finds out Melina wrote the letter on her father's behalf. With Christmas right around the corner, Abigail and Daniel start to piece together a friendship, complicated by painful pasts and grief over loved ones they have lost. Will love prevail this Christmas season?

Georgiana Middleton doesn't know what she's getting into when she agrees to become a Mail Order Bride to a rancher in Fielder's Union, Arkansas. But she has more reasons to leave home than she has to stay, and when she arrives at the tiny town, she is delighted to find the family friendly and welcoming. The big surprise, of course, is the man she's agreed to marry - handsome widower Spencer Frost - has no idea she's there to marry him at all. In a desperate bid to ensure that Spencer's five-year-old daughter is cared for after she marries, Spencer's cousin Leslie Frost wrote to the matrimonial agency hoping for the perfect match for her stubborn cousin. But Spencer is not a man who likes the decisions taken out of his hands - and when the truth comes to light, his fledgling romance with Georgiana is in danger of plummeting into the freshly-fallen snow. Can Georgiana manage her fraught relationship with Spencer as she does her best to mother his daughter? Or will her own heart become a casualty in the battle between love and pride?

Amanda Olsen is running out of options. Raised in the home of the rich Ramsey family, she's been working as a maid for Luella Ramsey, once her best friend. But now that Amanda is growing more beautiful by the day, jealousy has sullied their friendship. Luella is determined to get rid of Amanda at any cost - even if it means paying off a Mail Order Bride agency to ship Amanda out west, where there is no husband waiting for her. Half-Apache, half-white, Levi Fletcher has never been accepted by the townsfolk, but ever since his father died, he's the only doctor left in Santa Fe, New Mexico. When the sheriff brings a half-dead young woman to his door, Levi knows he has to help her. What Levi doesn't know is how quickly and how completely, he's going to fall in love with Amanda Olsen. Lies, villainous outlaws, and Amanda's fear of the future can't stand against the Christmas miracle that's in store for both of them..

Home again at Planter's Point, Marcus Tait is a wounded man. He's long since recovered from the horrific mine accident, but his recovery from the woman who deserted him is far from over. Buried in his work on his cousin's ranch, he fears he's destined to become a lonely, bitter old man, one who will never love again. Six months a widow, Jessica Archer finds every day a struggle. It isn't just the loneliness and grief - it's trying to raise her five-year-old son in her husband's childhood home, with her cold, overbearing in-laws blaming her for Seth's death. When she discovers they plan to have her declared an unfit mother and take her son away, she flees. At her sister's ranch in Planter's Point, Nebraska, Jessica is more at peace than she has been in a long time. Surrounded by family, she starts to piece her life back together, and begins to wonder whether she might even find true happiness again - with Marcus. But both of them carry secrets that threaten to keep them from finding love.

Molly Stone is in a predicament. A young socialite from Boston, she is shocked and dismayed when her father announces he has sold her into a marriage to settle his financial debts. Worse yet, the man she is to marry lives in the wilds of Nebraska. Despite her misgivings, Molly takes the train to Nebraska and is met by her fiancé. But within a day, he shows his true colors, and Molly is forced to flee in the middle of the night during a snowstorm.U.S. Marshal Jake McDonald has a problem. He's home from Kansas for his father's funeral and has to decide what to do about his mother and sister. Dare he leave them alone to try and run the farm themselves or should he stay and give up being a lawman? His situation grows even more complicated when he finds an unconscious woman in the snow and takes her home to recuperate. When it turns out she has amnesia, he is left to solve the mystery behind her appearance at his farm.Christmas is coming and Jake and Molly are quickly falling in love. Molly, feigning the amnesia, can't tell him the truth about herself, though, and doesn't know what to do. Will their Christmas dreams come true or turn into a nightmare?

Ashton Milford's twin brother, Noel, is gunned down by outlaw Hank Riley. Noel's dying wish is for Ashton to marry his intended bride, a woman Ashton knows nothing about. Later, Ashton regrets promising to marry this mystery woman in Noel's stead, and hopes she stays away from the family ranch. Delia Wayne and her young son, Josh, have lost everything. Only the hope of marriage to a rancher named Noel in Nebraska offers them any sort of future. She and Josh arrive in Planter's Point, and Delia thinks she will soon wed the man she fell in love with through letters. To his dismay, Ashton discovers Delia, Noel's fiancée, has arrived. His parents, Maggie and Fred, welcome her as part of the family, but Ashton resents her presence. His guilt at not informing anyone of his promise to marry Delia rises, and he wants her to return to Boston. What happens next is an adventure of love and danger; both Delia and Ashton must fight for their lives when outlaw Hank Riley returns to Planters Point.

Life isn't easy for a Mail Order Bride ... especially when the bride isn't sure she wants to be one in the first place. But when Naomi Paxton is left a young widow, her friend Kate suggests she apply to a bridal agency along with her. At a loss for what else to do, Naomi agrees, and is matched up with a young store owner named Steven Wragley in Rough Creek, Missouri. To Naomi's surprise, the person who greets her in Missouri isn't her intended husband, but his mother. Even more surprising, Steven Wragley has no idea she's coming. Worst of all, he's dead set against the idea of Mail Order Brides. As Naomi struggles to get used to life in her new town, she wonders what can possibly come next. Her new friends are certain happiness is just around the corner - and as she connects with a certain store owner at Christmastime, she dares to believe it herself.

At 18 years old, Almira Spencer has already experienced tragedy. After being left behind by the love of her life, she decides to start over - moving from Tin City, Colorado, to Pepper Gulch, Utah, where she's determined to devote her life to helping her brother and his new family. Love has no place in her new life, which is fine with her. That is, until she meets the heroic Levi James. After being saved from villains by the handsome ranch hand, Almira finds herself drawn to him. But it is just hero worship, gratitude for the service he did her? Or is it something more? Puzzled by her own feelings and unwilling to trust again, she tries to push through and reconstruct her life. But love has a way of making itself felt. And when her old flame comes back for vengeance, she realizes that Levi is exactly the hero she needs.

Nora Raber is doomed to marry the insufferable Cornelius Ainsley. With only minutes to spare, her aunt rushes to her rescue. With a packet of money in hand, Nora escapes on the next train, headed out west. When she arrives in Landy City, she settles in, happy to have avoided such a disastrous match and happy to remain single. She doesn't count on meeting Thomas McKinney, however. Nora falls hard and fast for the handsome druggist. Too late, she discovers that he is already matched to a Mail Order Bride who is on her way to Landy City. Now what? Has Nora fled one horrid match only to have her heart broken with an impossible match? Find out in The Apothecary's Bride!

Edward Ahlborn is a prodigal son. After almost a decade away from home, he returns to the family ranch in Culver's Creek, Montana to visit his parents, sisters, and his twin brother Will. Ten years will change any man, and he wonders what his family will think of him, now that he's been away. But some old habits die hard... Always competitive with Will, Edward finds himself with a golden opportunity to play a joke on his twin: a beautiful young woman arrives in Culver's Creek, looking for Will and saying she's his Mail Order Bride. Before Edward knows it, he's in deep, pretending to be his own brother and becoming more smitten with Miss Amanda Bosworth by the minute. But when tragedy strikes and the joke goes too far, Edward is faced with a choice: keep pretending, or own up to what he's done and risk losing the girl he's fallen in love with.

Twenty-year-old Cassidy Fields wants out of Philadelphia before her father marries her to an odious man twice her age. Her best friend, Emily Evans, is set to marry a man in Pine Ridge, Colorado, but can't leave as her mother has fallen ill. Cassidy is both stunned and eager when Emily suggests Cassidy go in her place as the Mail Order Bride of Wyatt Thomas.Wyatt Thomas, a former member of the outlaw Wolfe Gang, has gone straight and wants a bride to help him build his dream - a cattle ranch. When the stunningly beautiful "Emily Evans" steps off the train, he is enamored.Cassidy doesn't tell Wyatt the truth-that she is not Emily. Wyatt suspects she isn't who she says she is, but he is falling in love with her. In the same manner, he hasn't told her about his outlaw past, either. When Wyatt proposes marriage, Cassidy confesses who she really is. Predictably angry, Wyatt leaves her. Heartbroken, Cassidy plans to leave on the next train. Meanwhile, the last members of the Wolfe Gang, Hank and Ray, have been seeking Wyatt for the last two years. Unbeknownst to Wyatt, he has in his possession a map to the gang's buried money. Hank and Ray find him and hatch a plan. Ray holds Cassidy hostage while Hank demands Wyatt turn over the map to the hidden loot-a map Wyatt knows nothing about.Cassidy fears not only for her life but for Wyatt's. There seems to be no way out. Can Wyatt somehow save them both? And can they ever forgive each other for lying?

Widow Grace Priddy's brother-in-law despises her. Ever since he took Grace and her three daughters in, he's treated them like dirt. Grace can't stand it any longer. Desperate, she flees west as a Mail Order Bride to marry Josiah Murphy. She doesn't tell Josiah that she has three daughters, figuring that would be a deal breaker.Josiah is thrilled that Grace is coming. His ranch is slowly taking shape, and he yearns for a woman to share it with. When Grace arrives with her three daughters, Josiah is blindsided. Feeling tricked, he calls the wedding off. Later, out of sympathy, he takes her on as a temporary housekeeper.Grace scurries to find another position-something permanent where her daughters will be secure. She finds a place and reluctantly leaves Josiah's employ. For despite Josiah's cold treatment, she has fallen in love with him. Only when she receives a marriage proposal from another man, does she understand the depth of her love for Josiah. But, it's too late. Things have gone too far. There seems to be no way out-and no way for Grace to marry her true love.

Daisy Johnson has spunk-and she proves it by traveling alone across the country to start a new life. She quickly lands a waitress job at a café owned by a handsome, aloof boss. Things begin to go her way, but something is sorely missing-a man to share her it all with. Knowing a few Mail Order Brides, Daisy decides to become one herself.She ignores her growing affection for her boss and begins correspondence with a mystery man. In no time, she finds herself enamored by his honesty, good humor, and loyalty. In the meantime, a cut-throat businessman arrives in Lawton City with the sole purpose of putting Daisy's boss out of business. He hides his real character well and begins to court Daisy.Wanting to remain faithful to her mystery man, Daisy deflects the businessman's pursuit as well as her boss's growing interest. But something doesn't add up. When Daisy uncovers a shocking truth, her life jolts in a direction she couldn't have foreseen.

Jenny reached up and touched his cheek softly. She gave him a sad smile and said, "Oh, Roy, you're the reason it's so hard to go. I do care for you, but I want to try life without being a servant." Jenny Jansen has always served at Thompson Manor. As the head cook, life is steady, but she wants something more, and she dreams of moving out West to pursue her freedom. There is just one problem-Roy Olson. They grew up together at the manor, and he fell in love with her long ago. One morning at the market, Jenny stumbles across a new matrimonial agency. This gives Jenny the break she's looking for-the chance to become a Mail Order Bride. But can she truly muster the courage to leave Roy and all she's ever known and risk everything for this unknown groom named Robert Davenport?

Angie Rosewood makes a big mistake; she falls in love with her employer's son, Marcus Donahue. By some miracle, he falls for her, too. If they are caught speaking to each other, she will be fired. Marcus swears he'll take care of things, but he doesn't get the chance. After Marcus leaves on a business trip, Angie is summoned to the housekeeper's office. The head housekeeper takes joy in telling Angie she's been seen kissing Marcus, and her employment is terminated. Suddenly, Angie is homeless and scared. When she reads an advert for Mail Order Brides, it seems the only answer to her prayers. Angie heads to Fort Regent, Wyoming, to meet Robert Beekman. But what should be a happy occasion soon turns into a nightmare. Angie fears she is in danger and longs for Marcus to come and save her, but he has no idea where she is. How could she hope for a rescue from the man she loves?

Hayley Roxbury must escape her abusive and alcoholic husband, Roger. Born to wealth and privilege in Pennsylvania, she plans to go live with her grandmother in the remote and wild Wyoming territory. With the help of good friends, she flees her home and husband. Matt Westman, a rancher in Miles Gulch, Wyoming, is tasked with picking up Mrs. Parkland's granddaughter at the train station. To his delight, she is poised, graceful and impossibly beautiful. Can he crack through her reserve and win her heart? Though attracted to Matt, Hayley ignores it, for she is still bound to Roger. She makes a new life for herself in this bewildering country, so very different from the large city in Pennsylvania where she grew up. Roger, back in Pennsylvania, is determined to find Hayley and punish her for deserting him. He bribes a housemaid in the home of Hayley's friends, and is given the name - Miles Gulch, Wyoming. With the last of his money, he buys a train ticket west. Despite herself, Hayley falls in love with Matt. He is everything Roger is not. Matt loves Hayley and hopes to spend the rest of his life with her. But when Roger shows up in the small town of Miles Gulch, all bets are off. Will Hayley survive? Does Matt have any chance with the woman he loves?

Setting off as a Mail Order Bride to Nebraska, Sally is finally going to get the adventure she desires. Little does she know that she is about to be tested beyond her limits. The train breaks down halfway there, the decrepit carriage she hires delivers a dead driver, and the illness of her traveling companions thwarts any forward progress. Sally is desperate. And where is her fiancé? What can he possibly be thinking of her? Doesn't he wonder why she hasn't arrived? Sally tries to save herself, but she is at the end of her strength. All is lost. She was a fool to think she could handle this life. But Sally underestimates both herself and her fiancé... Sometimes, strength and love show up in unexpected ways.

Belle Herman is destined for better things. At least, that is what her mother always tells her. When the local matrimonial agency matches her with a wealthy rancher in Colorado, she sets her sights on the future and says a fond goodbye to her past. But the adventure doesn't exactly go as planned... From the start, William Jones isn't quite what she expected. There's some confusion about his story, and she's not sure what to think when she catches him in a lie. But he's well-to-do, as promised, and gives her explanations that seem reasonable enough. If only she could understand why he's lying to his parents about why she's there - and if only she could keep her mind off his kind, gentle younger brother, who also seems to know more than he's letting on. Belle knows her future is fixed. But there's an old saying about the best laid plans of mice, men, and Mail Order Brides...

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