Hannah Forrester's Life Did Not Belong To Her A contract of indenture saw to that. But no one owned her soul, and Ethan Reed knew instinctively that she was the one woman who belonged by his side, for now and forever. Rugged as the frontier he roamed, Ethan had left his mark on Hannah's heart. Yet, though he'd guided her through a new land of wonder, she knew his rambling ways could only lead her astray.
Hannah Forrester's Life Did Not Belong To Her A contract of indenture saw to that. But no one owned her soul, and Ethan Reed knew instinctively that she was the one woman who belonged by his side, for now and forever. Rugged as the frontier he roamed, Ethan had left his mark on Hannah's heart.
Beautiful and proud Dakota Lane is not going to let the man who robbed her family and shot her brother escape. Intimidated by this feisty woman, sheriff Ben Cable accompanies her on the dangerous trek in search of the villain. And although they're wary of one another at first, an undeniable attraction soon begins to take hold. Full-color detachable bookmark.
Complete with actual advertisements from both women seeking husbands and males seeking brides, Hearts West includes twelve stories of courageous mail order brides and their exploits. Some were fortunate enough to marry good men and live happily ever after; still others found themselves in desperate situations that robbed them of their youth and sometimes their lives. Desperate to strike it rich during the Gold Rush, men sacrificed many creature comforts. Only after they arrived did some of them realize how much they missed female companionship. One way for men living on the frontier to meet women was through subscriptions to heart-and-hand clubs. The men received newspapers with information, and sometimes photographs, about women, with whom they corresponded. Eventually, a man might convince a woman to join him in the West, and in matrimony. Social status, political connections, money, companionship, or security were often considered more than love in these arrangements.
When a man comes west, he puts his life on the line to develop a new land; range-riding preacher Joel Scott rides many trails in search of his father and wonders if renewed faith will be the trail that leads to his bride.
Four men brave the western frontier, putting their lives on the line to develop new land...and new love. Gideon Scott, adrift from home, rides the range of emotions...can he ever be worthy of the woman he adores? Range-riding preacher Joel Scott searches for his lost father...will he also find hope for his heart? Smokey Travis wants a woman to ride into the sunset with...but is Columbine more interested in escape than marriage? Andy Cullen is saddled with concern for Linnet, who lives under a death sentence...will wild horses drag him away from her side? Can each man find his true worth? Will renewed faith be the trail that leads to his bride?
Men wanted one thing—and noblewomen had no choice Certainly her forced betrothal did nothing to convince Lady Alyce Sherborne otherwise. Would that she could choose how to live her life—and with whom! But given that freedom, would she turn down the subtly seductive Sir Thomas? The man who'd secured a king's ransom—and taken her heart in the bargain? Women, he was learning, were dangerous and of that lesson, there could be no better teacher than the deceptively sweet, distractingly beautifyl Lady Alyce. Truly she was a maid who bore watching—and Thomas Brand was only too happy to keep his eyes ever upon her!
A WOMAN ALONE, yet determined to fulfill her dying father's golden dream, Kerry Gallivan heeded the siren call of pioneering and set out on "the sea of grass." But how was she to know that while she sailed her prairie schooner, Jeb Hunter would become captain of her fate? A MAN APART Wagon master for a Conestoga caravan west, Jeb Hunter held the lives of his people in his hands…and a guilty secret in his soul. Haunted by the past, he had no future—until Kerry Gallivan schemed her way onto his train, and into his heart!
Marriage by Necessity When mail-order bride Elizabeth Dumont's intended weds another, her only option is to take a job as nanny to abandoned triplet babies. Though she longs to provide a real home for her three precious charges, as a single woman she can't adopt. Until her onetime sweetheart, minister Brandon Stillwater, offers a match of convenience… It's only for the triplets' sake—that's what Brandon tells himself. Insecurities once drove him and Elizabeth apart, and now small-town rumors have made them man and wife. And though Brandon doesn't want to risk his heart this time, he's not sure he can resist the feelings that are once again starting to bloom for Elizabeth. But can he convince her that this sweet surprise family is more than just convenient?
