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Here is what we published in July!
Luna: A Sweet Historical Romance (Pendleton Petticoats Book 11)
By Shanna Hatfield
She’s searching for peace and grace
He’s ready to step into his next big adventure
Haunted
by memories of the fateful day that changed her life, Luna Campanelli seeks a
fresh start in Pendleton, Oregon. Life in the wild western town is nothing like
she imagined, although the rugged beauty of the area soothes her troubled
spirit. An unlikely friendship with one of the area ranch hands lifts her
hopes, until she discovers the cowboy isn’t who he’s led her to believe.
Hunter Douglas didn’t intend to hide his identity from the woman he met on the
train, but when she assumed he was his sister’s hired hand, he didn’t correct
her. He never anticipated forming such a deep connection to her, especially
when thoughts of her continue to infiltrate his carefully made plans. As a
recent college graduate with an inheritance he intends to use to start his own
ranch in Pendleton, Hunter must decide if he is willing to open his heart and
include Luna in his future.
Will they embrace the unexpected love that has blossomed between them, or let
fear tear them apart?
Release date: July 2, 2024
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D5DL2MMK
A Child for Christmas: Confederate Widows, Spinsters, and Proxy Brides
By Marisa Masterson
A woman desperate to
begin again. A man who longs for connection. Only a baby stands in the way of
their happily ever after.
Charlotte Reynolds lost both her fiancé and her father during the War of
Northern Aggression. She and her sister Esther struggled to hang on to the
family’s home in Alexandria, Virginia. Unfortunately, Esther sacrificed her
virtue to pay the taxes and died as a result.
With no home, her sister's newborn, and the cool weather of winter in the
offing, Charlotte seizes on the chance to marry a man in the West. The only
catch is she must marry him sight unseen in a proxy ceremony. She will face any
obstacle to keep her nephew safe, even marry a Yankee!
Butch Whaley needs a woman’s chatter to get through the winter. The previous year he nearly went mad spending the season by himself on the land he homesteaded, land he had gotten free as a veteran of the recent war. He craved the noise of another person. Everyone knew women talked a lot, so a wife was guaranteed to end his loneliness.
Only, he wants one without encumbrances. A woman who has never been married
would suit him best. He is working hard to establish his ranch. He did not
intend for stepchildren to inherit it. No, it would not be like what happened
when Pa left his store to his stepson Ike instead of to Butch.
When he risks being caught in a snowstorm to collect his Christmas bride, he is
in for a shock. The woman arrives with a baby she says is hers.
Will Butch honor the promise he made when he signed the proxy form or will he
lose out on future happiness because of past hurt?
Release date: July 3, 2024
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D1YT8R1N
Molly: Sweet Historical Romance (Pendleton Promises Book 2)
by Shanna Hatfield
Inspired by the Hello Girls, America’s first women soldiers who helped win World War I.
She longs to make a difference.
He yearns to claim her heart.
After years of managing the Pendleton telephone office, Molly Thorsen answers the call for women to serve as telephone operators during World War I. Upon her arrival in France, she navigates the challenges of working near the front lines and battles the prejudices and skepticism of the men around her. Determined to prove her worth and skill, Molly faces adversity head-on while unexpectedly falling in love with a charming soldier.
Friday Fitzpatrick may not have been eager to engage in combat, but when he is drafted into the American Expeditionary Forces, he embraces the role of a soldier with unwavering determination. While fighting to survive the harrowing battlefield experiences, he clings to his sanity by dreaming about the captivating Hello Girl who has captured his heart. Though his opportunities to see her are limited, she serves as a beacon of hope in the midst of his darkest days.
Through their shared experiences and the trials they endure, Molly and Friday find comfort and encouragement in each other's company, forging a connection that defies the chaos of a world in conflict. As the war draws to a close and they return home, will civilian life bring them together or pull them apart?
Find out in this sweet and wholesome historical romance filled with hope, faith, courage, and love.
Release date: July 11, 2024
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CXGXL68H
Olivia's Odyssey (Westward Home and Hearts Mail-Orders Book 49)
By Jo-Ann Roberts
Things go from bad to worse after Olivia Talbot is let go from her position at the Butterick Pattern Company in Boston and her beloved Auntie Dee passes away. Left with only her sewing machine and a letter of introduction to Mildred Crenshaw, proprietress of the Westward Hearts and Homes Matrimonial Agency she soon finds herself corresponding with a cattleman from Cottonwood Falls, Kansas.
As a proxy mail-order bride to a cattleman and mother to three children, she
expected her life would change.
What she didn't expect upon her arrival was to discover Nate Forester, her
intended, had perished in a suspicious fire.
Ty Forester's world is upended after tragedy leaves him caring for his
brother's children. A cattleman's life is difficult enough. Yet, all he can do
is pray he can raise the children and still run a ranch.
But it gets worse. His late brother’s mail-order bride arrives with a signed
affidavit stating she will be sharing custody
of the children with him. In disbelief, Ty intends to send Olivia Talbot
straight back to wherever she came from.
Too bad the determined, tenacious woman has other plans.
Release date: July 15, 2024
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D488ZQPF
Edwin's Christmas Mail-Order Bride -Historical Western Holiday Romance
By P. Creeden
This
Christmas, love arrives unexpectedly—by stagecoach.
Can unexpected Christmas magic spark love’s flame between a man with no bride
and the woman who has traveled so far to win his wary affection? This is a
clean, wholesome series of standalone novellas written from a Christian
worldview. Each story has a happily ever after and features down-to-earth
characters with real world problems who overcome them by grace and love. There
will be seven brides in this special holiday series ~ read them all!
Release date: July 18, 2024
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CNPS9XQW
Not all of our authors make their books available on pre-order. However, for those who do, those advance sales go a long way toward boosting their sales rankings.
Here are future releases:
August Pre-orders:
Cowboy Law -A Texas Rangers - Sutton Brother’s Romance Book 2
By P. Creeden
Justice and vengeance intertwine for a Texas Ranger and an alluring beauty whose fates collide on the frontier, leading to trickery and tragedy before any shot at redemption.Their devotion is tested through gripping adventures and perilous twists of fate. More details to come.
Release date: August 15, 2024
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CRYMNKBH
Caleb’s New Bride (Mountain Men and Mail-Order Brides)
By P. Creeden
What happens when a mail-order bride shows up on the doorstep of a mountain man’s cabin? Who will suffer rejection? Who will gain redemption? These fated, possibly star-crossed lovers will soon find out!
Release date: August 29, 2024
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D6X81RCX
September Pre-orders:
A Sleigh Ride For Claire (Sleigh Ride)
By Jo-Ann Roberts
He was the most stubborn and prideful
man she’d ever met!
She was a busybody who stuck her
nose in his business at every turn!
With Christmas on the horizon,
Claire McAllister has far too much to do to entertain dreams of a husband and
family. Even if she feels inclined to help Lincoln Wyse outwit his three
mischievous young daughters, it's impossible to imagine the handsome widower
seeing her as anything but a scolding schoolteacher.
Even though the pretty
schoolteacher never turned a favorable eye to him, Linc Wyse’s heart skipped a
beat whenever she pinned him with her mesmerizing green eyes. Beautiful or not,
Claire McAllister was a meddling spinster who placed judgments on him and his
family.
Yet, neither one can imagine how a
magical Christmas Eve sleigh ride will open their eyes to love…or how the Lord
will awaken their faith and hope.
Release Date: September 2, 2024
https://www.amazon.com/Sleigh-Ride-Claire-ebook/dp/B0CXHXVQQF
Hotfooting from Hawthorne: Pioneer Brides of Rattlesnake Ridge Book 15
By Marisa Masterson
A woman
with trouble hot on her trail and a child at her side. A man who handles his
Colt revolver like a shootist.
Ginny Maxwell has one child left as
she waits at a train depot in Hawthorne, Nevada. The others left one by one as
the orphan train traveled farther west. She wanted to believe each had found
homes where they would be clothed and fed. She could not hope for them to be
loved. Growing up as a foundling, she knew adults rarely wasted affection on
orphans.
While she and the unclaimed orphan
wait for the eastern bound train that would take them back to Chicago, their
lives change with one slash of a shiny knife. A man stabs a lone woman waiting
on the platform. At Ginny's gasp, he realizes she and the little boy have seen
him.
A frantic race to escape begins,
and desperation sends them into the back of a tarp-covered wagon. Hiding there,
she hears the whistle. They missed their train and are stuck with a killer on
their trail.
Release date: September 9, 2024
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D49LQR1F
A Sleigh Ride For Grace (Sleigh Ride)
By Linda Carroll-Bradd
Grace Darton believes family is more
important than anything…even an attentive beau. Three years ago, she broke off
a courtship to tend her ailing aunt and assume management of her boardinghouse.
Although her life might lack romance, she and her younger sister, Kerrie,
strive to provide a family atmosphere for their boarders. But is it really
enough?
Darach MacLean thought he had his
future planned—he and his love, Grace, were to marry and move to Golden City
for him to attend the Colorado School of Mines. But she stayed behind. As a new
graduate, he returns to Spur Springs to either win her back or purge her from
his life forever. His sweet Grace has become a successful businesswoman and is
being wooed by the mayor. Can Darach find the way back into her heart or has he
returned too late?
Release date: September 16, 2024
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D34RFGGM
A Sleigh Ride For Holly
A nanny whose children have grown finds
herself without prospects for another job. At twenty-five years old, spinster
is the best description for her now. But will a letter and an invitation for a
sleigh ride change her life?
*More description coming soon*
Release Date: September 23, 2024
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D344YDTG
Wyatt's New Bride: Mountain Men & Mail-Order Brides
By Zina Abbott
Wyatt Holt gave up searching for gold in favor of becoming a Tuolumne County lumberjack to satisfy the demand for timber supports in the new quartz mines and lumber for the nearby towns. He is tired of living in tents or sharing a barracks-style bedroom in the Summersville boardinghouse. With more men bringing families to the area, he begins his search for a wife. Between being shot during a community meeting gone bad, the bride he sent for rejecting him for another, and uncertain if he will heal from his injuries well enough to resume his former occupation, Wyatt wonders if there is any hope for a loving wife and family in his future.
Release date: September 26, 2024
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CW19ZPG9
A Sleigh Ride For Georgia (Sleigh Ride)
By Kimberly Grist
Abandoned as a child, Georgia knows
first-hand the results of chasing rainbows, searching for the proverbial pot of
gold. That same lure called her father to California, leaving her to grow up in
a children’s home. Even though she knows that there is little value in
depending on anyone but herself, buried in her heart is the dream of her own
happily ever after – a husband and family. Desperate, she accepts the advice of
her pastor and applies to a matchmaking agency. If only someone would look past
her inadequacies and see her potential, she would devote herself to ensuring
his happiness and love him with her whole heart. Unfortunately, she is out of
time.
“Who was it that said desperate
times demand desperate measures? The Lord forgive me if I’m wrong, but the next
letter I write, I’m omitting the fact that I limp.”
Release Date: September 30, 2024
October Pre-orders:
Mail-Order Blacksmith: Honorable Husbands
P. Creeden
Honorable
Husband Series.
Even independent women can need a helping hand now and then. More than muscles
and rugged good looks, this bride needs a blacksmith and only the honorable
need apply...but is that what they'll get?
Mail-Order Blacksmith
With the passing of her father in the war, Sadie Cahill finds herself running
the town’s livery on her own. A falling out with her blacksmith leaves her in
desperate need. But is she desperate enough to marry one?
Release date: October 10, 2024
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQ2K4DC4
Lily Lassoes the Lawman (Uncertain Sweethearts Book 3)
By Marisa Masterson
Return to Fox Creek with this latest addition to the Uncertain Sweethearts series!
He
followed a hunch and found a woman worth loving. Too bad she had walked on the
wrong side of the law one time too many.
Lily Calhoun loved two things in
this world—her son and her café. She had a chance at a fresh start, a clean
slate with a new name. Lillian Perkins was gone.
She had loved poorly and lost. She
would not risk her heart again. Or so she thought. Then he came to town.
Travis Strickland had a tough time
believing what his eyes told him. The beautiful café owner was Dirk Perkins’
widow. He could not credit this innocent-appearing woman as being someone who
had traveled with a murderous gang of thieves.
No matter what his mind argued,
Travis knew the truth. Lily was the woman who had disappeared with a trunk
filled with stolen gold. All too soon, he expected Perkins’ brother would find
her and reclaim the gold.
When Perkins appeared, he would be
in Fox Creek to arrest him. He was a duly sworn United States marshal. Somehow,
he would clear Lilly of any charges and pin the blame on the gang’s leader.
What begins as a job for Travis
quickly heats up into attraction and love. Can he save Lily and her son from
the monster who is hot on her trail? Will her mistake as a fifteen-year-old
shatter Lily’s chance at lasting love?
Release date: October 15, 2024
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D6RSTPD3
An Outlaw for Christmas: Confederate Widows, Spinsters, and Proxy Brides
By P. Creeden
Southern
grace meets Western grit, and love becomes the greatest gift of all.
Join these Southern Belles on a Christmas journey to bridge the North and the
South. Pasts fade and futures ignite amidst prairie snowflakes under western
skies. Before each love story can unfold, the bride and groom are wed by
proxy—having never met. Wounded souls find redemption in the bitter winter
winds, and love’s embrace is the gift that warms their hearts. Find tales of
hope, healing, and holiday joy as these Southern Belles, left alone by the
war’s harsh realities, navigate cultural differences to forge new lives wed to
their western, Yankee grooms. Will every heart discover the true spirit of
Christmas and defy expectations? Fall in love right along with every
star-crossed couple when you immerse yourself in each of these sweet holiday
romances today!
Release Date: October 16, 2024
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CZ1MSXF2
Gunnar's New Bride: Mountain Men and Mail-Order Brides
By Linda Carroll-Bradd
Logging camp owner Gunnar Hallbjorn has
spent the last two years focused on ensuring the business he inherited from his
uncle continues succeeding. A recent visit from a newlywed cousin demonstrates
how much a wife would add to his bachelor life. He imagines how coming home to
a hot meal and pleasant conversation will be better than eating in the camp’s
dining hall with two dozen bachelors. As he writes his ad for the matrimonial
newspaper, he envisions a demure Scandinavian girl like he remembers from back
home.
Baker Blasa Eberhard struggles to
keep a roof over her and her younger brother’s head due to their father’s
gambling habit. Faced with an ultimatum from her father to either marry his
business associate or someone else because he can only afford to support his
son and himself, she enters into a correspondence to become a mail-order bride.
Bank agents arrive to take possession of the house, because mortgage is in
default. Blasa has no choice but to pawn her mother’s jewelry to buy train
tickets to Colorado. How will Mister Hallbjorn react when she shows up on his
doorstep? Will he still want to marry when she has her brother in tow?
Release Date: October 31, 2024
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D34TW77L
November Pre-orders:
A Rancher for Christmas: Confederate Widows, Spinsters, and Proxy Brides
By Linda Carroll-Bradd
Dunn
MacDoughall faces a dilemma more ornery than a stubborn bull. To meet the
stipulations of his granddad’s will and receive the deed to his
three-thousand-acre Montana ranch, he has to marry by his twenty-eighth
birthday. With only four months until the deadline, he resorts to using the
services of a matchmaker. He’s desperate enough to put no restrictions on the
woman’s background and agrees to a proxy marriage—as long as she arrives before
fall roundup.
Ex-cotton heiress, Angelina Beauregard can barely rub two nickels together as a
seamstress in post-war Bossier Parish, Louisiana. The war stole her father,
brothers, and fiancé, but Angelina is determined its aftermath won’t steal her
future. She seeks a proxy marriage with a man far away from her Southern
homeland so she can finally get rid of memories that haunt her. But when she
arrives and discovers her groom is a Yankee, is Angelina’s heart big enough to
accept their fundamental differences?
Release Date: November 20, 2024
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0D1DYHV3B
A Surprise for Christmas: Confederate Widows, Spinsters, and Proxy Brides
By Zina Abbott
Annalee Cantrill fled the South after the
fall of Atlanta. She and her mother took refuge with her aunt’s family in
Baltimore. Following her mother’s death, Annalee knows it is time to go. With
nothing left to draw her back to the South, where can she find a husband who
will leave the difficulties of the War Between the States in the past and
accept her for herself? Since so many men left the East to either flee the war
or to rebuild after having lost all, the West holds the answer.
Jeffrey Holden struggles to overcome his hatred for the Southern rebels responsible
for the death of his older brother. After corresponding with several women,
some stopped writing after he admitted a war injury now requires him to walk
with a cane. Others he rejected because they were from the South. He decided
upon Miss Cantrill from Baltimore. Even though Maryland still allowed slavery
during the war years, it stayed with the Union. The woman’s uncle rose to the
rank of captain in the Union Army. Surely, she was an acceptable choice.
Annalee is pleased when she receives
Jeffrey’s marriage offer. A sense of unease arises when his most recent letter
glows with happiness over finding a nice Northern bride. She suspects, once Jeffrey
Holden hears her speak, he will be in for a big surprise.
Release Date: November 27, 2024
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0D1LVNY3L
December Pre-orders:
A Recluse for Christmas : Confederate Widows, Spinsters, and Proxy Brides
By Kimberly Grist
Join these Southern Belles on a Christmas journey to bridge the North and the South. Pasts fade and futures ignite amidst prairie snowflakes under western skies. Before each love story can unfold, the bride and groom are wed by proxy—having never met. Wounded souls find redemption in the bitter winter winds, and love’s embrace is the gift that warms their hearts. Find tales of hope, healing, and holiday joy as these Southern Belles, left alone by the war’s harsh realities, navigate cultural differences to forge new lives wed to their western, Yankee grooms. Will every heart discover the true spirit of Christmas and defy expectations? Fall in love right along with every star-crossed couple when you immerse yourself in each of these sweet holiday romances today!
Release date: December 23, 2024
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CZK49D8B
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