Otto's Offer (Lockets And Lace Book 3)

by Zina Abbott

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  LOCKETS & LACE BOOKS

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  0. The Bavarian Jeweler by Zina Abbott

  The Lockets & Lace series prequel:

  Sent to America in 1849 to avoid inscription into the Bavarian army preparing for war against Prussia, Wilhelm Mueller, a master jeweler and watchmaker, goes with his father’s promise that he will always have a little touch of Bavaria with him. His British cabin mate on the ship who knows German helps him learn English. He meets some of his fellow passengers, including a group of Irish refugees escaping the potato famine. The lace made by a certain young woman captures Wilhelm’s attention as much as her pretty face and curly hair.

  Upon landing in New Orleans, he finds everything is new in his adopted country, including his name. After sailing by steamboat up the Mississippi River, he stops at what was in 1850 the crossroads of America. It is there he holds to a touch of his homeland by opening his Bavarian Jewelry and Watch Repair shop. Over the decades, as he becomes know for a particular kind of jewelry, he realizes he has gained more by coming to America than what he left behind.

  1. Oregon Dreams by Patricia PacJac Carroll

  Hope Castleberry lives with her aunt and uncle and their two daughters. While an infant, Hope’s mother died, and her father dropped her off at his uncle’s and went on to Oregon. Now, Hope is grown and wants to find her father. The only thing she has to remind her of him is a locket and a piece of lace from her mother’s wedding dress. Since a young child, she’s wanted to go west and find her father and settle in the new land.

  Darren Thorsten has dreamed of going west to Oregon ever since an old trapper told him of the delightful land. He has plans to marry and get acreage by homesteading with a company that is leaving early in April. He’ll have to find a wife. But how hard can that be. He’s a good looking, strong man with big dreams. His family decided to go back to Norway.

  His mother’s only plea was for him to marry a Scandinavian girl with blonde hair and blue eyes. Darren agreed. After all, there had to be plenty of blondes scattered throughout the country.

  His first stop in Quiet, Missouri proves him right. But the two blonde women are already spoken for. Yet, they tell him there is a third daughter.

  Hope comes bounding into the house and Darren’s heart is taken. Only one small matter, she has dark hair and brown eyes.

  Hope and Darren’s trails collide on the journey to Oregon. Can her past and his old ways give in to bridge a path for their future?

  2. Silent Harmony by Caryl McAdoo

  Harmony is a 4-yr-old deaf girl, the niece of my heroine Melody Parker. There are 3 Parker sisters who lost their father and Lucy, the oldest's, husband when they perished in the Civil War. My hero is coming from Great Lakes area to DeKalb TX (near where the Parker sisters live) to open a school for the deaf--His mother's brother offered the old homeplace for his school. She dies abruptly on the way. Then traveling on alone, hero's robbed and beaten and left for dead. The thieves took his mother's locket that his dad had given her. Hero's only photographs of them. It turns up in the Bavarian Jewelry & Watch Repair shop in St. Joseph, Missouri.

  3. Otto’s Offer by Zina Abbott

  In 1868, Otto Atwell has a 160 acre homestead near Abilene, Kansas and a limp as a result of a Cheyenne musket ball hitting his lower back while with the 16th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry on the Powder River Expedition in 1865. What he didn’t have was a wife. Then again, what woman would want to marry a cripple?

  Libby Jones comes to Junction City as a mail order bride. Not only does the man who sent for her reject her, he tries to sell her to the local brothel to recoup his fee. Otto offers to marry her, but she rejects him in favor of a job with his relatives.

  Will Otto’s offer still stand when trouble from Libby’s past catches up with her?

  4. Melly Unyielding by Abagail Eldan

  Melly is a woman with secrets. Thatcher is the man with enough patience to unlock them.

  For fifteen years, Carmella Harperson’s life has been confined to a couple of acres in the middle of a large forest. She’s alive but hopeless, each day a struggle.

  William Thatcher Rainer’s past haunts him as he hunts down the man who destroyed his life. His days are filled with memories of the carnage of war; his nights with nightmares of the death of his wife.

  On the road, to find the man responsible for the misery of so many, they must work together and learn to trust.

  Neither is prepared for what they find at the end of their journey.

  5. Locket Full of Love by Heather Blanton

  In 1867 Juliet Watts and her husband Hugh are caught up in a vicious Indian raid. On the verge of escaping, though, Hugh realizes Juliet is not wearing a locket he gave her. Risking his life, he heads back to their home to retrieve it and stubborn Juliet follows. Both are captured and Hugh is killed. Juliet survives but now despises the locket and wants nothing else to do with it. She also harbors a deep sense of betrayal with Hugh and God over the whole event. Robert Hall, the young soldier who saved her, however, promises to hang on to the locket in case she ever wants it back. Ten years later, Juliet and Robert meet again in St. Joe, MO where Juliet runs a saloon. He gives her back the locket and she accidentally discovers a secret compartment, but not one easily opened. A trip to the Bavarian Jeweler reveals that Hugh was keeping secrets. A key hidden in the locket starts Juliet and Robert on a journey of mystery and discovery. The closer she gets to the truth about her dead husband, the closer she gets to untangling the lies surrounding Robert. Will her heart survive the revelations?

  6. Tending Trouble by Linda Carroll-Bradd

  Traveling west to become a mail-order bride is the most adventurous act Bostonian Imogene Franklin ever did. Unfortunately, the groom chose another so now Imogene must make her way on her own. Dreading the idea of returning home to continue raising her siblings, she is reduced to waiting tables in the Dorado café.

  Guilt hangs heavy over Reggie Othmann—ever since he brought home a childhood illness that claimed both his parents’ lives. The ink is barely dry on Reggie’s degree when he arrives home in Dorado to establish a medical practice. All he’s wanted since he was ten years old is to help people, but the townspeople have been without a doctor for so long, they don’t flock through his doors as expected.

  An illness sweeps the town, and Reggie is overwhelmed, fearing he’s not qualified to heal them. Imogene steps in and together, they work hard to prevent anyone from dying, spending days together. Is their emotional tie born of the closeness of the ordeal or perhaps something more?

  7. Chasing a Chance by Angela Raines

  Edwin 'Win' Markum has loved Mary Winters since they were children. When she married another, Win left to make his way in the world. Now, through a chance encounter with an old friend, Win learns that Mary is a widow and living in a town that has been overrun with an outlaw gang. He leaves his business and heads out to help Mary, for he has never stopped loving her and carries the locket he bought for her as a reminder of that love.

  8. Disarming Amy by Sandra E Sinclair

  Amy Wheeler has her life mapped out. She’ll marry her fiancé, move east and start her new life in Maine. The secret contained in the belly of a fish will halt those well thought out plans, and change the course of her life.

  Eugene Collart is an obedient son, and sole heir to a growing dynasty. The problem is, the things his father wants for him, are at odds with what he wants. If Eugene wants to live a life governed by his own rules, and go against his controlling father’s wishes, he must strike out and find his own way in life.

  Fate throws these two together. Their futures are aligned but sparks fly, antipathy grows, and emotions run high as they are thrust unwillingly into each other’s lives.

  Complications mount up. Eugene and Amy fight their attraction for each other amidst
the animosity and burning passion raging between them.

  9. Pearl’s Will by Sophie Dawson

  Will Miller doesn’t know what to think when the lovely young woman faints in his jewelry and watch repair shop--except he wants to help her any way he can. Widow Pearl Ward, struggling to survive, needs to sell the watch-locket given to her on her eighteenth birthday. When he learns she’s expecting, he proposes. Will Pearl’s feelings for her late husband stand between them? Can they build a life together with his mother dead set against them?

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  1. Perfectly Mismatched by Linda Carroll-Bradd

  To escape her family’s shame, socialite Aurelia Northcliffe is running to a new home and a new name. She runs into Prosperity Mine Manager Declan MacNeill who prides himself on following rules to the letter.

  2. Ellen’s Lesson by Patricia PacJac Carroll

  She's a blond, blue-eyed beauty. (Well, not exactly.) He's a handsome, prosperous gentleman from a good family. (Yeah, not so much.) With their letters at odds, what will Tyler and Ellen do when they meet and discover the truth? It's a mail order bride mess.

  3. Aaron’s Annulment Bride by Zina Abbott

  Believing she’s unworthy to be any man’s wife, Andrea Dalton marries Aaron Brinks so he can get title to a mining company house. But now she wants an annulment. Can he convince her to stay?

  4. The Sheriff and the Miner’s Daughter by P. A. Estelle

  Sheriff Jim Hawkins wants to know why Charlene is looking for some crusty old miner. Then there is the mule.

  5. Minding Benji by Sandra E Sinclair

  Prudence Fairchild went from riches to rags. Austin Alwin must marry soon to inherit. Neither anticipated Benji.

  6. Cat’s Meow by Zina Abbott

  Catherine Everett loves tall, lanky miner, Harold Calloway. She wants to marry him, but there is one “meowly” little problem.

  7. Bargain Bessie by Zina Abbott

  Bessie Carlson, a confirmed spinster, meets Zeb Jacobson, a successful Monarch Bend rancher who is NOT pushing forty.

  8. A Good Man Comes Around by Heather Blanton

  Abigail Holt has a list of qualifications for her groom. Oliver Martin doesn’t measure up. But sometimes a good man comes back around.

  9. Perfectly Unscripted by Linda Carroll-Bradd

  Is the shared danger the lure between these individuals, or did Rilleta and Wit discover they have much more to offer one another?

  10. Blind Affection by Sandra E. Sinclair

  Broken and scarred by the tragic events in their past. Can Lily and Wythe heal and build a loving future together?

  11, Dead-Set Delphinia by Zina Abbott

  Delphinia is dead set on being married within a week before her father can track her down. Bennett is dead set on continuing to muddle through life on his own.

  12. Gambled Pride by Sandra E Sinclair

  Beg Wilson is running from his past. Rachel is chasing her future.

  13. Perfectly Unacceptable by Linda Carroll-Bradd

  Jared Manning has been turned down twice and is taking no chances. Dina has been left with no other options.

  14. Captured Heart by Sandra E Sinclair

  Steve Kelly’s Mail Order surprise!

  15. Evasive Eddie Joe by Zina Abbott

  Cowboy vs. the miners – who will marry the bride?

  16. Hope Eternal by Sandra E Sinclair

  She wants forgiveness. He’s trying to protect his wife.

  17. The Christmas Outlaw by P. A. Estelle

  It’s almost Christmas Eve, the day of her wedding. How can the happiest time of her life become the most terrifying?

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  GRANDMA’S WEDDING QUILTS BOOKS

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  Grandma's Wedding Quilt Series on Amazon:

  Grandma’s Wedding Quilts –The Prequel by Kate Cambridge

  The fate of the museum where Hannah Quinn scored her dream job will rise or fall on her next exhibit. When a trunk with two quilts is donated to the museum, Hannah's boss thinks she's wasting her time chasing down the history of the quilts, but Hannah knows there's something special and a story that demands to be told. Along with her friend Callum, her investigation leads to discoveries that threaten the foundation of all she holds most dear.

  Kizzie's Kisses by Zina Abbott

  Running from hostile Indians attacking Salina, Kansas in 1862, feisty Kizzie Atwell runs into freighter Leander Jones traveling the Smoky Hill Trail. Will the two joining forces to prevent the Fort Riley Army captain from requisitioning their beloved horses for the Civil War-era cavalry lead to a more romantic bargain sealed with a kiss?

  Jesse's Bargain by Kay P. Dawson

  Thanks to a gunfight, Cora now needs to get to Kansas, and Jesse Atwell needs a new trail cook. Left with no other choice, she joins the cattle drive headed north, with a man who isn’t happy to have her along.

  Meredith's Mistake by Amelia C. Adams

  The summer Meredith Atwell turned sixteen was filled with romance and laughter - two young men sought her hand, and she chose the one she thought would make her the happiest. But that turned out to be a mistake . Will a strange twist of fate give her a chance to set things right?

  Monica's Mystery by Kate Cambridge

  Monica Benton is an amateur sleuth, and sees no reason why she can’t join the ranks of the local lawman, or even become a Texas Ranger! Her parents are planning to marry her off, so she leaves home fast. She find herself face-to-face with a handsome Texas Ranger, and knee-deep in territory she has no idea how to navigate.

  Pleasance's First Love by Kristin Holt

  His worst mistake was letting her go.

  His second-worst mistake? Bringing her home.

  Jacob orders a bride from a catalog, but doesn’t know that she Pleasance Benton—his first love—is his catalog bride.

  Zebulon's Bride by Patricia PacJac Carroll

  Zebulon Benton has vowed not to marry until he reaches Montana. Then he meets Amy Gordon, but she has other ideas.

  Ione's Dilemma by Linda Carroll-Bradd

  Relocating from Des Moines to the Texas frontier brings more challenges than socialite Ione Forrester has ever faced. All she wants is to avoid scandal but local carpenter Morgan is intent on courtship.

  Josie's Dream by Angela Raines

  Could Doctor Josephine (Josie) Forrester and Lawman William Murphy get past their beliefs about life and love and find the future they were meant to have?

  Chase's Story by P.A. Estelle

  Chase Forrester wanted no part of going to college or becoming a doctor. He wants to work with cattle and horses in Arizona Territory. His life takes a turn when he finds himself looking down the muzzle of a Colt Walker barely being held up by a woman who has been badly beaten.

  Gloria's Song by Kathryn Albright

  Gloria Palmer always does the proper thing, the expected thing, as the daughter of a shipping tycoon. To have Colin, a tavern pianist, tutor her for her audition sounds crazy. But if music can cross class lines…can it also harmonize two hearts?

  Tad's Treasure by Shanna Hatfield

  Tad Palmer makes a promise to his dying friend to watch over the man’s wife and child. Will his heart withstand the vow when he falls in love with the widow and her son?

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  OTHER ZINA ABBOTT BOOKS

  A CHRISTMAS PROMISE

  The gift of second chances and a promise for a brighter future in this novelette set during Christmas in 1873 Wyoming.

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  TOO OLD FOR CHRISTMAS

  In 1854 Columbia, California, Sean Flood meets the widow Ona McNair on one of the worst days of his life. He must have another tooth pulled. The day gets worse when he meets the widow’s two sons. At nine years of age, the oldest has been told he is too old for Christmas. As a grown man, Sean doesn’t accept that he is too old for Christmas. Before long, he knows exactly what he wants for Christmas that year.

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  EASTERN SIERRA BRIDES 1884 SERIES

  BIG MEADOWS VALENTINE

  In this novella, only chickens will win her heart. But don’t let the title fool you. This is the first of five books in the series and starts in early January, 1884.