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The Definitive William de Wolfe Collection
Kathryn Le Veque - 2016
knight, a man known to friend and foe alike as The Wolfe of the Borders.... William de Wolfe is a man of strength, ethics, and character. The youngest son of the Earl of Wolverhampton, William has made a name and fortune for himself in the wilds of the England/Scotland border. As the captain of the guard for the Earl of Teviot, one of the more powerful earls in northern England, William has distinguished himself in battle. In love, he falls for his beautiful Jordan and like all wolves, he mates for life. The World of The Wolfe is a vast and complex universe with battles, lust, betrayal, death, and politics, but most of all, of friendship and love. In this never-before collection of it's kind, you can find all of William's books in one collection. This collection is for a limited time only! The Wolfe: Read the saga that started it all. A wounded English knight meets a Scottish lass by chance, and this encounter changes the course of both of their lives forever. Serpent: The Wolfe's daughter, a lady knight in her own right, marries a Welsh prince and finds herself fighting against England... and her father. Scorpion: A godson of The Wolfe, an assassin knight known as the Scorpion, shares a forbidden love with another man's wife. The Thunder Lord: William de Wolfe plays a role in the first book in the Lords of Thunder series. Gallus de Shera, known as The Thunder Lord, is swept up in he battle between Simon de Montfort and Henry III. A complex tale of passion and politics.
Saratoga Letters
Elaine Marie Cooper - 2016
The Battle of Saratoga, a turning point of the Revolutionary War, encourages the American Continental Army with their first great victory. But there seemed little to celebrate for one patriotic woman forced to nurse wounded British soldiers right in their war camp. Thrust into deception by a cruel Loyalist uncle, Abigail is forced to lie in order to survive, all the while dealing with fears that challenge her faith. Danger stalks her everywhere, yet her salvation springs from an unexpected source.Then …Two hundred years later, on the anniversary of the Battle of Saratoga, thousands arrive from Europe and the United States to celebrate the event -- including descendants from the war. One young American, Abby, meets the offspring of a British soldier. When her life is threatened, Abby turns to the only person she knows at the event -- her British ally. Can she trust him with her life? Or will he betray her in the same way loyalist spies betrayed her ancestors? Perhaps letters from long ago will reveal the truth.
A Love Kept Apart by Lies
Carol Colyer - 2018
Although compensated by the bank for it, she knows one thing! No woman can cash a check in 1874, nor handle her own financial affairs. She needs to find a solution, fast! When she heads to find her last living male relative, she will discover a terrible truth. He was killed just a short time ago. With her options being thinned out, how is she going to overcome her complicated situation? Alejandro O’Connor, or Alex, as everyone calls him, a former veteran soldier, is now the Town Marshal of Mahoka Hills. Leading a solitary life, he finds no place for a woman in it, until Rose arrives in town. When he realizes the reason why she came, he understands he has a guilty secret that could destroy her. Will he choose honesty over his growing feelings, risking to miss his only chance to love?Their attraction is undeniable, but unfortunate events conspire to keep each one of them on their solitary path. Will this continual push-pull battle between the two of them come to an end? Will they finally stop running away from their true feelings and make way for their love to blossom?"A Love Kept Apart By Lies" is a historical western romance novel of approximately 80,000 words. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
Mail Order Bride : Savannah's Cowboy (Westward Wanted)
Crystal Anne Tilden - 2014
This big step seems her best chance to find a husband. After all she is twenty-four and a schoolmarm on the fast track to spinsterhood. Wearing her best hat and her bravest face, she steps off the train expecting to find a respectable marriageable man waiting for her. Specifically she expects to be met by “a fine-looking bachelor rancher of twenty-six years of age in need of a cheerful, sturdy and well-mannered wife.” Instead she is met by a rangy looking cowhand who is fifty years old if he is a day. When she refuses to marry him and rebukes him for misrepresenting himself he tries to force her to go with him. A handsome cowboy strides over and confronts the lying creep who lured her out West. He is every inch her idea of the perfect cowboy, strong and handsome, confident and heroic. After he runs off the lout, she thanks him. She remembers him from the train. The moment he boarded she noticed his striking gray eyes and his charismatic way. Unfortunately since a woman and three small children were with him she took him for a married man. But he isn’t. He is looking after his widowed sister and little nephews. Good news. Savannah, resigns to wait a week for the Georgia bound train to come, but soon learns the school teacher is seriously ill and volunteers to substitute for as long as she is needed, even though it will delay her departure. As sickness spreads through town and her relationship with the cowboy becomes more complicated, it becomes unclear whether she will find love in Dovetail or return home content to be a spinster schoolmarm. Also by Crystal Anne Tilden The Best Selling Christian Western Romance, Mail Order Bride: Carrie and the Cowboy
Once Upon the Prairie
Lenny Davis - 2014
Once Upon The Prairie - A Western Romance Novella (The Brides Of Courage, Kansas, Book 1)Married to the meanest rancher in Kansas, unhappy Mina Morlock lives in a golden cage, as her husband is also the richest man in the state.Her husband's foolishness puts him in awful opposition to the charismatic cowboy Jesse Bartleby and his men.Drawn to Jesse, but married to Neville Morlock, Mina does the right thing — and finds a happily-ever-after that she had not dared to dream of.Enjoy this clean sixty-page Western romance by Lenny Davis.The Brides of Courage, Kansas, Series of historical Western Mail Order Bride Romances:"Once Upon the Prairie," Book 1"She Came One Winter," Book 2"A Bride In Spring," Book 3"Heart of Summer," Book 4
My Heart To Keep (The McPhee Clan Book 0)
Jillian Hart - 2016
Sarah Combs loves being the town schoolteacher, but she's always dreamed of getting married and finding her own happily-ever-after. When Lucas McMillian rides into town to save the day, he wins her heart. Finally, after a lifetime of Mr. Wrongs here is her one true Mr. Right—except for one little problem. He's looking for a convenient marriage and a mother for his adorable daughter—love isn't part of the deal.
Summer's Fury
Katie Wyatt - 2015
Her secret “be completely honest with him”Summer’s heart skipped a beat. Honesty. She hadn’t been completely honest with Mister Kearny!Will Mr. Beauregard Kearny be all that he seems? Will he find it in his heart to forgive her when he finds out the secret she’s been hiding? Can Summer rise above her misfortune and find true love and happiness?Will they survive what Mother Nature has in store for them? ˃˃˃ So catch up with the folks at Laramie including intimidating US Marshal Beauregard Kearny with a menacing smile, happy Mary, and of course beautiful petite Miss Summer Percy from Pennsylvania. . ˃˃˃ “a story of hope, fear, romance, suspense and true love.” .
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Christy
Vivi Holt - 2016
Without a home to return to, she is stranded in a strange town where she discovers the kindness of a stranger and an opportunity for new love. Brent has lost the love of his life and after years of loneliness he hopes to find a life-long companion through a Mail Order Bride service. When the two strangers meet sparks fly, but misunderstandings threaten to tear them apart. Before Christy and Brent can have their fairy tale ending they will have to learn to trust each other and take a chance on love.*NB. Christy has been revised and extended.
The Lady and The Cowboy
Catherine Winchester - 2013
When she inadvertently argues with her new business partner on her first day though, things don’t look hopeful.Sam Wakefield doesn’t know what to make of the refined and timid woman who now shares his house along with his mother. What he does know, is that he much prefers the firebrand who confronted him the first time they met, and he can’t help antagonising Ruth in the hope that she’ll resurface.Ruth is just about ready to give up on her dream when her beloved horse, Angel, arrives from England and Sam realises that they may have more in common that he thought. Angel could prove to be the key in reviving his dreams of one day breeding racehorses, while the one place that Ruth isn’t timid, is in the saddle.As they come to trust each other, Sam teaches her about ranch life and love but someone else has their eye on the Wakefield Ranch, someone who could ruin everything for them.
A Heart's Gift
Lena Nelson Dooley - 2016
But he desires an heir. When Lorinda is finally out from under the control of men who made all the decisions in her life, she promises herself she will never allow a man to control her again. But how can she provide for her infant son? Marriage seems like the perfect arrangement until two people from Franklin's past endanger Lorinda. How can he save her? And how will this affect the way they feel about each other?
Sherwood Mail Order Brides
Emily Woods - 2015
A #1 Best Selling Western Short Story. Alice and the Texas Law Man - Alice and James will have to quickly adapt to their new life together in the dangerous, Old West if they are going to have any hope of their own happy ending. A #1 Best Selling Western Short Story. Hazel and the Texas Post Man - When fate throws Hazel and August together, love is in the air, but can it overcome August's dedication to his job and family? Twist of Fate - I'm including the a book in the Mail Order Brides of Gold Creek series as a special bonus. There are a total of 6 stories in that series. This boxed set is a collection of a sweet, clean, western, historical, romance short stories. Each one is a complete story, but it is also part of a series. Be sure to read them all - in any order!
Desperate
Sylvia McDaniel - 2014
When they fail, the McKenzie sisters decide to take up their father's profession, bounty hunting. Tough, resilient and badass to the core, they soon learn that they don't need a man to protect them even if that man is the handsome sheriff who has stolen Meg's heart. Kick off this adventure with Desperate the first installment of this new historic western series, Lipstick and Lead.
The Untamed Bride And The Respectable Mayor: A Clean Western Historical Romance Novel
Felicity Wells - 2020
He finds the perfect woman in a marriage ad – only to later find out that she’s a lot more than the quiet, beautiful trophy wife he was expecting.Willa is a wild, talented, and free-spirited woman used to riding, shooting, and roping on the plains. Her parents told her she would never find anyone to marry her, but desperately wanting a husband and family of her own, she becomes a mail order bride and travels to Eureka Valley, excited to meet the love of her life.Abel and Willa clash over what the town expects of them. Abel wants to redeem his reputation with a demure, well-behaved wife, but Willa just wants to be loved and accepted for who she is.When a gang closes in on the town, putting all the townspeople in jeopardy, the two must come together and try to save the town.But along the way, will they be able to salvage their struggling relationship? Or will the pressure of societal expectations and the danger the gang puts them in lead to the end of their marriage?If you like fast-paced clean romance and action-packed stories, you won't be able to put down this addictive Novel by Felicity Wells."The Untamed Bride And The Respectable Mayor" is a stand-alone Western Historical Romance Novel of approximately 500 pages.
Mail Order Bride : A Bride in Hiding (Ladies of The Frontier) (A Western Romance Book)
Leah Laurens - 2018
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Page Count: around 330 pagesBetty Bramble's life is a mess.
It has been since the day her first husband died.Now she's remarried to a man she used to adore.But she's not so sure she loves him anymore.
It's been seven years, and he acts as though she doesn't exist.It's hard being a preacher's wife.
People expect her to be perfect, including her husband.Isaac thinks he knows her, but she's been keeping a secret from him.Now that secret has come back to haunt her.The only man who can destroy her life has finally found her.
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She'll do whatever it takes to protect her family, including her unborn child.
But that's another secret she hasn't told her husband.She's not sure she should.Does Isaac want to save their marriage?Or is Betty all alone in this?Time is running out.
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Page Count: around 330 pages
Mail Order Bride Amelia
Karla Gracey - 2016
All but bringing up her half brother while her Papa and his new bride travel, she wants so much more for her life than she now has. But how can she change her life, and will she have the courage to follow through with her plans? Meet Byron Gilbert who tried to stake a claim to some land and was unable to keep it running, but fell in love with the rugged landscape and Silver River. Bad guys need to be beware, because he is a Sheriff with brains and determination, and always gets his man. But will he ever be able to let himself accept the love he so desperately desires?