Author: Kirsten Osbourne
Publisher: Brides of Beckham
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In Kirsten Osbourne's captivating novel, "Mail Order Mayhem," the life of a 1880s farmer comes alive with a fiery tale of love, resilience, and unexpected twists. When Maude, a determined young woman from Beckham, Massachusetts, finds herself at a crossroads, she embarks on a courageous journey to Iowa as a mail-order bride, hoping to find love and fulfillment in a rugged land brimming with opportunity. Refusing to marry the man her father has chosen for her, Maude answers the letter of John Powers, a farmer in Iowa. She immediately agrees to marry him and sneaks away in the dead of night to catch a train and leave for her adventure. John Powers is happy in life, but he's lonely. Sending for a mail-order bride seems to be the perfect solution. When Maude arrives, she's everything he hoped for. Will the two of them find their happily ever after? Or will the man her parents wanted her to marry find her?
Brides of Beckham
Author: Kirsten Osbourne
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781494309862
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
When Ellen and her sister, Malinda, are forced out of the only home they've ever known by a local banker after the death of their father, they answer an advertisement placed by Harriett Long for mail order brides. Ellen chooses to marry the sheriff of a small town in Colorado while Malinda agrees to marry his brother, a banker. When they arrive, each sister is immediately drawn to one of the brothers....too bad it's the wrong one! Malinda thinks her life is over after the death of her father and her subsequent eviction from the only home she's ever known. She, along with her sister, answers an advertisement for mail order brides and their lives change. She agrees to marry a banker in a small town in Colorado, because she refuses to be afraid of where her next meal will come from ever again. When she arrives in Colorado, she immediately falls for the handsome gentleman who picks her up at the train station, but he's her sister's fiance, not hers!
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781494309862
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
When Ellen and her sister, Malinda, are forced out of the only home they've ever known by a local banker after the death of their father, they answer an advertisement placed by Harriett Long for mail order brides. Ellen chooses to marry the sheriff of a small town in Colorado while Malinda agrees to marry his brother, a banker. When they arrive, each sister is immediately drawn to one of the brothers....too bad it's the wrong one! Malinda thinks her life is over after the death of her father and her subsequent eviction from the only home she's ever known. She, along with her sister, answers an advertisement for mail order brides and their lives change. She agrees to marry a banker in a small town in Colorado, because she refuses to be afraid of where her next meal will come from ever again. When she arrives in Colorado, she immediately falls for the handsome gentleman who picks her up at the train station, but he's her sister's fiance, not hers!
Mail Order Mayhem
Author: Kirsten Osbourne
Publisher: Brides of Beckham
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In Kirsten Osbourne's captivating novel, "Mail Order Mayhem," the life of a 1880s farmer comes alive with a fiery tale of love, resilience, and unexpected twists. When Maude, a determined young woman from Beckham, Massachusetts, finds herself at a crossroads, she embarks on a courageous journey to Iowa as a mail-order bride, hoping to find love and fulfillment in a rugged land brimming with opportunity. Refusing to marry the man her father has chosen for her, Maude answers the letter of John Powers, a farmer in Iowa. She immediately agrees to marry him and sneaks away in the dead of night to catch a train and leave for her adventure. John Powers is happy in life, but he's lonely. Sending for a mail-order bride seems to be the perfect solution. When Maude arrives, she's everything he hoped for. Will the two of them find their happily ever after? Or will the man her parents wanted her to marry find her?
Publisher: Brides of Beckham
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In Kirsten Osbourne's captivating novel, "Mail Order Mayhem," the life of a 1880s farmer comes alive with a fiery tale of love, resilience, and unexpected twists. When Maude, a determined young woman from Beckham, Massachusetts, finds herself at a crossroads, she embarks on a courageous journey to Iowa as a mail-order bride, hoping to find love and fulfillment in a rugged land brimming with opportunity. Refusing to marry the man her father has chosen for her, Maude answers the letter of John Powers, a farmer in Iowa. She immediately agrees to marry him and sneaks away in the dead of night to catch a train and leave for her adventure. John Powers is happy in life, but he's lonely. Sending for a mail-order bride seems to be the perfect solution. When Maude arrives, she's everything he hoped for. Will the two of them find their happily ever after? Or will the man her parents wanted her to marry find her?
Charlotte
Author: Cynthia Woolf
Publisher: Firehouse Publishing
ISBN: 1950152219
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
Travis MacGregor came to Oregon City to start over. Determined to put his past behind him, he believes a proper wife is all that's missing from the proper life he's always wanted. He has worked hard to establish his formal reputation as an upstanding and no-nonsense lawyer. However, the moment he meets Charlotte Taylor, he can't fight his attraction despite her unconventional, hell-raising ways. Charlotte "Charlie" Taylor has been dressing like a man and wearing guns since her father kicked her out of the house when she was seventeen. She is perfectly happy with her life until she meets the insufferable Travis MacGregor. He claims to desire her, but how can she trust the new lawyer in town when he makes it no secret that he needs a proper wife to make his dreams come true. Charlie isn't the "proper" anything, but that doesn't stop her wayward heart from feeling things she never imagined possible. But can he accept her as she is, or does he want her to change? To adapt? To become the proper, dress-wearing hostess of his dreams? And when the villain stalking Charlie comes to town, will the danger bring them together or tear them apart forever?
Publisher: Firehouse Publishing
ISBN: 1950152219
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
Travis MacGregor came to Oregon City to start over. Determined to put his past behind him, he believes a proper wife is all that's missing from the proper life he's always wanted. He has worked hard to establish his formal reputation as an upstanding and no-nonsense lawyer. However, the moment he meets Charlotte Taylor, he can't fight his attraction despite her unconventional, hell-raising ways. Charlotte "Charlie" Taylor has been dressing like a man and wearing guns since her father kicked her out of the house when she was seventeen. She is perfectly happy with her life until she meets the insufferable Travis MacGregor. He claims to desire her, but how can she trust the new lawyer in town when he makes it no secret that he needs a proper wife to make his dreams come true. Charlie isn't the "proper" anything, but that doesn't stop her wayward heart from feeling things she never imagined possible. But can he accept her as she is, or does he want her to change? To adapt? To become the proper, dress-wearing hostess of his dreams? And when the villain stalking Charlie comes to town, will the danger bring them together or tear them apart forever?
Rebecca
Author: Cynthia Woolf
Publisher: Firehouse Publishing
ISBN: 1950152146
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Rebecca Taylor traveled the Oregon Trail for one reason, to provide for and protect her younger siblings. Having lost her mother years ago, the care and raising of the younger children fell to her and her brother. Oregon was supposed to be a new beginning, a fresh start. But the house they acquire needs more work than it's worth, and a wealthy and powerful man has taken more than a passing interest in having Rebecca for his wife. Add to her confusion a simmering attraction to Ian Stanford, the carpenter hired to repair their home, and Rebecca is in way over her head. After losing his wife--in a still unsolved murder--Ian Stanford has been raising his twin boys alone. Work fixing up the Taylor's old home is exactly what he and his boys need, but the enchanting young woman in charge of the household is driving him to distraction. His two boys want a new mother, but the only thing Ian is interested in is catching his dead wife's killer. When a new discovery leads him to a startling truth, everyone is in danger…his boys, the family he's grown to care too much about, and the beautiful Rebecca, who had can't stop thinking about. When the truth about his wife's killer is revealed, he's shocked to discover his first need is not vengeance but to protect his new family. But the stubborn Rebecca isn't the type to sit idly by when her family is in danger. Ian has no choice but to work with Rebecca to lure the killer into a trap. The real trap, he soon discovers, is the one Rebecca placed around his heart.
Publisher: Firehouse Publishing
ISBN: 1950152146
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Rebecca Taylor traveled the Oregon Trail for one reason, to provide for and protect her younger siblings. Having lost her mother years ago, the care and raising of the younger children fell to her and her brother. Oregon was supposed to be a new beginning, a fresh start. But the house they acquire needs more work than it's worth, and a wealthy and powerful man has taken more than a passing interest in having Rebecca for his wife. Add to her confusion a simmering attraction to Ian Stanford, the carpenter hired to repair their home, and Rebecca is in way over her head. After losing his wife--in a still unsolved murder--Ian Stanford has been raising his twin boys alone. Work fixing up the Taylor's old home is exactly what he and his boys need, but the enchanting young woman in charge of the household is driving him to distraction. His two boys want a new mother, but the only thing Ian is interested in is catching his dead wife's killer. When a new discovery leads him to a startling truth, everyone is in danger…his boys, the family he's grown to care too much about, and the beautiful Rebecca, who had can't stop thinking about. When the truth about his wife's killer is revealed, he's shocked to discover his first need is not vengeance but to protect his new family. But the stubborn Rebecca isn't the type to sit idly by when her family is in danger. Ian has no choice but to work with Rebecca to lure the killer into a trap. The real trap, he soon discovers, is the one Rebecca placed around his heart.
Montana Billionaires, Two Story Collection, Books 3-4
Author: Cynthia Woolf
Publisher: Firehouse Publishing
ISBN: 1957834412
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
From a USA Today Bestselling Author Her Royal Cowboy Billionaire She might be the best horse trainer in Twin Bluffs, some say in Montana, but first she’s a single mother of a precocious six-year-old daughter. Still, she hopes to find a love she could only dream about. He is all she imagined. Bold, kind and fiercely protective. But he's been hurt too and fiercely guards his heart and his identity. When the worst happens, he will do the unthinkable to prove their love is the strongest bond of all. Tropes: Royalty, single mother, kidnapping, insta-love, billionaire, clean and wholesome, romantic suspense, damsel in distress Her Christmas Cowboy Billionaire She is hiding for her safety from her old boss. Now in Witness Protection, she’s sent as a cook to a Montana ranch owned by a former CIA agent. The man, is more than she expected. He’s handsome, bold and fiercely protective. All the things she wants in a man and yet he’s not hers to love. Tragedy has marked him and will mark her in return. When the evil she’s hiding from finds her , will a Christmas miracle help them find common ground and discover that love is the greatest miracle of all? Tropes: Billionaire, clean and wholesome, mafia, romantic suspense, insta-love, protector, damsel in distress
Publisher: Firehouse Publishing
ISBN: 1957834412
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
From a USA Today Bestselling Author Her Royal Cowboy Billionaire She might be the best horse trainer in Twin Bluffs, some say in Montana, but first she’s a single mother of a precocious six-year-old daughter. Still, she hopes to find a love she could only dream about. He is all she imagined. Bold, kind and fiercely protective. But he's been hurt too and fiercely guards his heart and his identity. When the worst happens, he will do the unthinkable to prove their love is the strongest bond of all. Tropes: Royalty, single mother, kidnapping, insta-love, billionaire, clean and wholesome, romantic suspense, damsel in distress Her Christmas Cowboy Billionaire She is hiding for her safety from her old boss. Now in Witness Protection, she’s sent as a cook to a Montana ranch owned by a former CIA agent. The man, is more than she expected. He’s handsome, bold and fiercely protective. All the things she wants in a man and yet he’s not hers to love. Tragedy has marked him and will mark her in return. When the evil she’s hiding from finds her , will a Christmas miracle help them find common ground and discover that love is the greatest miracle of all? Tropes: Billionaire, clean and wholesome, mafia, romantic suspense, insta-love, protector, damsel in distress
The Brides of the Oregon Trail, Collection One
Author: Cynthia Woolf
Publisher: Firehouse Publishing
ISBN: 1954996810
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Experience all the love, courage, danger and passion as three courageous women seek a new life and follow their dreams on the famous Oregon Trail with heroes who will melt your heart and make you fall in love.
Publisher: Firehouse Publishing
ISBN: 1954996810
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Experience all the love, courage, danger and passion as three courageous women seek a new life and follow their dreams on the famous Oregon Trail with heroes who will melt your heart and make you fall in love.
Eliza
Author: Cynthia Woolf
Publisher: Firehouse Publishing
ISBN: 1950152103
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 115
Book Description
Avoiding love and entanglements has been easy for Hank Barringer since losing his wife and young son to influenza. An outrider on the wagon train, his only job is to keep the mail order brides and passengers safe until they reach their destination. Then he meets Eliza Tanner. She’s different than other women. Seemingly fearless—her feisty manner disrupts his well-ordered idea of how a woman should behave. He doesn’t approve, so why can’t he stop thinking about her? Eliza has secrets and a past that could destroy any chance she has of building a new life. When an opportunity arises to join a wagon train full of mail-order brides headed to Oregon City, she flees from her old life. Little does she know that danger from her past stalks her, or that a killer’s obsession will be strong enough to follow her to the other side of the country. When Eliza’s past catches up with her, she’ll need a real hero…a man who can accept the truth, and love her despite the circumstances of her past.
Publisher: Firehouse Publishing
ISBN: 1950152103
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 115
Book Description
Avoiding love and entanglements has been easy for Hank Barringer since losing his wife and young son to influenza. An outrider on the wagon train, his only job is to keep the mail order brides and passengers safe until they reach their destination. Then he meets Eliza Tanner. She’s different than other women. Seemingly fearless—her feisty manner disrupts his well-ordered idea of how a woman should behave. He doesn’t approve, so why can’t he stop thinking about her? Eliza has secrets and a past that could destroy any chance she has of building a new life. When an opportunity arises to join a wagon train full of mail-order brides headed to Oregon City, she flees from her old life. Little does she know that danger from her past stalks her, or that a killer’s obsession will be strong enough to follow her to the other side of the country. When Eliza’s past catches up with her, she’ll need a real hero…a man who can accept the truth, and love her despite the circumstances of her past.
Amanda
Author: Cynthia Woolf
Publisher: Firehouse Publishing
ISBN: 1950152294
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Amanda Winters is traveling from Independence, MO by wagon train to her mail-order groom. Though she is warned that he is a mean and brutal man with a quick temper but she is determined to live up to her promise. She was engaged and left at the altar and she will not treat anyone else like that. When she meets her fiancé she tells him she wants to wait to get married until they know each other better. The suggestion does not go over well with her mail order fiancé. Jamie Kilbride traveled to Independence from Oregon City to collect his mail-order bride. As luck would have it, she’d fallen in love with someone else and broke her contract with Jamie. This bothers him not at all since, as they travel the Oregon Trail together, he falls in love with Amanda. Jamie insists he doesn’t care what people say, but she does. She will not marry him and bring his name down into the muck and mud with hers. But her former fiancé has plans of his own that don’t include her safety.
Publisher: Firehouse Publishing
ISBN: 1950152294
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Amanda Winters is traveling from Independence, MO by wagon train to her mail-order groom. Though she is warned that he is a mean and brutal man with a quick temper but she is determined to live up to her promise. She was engaged and left at the altar and she will not treat anyone else like that. When she meets her fiancé she tells him she wants to wait to get married until they know each other better. The suggestion does not go over well with her mail order fiancé. Jamie Kilbride traveled to Independence from Oregon City to collect his mail-order bride. As luck would have it, she’d fallen in love with someone else and broke her contract with Jamie. This bothers him not at all since, as they travel the Oregon Trail together, he falls in love with Amanda. Jamie insists he doesn’t care what people say, but she does. She will not marry him and bring his name down into the muck and mud with hers. But her former fiancé has plans of his own that don’t include her safety.
Nora
Author: Cynthia Woolf
Publisher: Firehouse Publishing
ISBN: 1954996519
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Wed one of her father’s lecherous old cronies or flee. Those are the only options for Nora Jones. Refusing to be a pawn, she escapes in the night, running for her life. Her freedom. Ben Taylor is no stranger to a fight. An honorable man, he’s still a rough, tough cowboy who gets into plenty of trouble. When caught in a compromising situation, albeit an innocent one, Ben does the first thing that comes to mind – marry the lady in distress. Sparks fly in 1855 Willamette Valley, Oregon as Nora and Ben fall unexpectedly in love, but no one can outrun their past forever. When danger comes calling, will Ben be able to protect Nora, or will they all go down in flames?
Publisher: Firehouse Publishing
ISBN: 1954996519
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Wed one of her father’s lecherous old cronies or flee. Those are the only options for Nora Jones. Refusing to be a pawn, she escapes in the night, running for her life. Her freedom. Ben Taylor is no stranger to a fight. An honorable man, he’s still a rough, tough cowboy who gets into plenty of trouble. When caught in a compromising situation, albeit an innocent one, Ben does the first thing that comes to mind – marry the lady in distress. Sparks fly in 1855 Willamette Valley, Oregon as Nora and Ben fall unexpectedly in love, but no one can outrun their past forever. When danger comes calling, will Ben be able to protect Nora, or will they all go down in flames?
Hearings
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1136
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1136
Book Description