Boaz's Wager—What Boaz Grady wants more than anything else is to have his children living with him. But in order to get them back, he needs to marry a woman who’ll be their mother. Eva Connealy left Omaha, Nebraska to be a school teacher. While in Montana, her stagecoach is attacked, and the men decide to sell her.
Patty's Gamble—For as long as Patty Dixon can remember, she’s been in love with Greg Wilson. The problem? He doesn’t want to marry her. In fact, he doesn’t want to marry anyone. And all of her attempts to get his attention haven’t worked. Except, there’s one thing she hasn’t tried.
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Janet Syas Nitsick's Courtships and Carriages—A sweet Christian romance, returns readers to the Midwest in 1893, where men who drove fancy carriages like debonair Nolan Brandford could make ladies’ hearts flutter, such as Gwen Ward’s. Her heart raced every time she saw him, especially when these rides included secret rendezvous, pretty flowers and stolen kisses.
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A GROOM’S PROMISE—an anthology written by the talented Ruth Ann Nordin and Janet Syas Nitpick.
The Bride's Choice by Ruth Ann Nordin:
“Stop stuttering, Jack. Don’t be so clumsy. What’s wrong with you?” Over and over, Jack Warren heard such words his entire life from his father and others. When his brother comes across an ad looking for hired hands in Lincoln, Nebraska, Jack jumps at the chance to go. Finally, he’ll get to live his life in peace since he’ll be far removed from others. What he doesn’t count on is the owner’s attractive daughter who happens to be available.
When the Whistle Blows by Janet Syas Nitsick:
When the Whistle Blows, Hugh Warren paces outside the depot, waiting to see if his love, Winifred Preston, will step off the train to meet him. He only had himself to blame for his predicament. Could she give him another chance? He did not know. Heart in his throat, he looks this way and that hoping against hope she did not already marry the beau back in Virginia.
BRIDE BY ARRANGEMENT– A two-part anthology by Ruth Ann Nordin and Janet Syas Nitsick
In Ruth Ann Nordin’s story The Purchased Bride:
Ada Wilcox never thought her brother would answer a mail-order bride ad on her behalf. Pete Kelly never thought he’d marry… But the gift he was given might be quickly taken away if he doesn’t act in time to keep it.
In Janet Syas Nitsick’s story She Came by Train:
She Came by Train to leave behind her life of finery and be a governess, but soon has two men vying for her attention-one of which has offered to take her back to her home. Alex cannot imagine his life without Miss Preston, the governess he’s hired for his children and looks for a way to convince her to stay.
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FORT GIBSON OFFICERS SERIES
by USA Today Bestselling Author Rose Gordon
American-set historical romance series that takes place in Indian Territory in the mid-1840s.
The Officer and the Bostoner—While on her way to meet her intended, Allison Pearson was abandoned by her traveling party at a desolate Army fort in the middle of Indian Territory. It’s a good thing there is a handsome, smooth talking officer named Captain Wes Tucker will temporarily marry her until her intended can reclaim her.
The Officer and the Southerner—Lieutenant Jack Walker sent off for a mail-order bride. Ella Davis answered the ad. Jack forgot to mention a few living details, and Ella’s about to let him know it!
The Officer and the Traveler—Captain Grayson Montgomery's mouth has landed him in trouble again! And this time it's not something a cleverly worded sentence and a handsome smile can fix. Having been informed he'll either have to marry or be demoted and sentenced to hard labor for the remainder of his tour, he proposes, only to discover those years of hard labor may have been the easier choice for his heart.
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Jessie: Bride of South Carolina—Tired of living under her father's iron thumb of control Jessie Wilcox decides to do the unthinkable: run away to Montana as a mail-order bride. The only obstacle in her way: the one hundred miles between her home in Williamsburg County and the train depot in Charleston.
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