Product Details:
- Authors: Stacy Henrie, Kristin Holt, Annette Lyon, Sarah M. Eden, Heather B. Moore, & Sian Ann Bessey.
- File Size: 3404 KB
- Print Length: 322 pages
- Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
- Publisher: Mirror Press (February 9, 2016)
- Publication Date: February 9, 2016
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
- Language: English
- ASIN: B017WXGGI2
- FTC, FYI: I received a review copy in exchange for an honest review
Book Details:
**Amazon #1 Bestselling series in Clean Romance**
Six Award-Winning Authors have contributed new stories to A Timeless
Romance Anthology: Mail Order Bride Collection. Six historical romance
novellas set in the Old West.
WRITTEN IN HER HEART, a charming novella by Stacy Henrie. Georgeanna is
getting desperate. She can’t fund her favorite orphanage unless she
marries and secures the rest of her inheritance left by her father. But
her father’s financial planner, Clay, can't understand why she's not
content with her current situation. Georgie determines to send out a
notice as a mail order bride to attract suitors who won’t know her
financial situation. Little does she know, Clay takes up the pen and
sends her letters of his own under an assumed name. After years of
working for Georgie’s father, Clay realizes he isn’t ready to watch her
marry another, not when his heart is already claimed by her.
In Kristin Holt’s delightful novella WANTED: MIDWIFE BRIDE Dr. Naomi
Thornton thinks she has it all: a beautiful house, a loving husband, and
a fulfilling career. But when everything she holds dear is ripped away,
Naomi has no choice but to start over. What will she find in the wild
and untamed Wyoming Territory? Dr. Joe Chandler has waited years for a
wife with the knowledge, skills, and tender heart he yearns for in a
medical colleague and lifetime companion. When a midwife arrives with
more expertise and secrets than he counted on, Joe quickly discovers
there’s more to love and marriage than a simple mail order contract.
In THE SOUND OF HOME, a captivating novella by Annette Lyon, Marilyn is given the choice of either marrying the despicable Victor or being charged with a murder she didn’t commit. Refusing to believe that either is her fate, she finds a third option: she answers a mail order bride advertisement and boards a train to Wyoming to wed a man named Harry. Moments after her arrival, she learns that Harry isn’t who he seemed to be, and the advertisement turns out to be a giant mistake. Harry’s brother Thomas agrees to let her stay until she can figure out what to do next—after all, she simply cannot return to New York—but Marilyn quickly finds herself developing feelings for Thomas.
In THE SOUND OF HOME, a captivating novella by Annette Lyon, Marilyn is given the choice of either marrying the despicable Victor or being charged with a murder she didn’t commit. Refusing to believe that either is her fate, she finds a third option: she answers a mail order bride advertisement and boards a train to Wyoming to wed a man named Harry. Moments after her arrival, she learns that Harry isn’t who he seemed to be, and the advertisement turns out to be a giant mistake. Harry’s brother Thomas agrees to let her stay until she can figure out what to do next—after all, she simply cannot return to New York—but Marilyn quickly finds herself developing feelings for Thomas.
In Sarah M. Eden’s endearing novella FOR BETTER OR WORSE Gerald Smith, on the advice of his well-meaning neighbors, has decided it’s time to change his lonely existence. Mary Hill, on the advice of her empty pocketbook and non-existent roof over her head, has decided it’s time to secure herself a future. A mail-order marriage, they both realize, is no guarantee of happiness, but it is a risk they are willing to take. However, coming face to face on the train platform, the hapless couple discovers an unexpected truth: marriage to a perfect stranger is sometimes far preferable to the prospect of a lifetime with someone you used to know.
Heather B. Moore’s sweet novella THE INCONVENIENT BRIDE sees Carmela
traveling from Boston to Colorado, eager to meet the man she’s been
corresponding with and will soon marry. Her brother’s new marriage
leaves little room for Carmela in her old life. Upon arrival in
Leadville, she faces a rude awakening, and the only one who can
understand her predicament is her fiance’s brother, Samuel. But Samuel
can’t possibly help her out of an awkward situation, can he? It would be
better for all if she returns immediately to Boston and pretends she
never traveled to Colorado in the first place.
THE PRICE OF SILVER, an engaging novella by Siân Ann Bessey, Katie leaves New York for Idaho to marry Jake, a man she’s written to a couple of times. But when she steps off the train, his brother Caleb is there to greet her. Jake has gone to take a mining job he couldn’t pass up. Caleb takes Katie back to the family ranch to wait for Jake’s return. The more Caleb gets to know Katie, the more he envies his brother, but he can’t let his heart overrule his head unless Jake changes his mind about his intended bride.
My Review:
This new collection of six clean, romance novellas are all based on a Mail Order Bride set in the unsettled American West. I've always loved reading books set in this time period. Many of the stories had a similar plot of a woman accepting an offer of marriage to someone she didn't know and becoming a bride to a stranger. Several of them had the woman planning on marrying one brother and ending up with the other brother. These novellas will be enjoyed the most by reading them at separate times, then you can more fully enjoy the uniqueness of each individual story.
The stories I enjoyed the most were Wanted Midwife Bride, The Sound of Home and The Inconvenient Bride. I felt like these stories had the characters I ended up caring the most about and the stories that drew me in from the start. I did truly love how all of the "brides" in the stories were strong, smart and brave. I liked how they took chances and were willing to make sacrifices for others and ended up being happy. As always, several of these stories could have been a full blown novel that I would have thoroughly enjoyed reading.
As I've said before about these anthologies, they are perfect to have when you only have short spans in your day to read. You can pick it up, read one and feel fully satisfied. If you like a Wild West setting with some rough, but tender men, and women that don't faint or simper, then you will love reading the Mail Order Bride Collection.
The stories I enjoyed the most were Wanted Midwife Bride, The Sound of Home and The Inconvenient Bride. I felt like these stories had the characters I ended up caring the most about and the stories that drew me in from the start. I did truly love how all of the "brides" in the stories were strong, smart and brave. I liked how they took chances and were willing to make sacrifices for others and ended up being happy. As always, several of these stories could have been a full blown novel that I would have thoroughly enjoyed reading.
As I've said before about these anthologies, they are perfect to have when you only have short spans in your day to read. You can pick it up, read one and feel fully satisfied. If you like a Wild West setting with some rough, but tender men, and women that don't faint or simper, then you will love reading the Mail Order Bride Collection.
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