Bøger af Susannah Calloway

Devon lives a good life on his father's ranch in Texas. When he inherits the estate, his parents convince him to "settle down and find a wife." Eventually, he agrees and advertises for a Mail Order Bride. Jocelyn grew up in an orphanage, and her life was full of hunger, cold, and loneliness. Still, she held onto her faith and looks to the future for relief. The orphanage expects the young ladies to become Mail Order Brides, so it is no surprise when they find her a match. Jocelyn heads West, full of hope and excitement. She and her intended fall in love quickly, and his parents love her, too. But there's a problem-Devon's sister, Emma. She rarely speaks, and while the family is used to it, her hostile glares and silence make Jocelyn uneasy. Still, everything is going according to plan until cattle disappear... and Jocelyn is captured. Will Devon find and rescue his love? Will the rustlers be brought to justice? Will Emma ever change?

Keith Hamilton, the son of a wealthy tobacco plantation owner, is ordered to marry a thoroughly disagreeable woman in Rutger's Creek-or his sister will not be allowed to marry her sweetheart. Something must be done. His best alternative is to get a Mail Order Bride. Anyone is better than Beatrice Charlton. Anyone. Colette Boisselot is newly arrived to America from France. After her fiancé deserts her, she's impoverished, destitute, and out of options. She signs up to become a Mail Order Bride. After all, she's convinced real love no longer exists - so what does it matter if she doesn't even know the man? Will Keith and Colette fall in love and have their happily ever after? Or will Keith's family send Colette back to France, in favor of the girl they've already chosen for him?

Isabella Bradford is desperate to escape her reputation, which was destroyed by a notorious rogue. When she sees an advert for a Mail Order Bride for Henry Preston in Colorado, she seizes the chance to flee. Isabella journeys to Pine Ridge, only to discover that Henry knows nothing about the advert. His aunt wrote it in his stead.Since the murder of his parents years before, Henry has buried himself in his ranch duties. He can hardly speak a full sentence to a woman without stuttering. Upon Isabella's arrival, he falls hard for her, but he believes she is already taken.To avoid the witness box back in Philadelphia, Isabella stays on at the ranch but remains quiet about the ruse that brought her there. But the secret eats at her. When she and Henry fall in love, she becomes more and more uneasy about deceiving him. Isabella's father tracks her down to Pine Ridge, and all secrets are revealed. But things don't go well, and Isabella returns to Philadelphia alone. There seems to be no hope for love now-not for her nor for Henry...

Abigail Warner's father is not a nice man. When he orders Abigail to marry odious James Chalmers, Abigail is in a panic. Her best friend shows her an advert for a Mail Order Bride, and Abigail writes immediately. Mitch Ellison can't understand why his older brother, Silas, is demanding he marry their neighbor, Rachel Brown. Silas claims their deceased father left instructions stating Mitch cannot inherit unless he's wed. In frustration, Mitch decides to find his own bride through the Mail Order Bride Agency. Mitch can't believe his luck when Abigail steps from the train. He takes her home and introduces her to his family as his fiancée. Silas is incensed-he has personal reasons for Mitch to marry Rachel. Silas connives to break up Mitch's and Abigail's growing romance. Mitch and Abigail make plans for their marriage. Trouble from Silas and Rachel increases, until it culminates in a dangerous twist. A surprising truth about the inheritance is revealed that will either fix everything or destroy it completely.

Lucas Kinkaid is sick of being pressured to marry his sister Marjorie's choice for him-Florence Weston. Lucas doesn't love Florence and doesn't even want to get married, but the women in his life have teamed up against him. He's had it. He'd rather marry a stranger than the lazy, mean-spirited Florence. When he overhears a couple of cowboys talking about getting Mail Order Brides, he decides that will be his solution. He'll order a bride for himself. Sara Jones doesn't believe in love. She's lost her parents and raised her siblings and now is desperate to offer them more financial support. When she sees an advert from a wealthy rancher in Colorado looking for a bride, she decides to take the chance. This man is willing to pay her way to Colorado and home again if things don't work out. What has she got to lose? Upon arrival, Sara isn't prepared for the hostility she encounters from Marjorie and her twelve-year-old daughter, Lilah. Nor is she prepared to face true love for someone who only wanted a way out. Sara fears she'd made a horribly bad decision in coming to Colorado, yet she dreads leaving the man she now loves.

Ned Chapman returns from the war with scars marring him both inside and out. As a result, he loses both his wife and his zest for life. Trying to lessen his suffering, his mother and sister order him a Mail Order Bride for Christmas. They pray the agency will find the right woman to restore Ned's interest in living. Of course, they don't tell Ned what they've done. Lily Lockhart bears scars of her own. She grew up in an orphanage and now works there, but an urge for adventure causes her to leave her tedious life behind. After all, nothing is keeping her in Philadelphia. She yearns for a fresh start out west-and becoming a Mail Order Bride is the perfect way to get it. When Lily discovers she's been tricked, she is in turmoil. How can she tell Ned the truth? Can their fledgling love possibly heal both their scars and give them the new beginning they so desperately need?

In stunned disbelief, Martha Prewitt gapes at her stepfather. He's accusing her of killing her mother? She didn't do it. "Run fast!" He sneers, nearly spitting on her. "Or I'll turn you in, and you'll hang."Martha has only one place to run. Bart Wilson, her betrothed in Sweetwater, Arkansas. Arriving on his doorstep-half-frozen and nearly starved-she falls into his house at his feet. Bart tends to her, bringing her back to health. She knows he suspects something horrible has happened, but she remains quiet.Until her past catches up to her. Now likely facing death by hanging, she is forced to return to the scene of the crime. Bart goes with her... But does he believe her innocence? Does anyone? Or will she face the noose like her evil stepfather threatened? The Accused Bride is a sweet and inspirational western frontier romance-the perfect read for fans who also love the books of Leah Laurens, Kit Morgan, and Katie Wyatt. Enjoy this clean and wholesome Christian Romance today!

Shield-half-white, half-Cheyenne warrior-hates all white men. But his hatred is challenged when he's attacked by wild dogs and is rescued by a white widow and her two sons.Young widow Rebecca Reilly does her best to save the ranch she built with her late husband and still raise her sons. When the boys bring her a critically injured Indian, she wastes no time in caring for him. She and Shield come to trust one another, and Shield rethinks how he feels toward white people. When Clyde Foster arrives at Rebecca's door with an offer to buy her ranch, she is suspicious. Her sons beg her not to sell; it is their late father's legacy. Shield is falling in love with Rebecca, and he agrees that her ranch and her land are worth a battle. Rebecca has fallen for him, too, and now she has a strong man to stand with her. When Clyde Foster threatens harm to her sons, Rebecca vows to fight him, and Shield battles at her side.Clyde and his gang steal Rebecca's cattle, but when they set fire to her barn, they discover Rebecca and Shield have new allies - Cheyenne warriors. As the battle ensues, shocking discoveries come to light which will alter Rebecca's life forever.

There aren't many options for a young woman in Philadelphia during the late 1800's-especially if she's running away from an abusive family. Eighteen-year-old Aimee Mitcham flees the city for Rough Creek, Minnesota, to meet the man she has agreed to marry. As she waits at the train station to meet her new husband, tragedy strikes. Now left alone and surrounded by strangers, Aimee is grateful to be taken in by handsome rancher Gregory Keegan and his spirited mother Sheila. Aimee is quickly drawn to her benefactor, but because of his past, Gregory is reluctant to open his heart. So Aimee settles into life on the ranch, befriending Sheila, helping out the neighbors, and preparing for what she hopes will be the happiest Christmas she's had in a very long time. It's not until she's caught between her attraction to Gregory and the attentions of ranch hand Mark Olsen that she realizes this will also be the most revealing Christmas of her life...

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On her sister's dare, Myrna Myers signs on as Mail Order Bride. What started as a simple joke, takes Myrna across the country to Nebraska to meet the man she is to marry. When she learns that Giles Macy is raising his younger brother, it only sweetens the arrangement for Myrna. She believes that she will finally have a family of her own.But there are things Myrna doesn't know. Secrets in Giles's past that threaten their very union. When the truth is revealed, things quickly fall apart. The folks in Landy City are only too willing to believe the worst of Giles.And what about Myrna? Can she trust a man she's only just met?

Val Connor is familiar with heartbreak - too familiar. When his fiancée leaves him to become a Mail Order Bride, he swears off love for good. But Val is the only son to aging parents, and his father is determined to keep the Connor Ranch in the family name. When Val is pressed to marry or lose his inheritance completely, he reluctantly agrees to write for a Mail Order Bride of his own. Mail Order Bride Isabelle Dollenberg is sweet, kind, and pretty, and she wants nothing more than to find true love and have a family of her own. But her match, Val Connor, is little more than coldly polite to her. Is her dream of a happy marriage nothing more than that - a dream? An arranged marriage has little chance of success when it's forced - and when secrets are being kept.

As Christmas approaches, Ginny Jones fears she will never find happiness again. Six months after her youngest sister died in a tragic accident, Ginny still carries the guilt and the sadness. When a neighbor asks Ginny's father if one of his daughters can watch his farm for the month of December, Ginny is quick to volunteer, eager for a change of scenery - eager for something else to focus on. "Something else" is exactly what she gets when she arrives at Huber's Farm. From mysterious noises, to missing items, she fears someone else is on the farm with her. When she enlists the help of her friend Michael, she only expects him to assist her in solving the mystery - she doesn't expect to fall in love with him. As the mysterious happenings continue and as Michael shares his plans for his soon-to-arrive Mail Order Bride, Ginny wonders whether taking on this responsibility was a good idea. With her grief, her fear, and her budding love for Michael-despite his fiancée's impending arrival, Ginny knows that after this Christmas, nothing will ever be the same again.

Diana Boone is desperate to escape. Her father has been abusive since she can remember. Now that her father has arranged her marriage to cold, cruel Glenn Anderson, a man twice her age, Diana's mother can't protect her anymore. Her only choice is to send her beloved daughter out West into the unknown, hoping she'll find a better life on the frontier. Oliver Monroe's heart was shattered years ago when his beloved wife, the mainstay of his heart, died of a fever. Ever since, he's been determined to feel nothing, throwing himself into his work. His younger sister, Caddie, misses her brother-and how he used to be. She wants to find a way to get him back, and as Valentine's Day approaches, she begins to wonder if a woman from the East might be the key to unlocking Oliver's heart once more. But Caddie's scheme goes horribly wrong, and as the days tick by bringing them closer and closer to Valentine's Day, she realizes that it would take a miracle to bring Oliver and Diana together...

Thrown together by fate, held together by love... Beau Dawson never saw eye-to-eye with his father, so he left home to live with his Uncle James in Texas years ago. James taught him how to be a bounty hunter, and Beau has been content with his life. When Beau gets word his father has died, he travels back home to Arkansas to see his mother and brother. Upon arrival, he learns of his father's will, demanding that Beau marry within ninety days of the elder Dawson's death. He even ordered his attorney to place an advert for a Mail Order Bride for his youngest son. Rose Lancaster was born and bred in Boston. After her husband dies, she thinks her life is over. Her father is determined to help and makes a contract for her with a Mail Order Bride Agency. When Beau and Rose finally meet, sparks fly. Can this mismatched couple ever find a way to live together, let alone live happily ever after?

Henry Watson's young wife is killed in a tragic accident less than a month after their marriage, and Henry buries his heart with her. His parents pray Henry will find a new love. When his ailing father begs him to get married by Christmas, Henry can't disappoint the old man, but he also can't love another woman. He will settle on a marriage of convenience and send for a Mail Order Bride. Kitty Clarke's husband and father of their twelve-year-old daughter Faith died two years ago at Christmas. When Kitty loses her factory job, she can't support herself and Faith. She investigates a Mail Order Bride agency and hears that brides should be unencumbered by children. Kitty decides there is just one solution: claim Faith as her younger sister and not her daughter. After Kitty arrives in Montana, she falls in love with Henry and prays that someday, he'll feel the same way toward her. As Christmas approaches, Kitty's lie about her daughter is exposed. Now, there seems little hope of her ever gaining Henry's affection or finding any kind of happy ending...

Francine Winscott refuses to marry the old geezer her father has chosen for her. Why, the man is old enough to be her grandfather. The very idea strikes terror in her heart. She would rather risk it all and become a Mail Order Bride.Traveling west, Francine expects to meet the sweet man who has been writing her. Instead, she encounters a rough, filthy, crude man who treats her like a servant. Things quickly worsen, becoming violent. How is it possible that this lout could be the kind man who wrote such endearing letters?Something is very wrong, and if Francine doesn't figure it out soon, she could lose everything-including her life.The Seized Bride is a sweet and inspirational western frontier romance-the perfect read for fans who also love the books of Leah Laurens, Kit Morgan, and Katie Wyatt. Enjoy this clean and wholesome Christian romance today!

Hope has run out for Selena Brown. Widowed with two small children, she's scratching out a living on the hard streets of Boston, and her in-laws want to take her babies away from her. Selena can't let that happen. Her only option is to travel across the country to marry a lonely stranger in Colorado Territory. Meanwhile, Mike Keating of Mine's Place, Colorado, is nursing a heart broken by the loss of his wife. He thinks it might be time to move on, and he's got his eye on Rachel Spencer. But when a twist of fate throws him together with newcomer Selena Brown, he has to ask himself: Could she be the one to fill the void in his heart? And does he have it in him to be a father to a stranger's children?

Alice Thompson leaves her past behind when she boards a train to Sheridan, Wyoming. She is a Mail Order Bride, desperate to move on from the grief of a late husband and an unsatisfying life in New York. As she travels, her train is robbed, and Alice's journey is cut short by a shocking revelation. William Conway, a US Marshall with a permanent, undisclosed affliction, becomes Alice's savior and takes her to the orphanage where he grew up. Martha, the matron of the orphanage, welcomes Alice into their home. Soon, strong feelings between William and Alice blossom. But when the truth unfolds just before Christmas, emotions flare and relationships still being built are broken. The love between Alice and William is pitted against the wealth and power of a despicable man intent on having his promised Mail Order Bride. Is the struggling, yet growing love between Alice and William strong enough to win against the man who is determined to have Alice at all costs?

Can a grieving ranch owner find new love with a bride from New York? When Elan Beauregard's best friend brings him a Mail Order Bride to be his fiancée, Elan is outraged. Yet, he cannot very well send the woman away, so she temporarily settles into his household. Elan is surprised when his eight-year-old foster daughter, Kate, bonds with the lovely stranger quickly.Mail Order Bride Juliana Wills is mortified to discover she is supposed to marry a hard-bitten man who clearly does not like her. She is drawn to his little girl, however, and easily communicates with Kate who is deaf. But after a difficult two weeks, Juliana packs her things and leaves.Kate is distraught, and Elan goes to bring Juliana back, realizing that perhaps he was hasty in his judgement. In truth, he's growing fond of Juliana. One of Elan's maids is secretly in love with her boss and does her best to get rid of Juliana. When Kate suddenly goes missing, the maid accuses Juliana of foul play. Where is Kate? How can Elan find a little girl lost in the wilderness? Is Juliana the supreme manipulator, or did the maid harm Kate out of vindictiveness?

Doc Tyler Morgan can't heal himself. He was madly in love with his fiancée, but she died from a mysterious illness, and he couldn't save her. He couldn't save his parents, either, when they were injured in the crossfire during a bank robbery. Now he is alone, except for his sister Allie, who is about to marry and move to Montana.Juliet Monroe works in a dead-end, hateful factory job in Boston. She knows midwifery and herbal healing, but she was lured to the factory job with false promises of good money and golden opportunities.Allie doesn't want to leave her brother alone in Colorado, so she secretly places an advert to get him a Mail Order Bride. Juliet answers the ad only to discover Tyler is completely in the dark about their impending marriage. Juliet fears she's just traded one unbearable situation for something even worse...

Tina Bosworth, the daughter of a rich businessman, is bored. With a quick and sharp mind, she and her best friend Leah find ways to entertain themselves. As a joke, they send Tina's photograph and introductory letter to The Matrimonial Times, advertising her as a Mail Order Bride.Nothing comes of it... at first. But two years later, John Bernett, a simple but honest farmer, shows up at her door with high expectations and her photograph gripped in his hand. A hardworking man, John is heartbroken when he is soundly rejected. Desolate, he leaves his farm to find work in the city of San Diego. Though he never stops thinking of Tina, life goes on. He makes a fortune with his new employer Raymond Cabanne, and he begins to court Cabanne's daughter, Rachel.Everything unravels when John and Tina cross paths again. With his affection dormant but not forgotten and Tina charmed by the changed man, the two have potential for a great love together... But with John's commitment to Rachel and Tina's past knocking at her door, can these two find a way to each other?

Kidnapped by Indians as a child, Cara Warring knows no other life. But a ruffian wanting a reward steals her away, taking her to Sweetwater, Arkansas. With only an understanding of the white man's language, Cara is forced to live with a bitter, mean old woman Cara runs away and discovers the wonders of a horse ranch outside town.Without realizing how truly rare her gift with horses is, Cara rides a horse, not knowing he is wild. The owner of the ranch, Gunnar Krick, sees her unique way with horses as well as her tender, resilient spirit.He is forced to return her to Sweetwater, but her life there doesn't improve. After running away again to Gunnar's ranch, she is again returned. But the next time she runs, she refuses to go back. Gunnar, attracted to this wild girl, already has a Mail Order Bride on the way. What can he do? He must honor his promise to his Mail Order Bride and ignore the growing love in his heart for Cara.Cara learns about Gunnar's bride and flees to the hills, determined to stay away from white men. After a startling revelation regarding his Mail Order Bride, Gunnar sets out in search of Cara. He's bent on finding her and convincing her of his love-no matter what.Click above to read this exciting Mail Order Bride Romance!

For the past year, Natalie York has watched her loved ones discover their happy endings. Her friends Crystal and Ernest are happily married with a small child. Her brother Colin has finally married Mandy, and they're expecting their first baby. Yet Natalie, an unwed mother in a small community, has long since given up on finding a romance of her own. Until Emory Spencer comes into her life... The handsome foreman is kind, honorable, generous, and seems to adore little Anne. But he has a tragic history of his own. As the two build their friendship, Natalie wonders whether it could be the start of something more. Can Emory get past the loss of his first love? And can she learn to entrust her happiness into the hands of another?

Leila Anderson is no stranger to tragedy. After her mother dies, her father marries again - to a woman who cherishes nothing but money and social status. When Leila's father passes away, Leila is alone with her conniving stepmother. Desperate to get away, she answers an advertisement for a Mail Order Bride. Her prospective husband appears to be everything she wants: honest, hard-working, and handsome. But Ethan Rider has a history of his own, and he's haunted by the memory of his first love. When Leila arrives, planning to marry quickly and settle into her new life, she finds a fiancé who's already having second thoughts. But Leila is far too stubborn to walk away from this appealing man she has already agreed to marry. When tragedy strikes at Ethan's ranch, and a face from Leila's past appears unexpectedly, Leila's determination to choose love above all else is put to the test.

Tired of his life as a preacher's son, John Rodgers dreams of working on a ranch. He longs to work with the animals and the earth, knowing in his heart that's where he's supposed to be. His parents protest, however, insisting he follow his father into the ministry.A moment of rebellion brings Briana to John's side. She's a proud, confident young woman who steals John's breath away-but there's a lot he doesn't know. Briana's shady past of tricking men and conning them out of their money, is hidden carefully away.Briana and John fall in love, even though he knows nothing of her life and why she's there in the first place. Will their love survive that fateful moment when John discovers the horrifying truth?

Governess Dottie Wilson adores Sam and Beth, her charges. When she her services are replaced by a tutor, she is devastated. Not knowing what to do, she turns to her friend for help. Bertie steers her toward becoming a Mail Order Bride. Dottie agrees and is matched with a wealthy rancher in Texas. Turner Westman, her fiancé, is kind, but cold-and his children, Gus and Marigold, want nothing to do with her. Then, she meets Mole, Turner's closest ranch hand. He ignites a spark in her heart, and it frightens her. Isn't she there for Turner? Confused, Dottie struggles. Should she fulfill her promise and marry Turner, or should she follow her heart and be with Mole? Her decision becomes nearly impossible after a tragic accident and an unwelcome advance. What can she do now?

Rosie Wilder works like a servant for her parents and five siblings. She overhears talk of Mail Order Brides and jumps at the chance to escape. She corresponds with a man from Lawton City, Nebraska: Robert Geller. He proposes, and she flees west to marry him immediately. Robert confesses that his mother will be living with them. Rosie isn't worried, until she meets her. The woman is rude, cold, and ruthless in her treatment of Rosie. Moreover, Robert is distant and doesn't give Rosie the support she needs. When Robert's not home, a freak storm occurs. Robert's mother gets injured, and it's Rosie's fault. When Robert finally returns, Rosie dreads what his mother will tell him. She fears that now both of them will want her gone...Is there no way that she can salvage her new life? Is there no way she can reach Robert's heart?

Raising his three rambunctious children on a small farm in Shallow Gorge, Colorado, Billy Spence is at his wits' end. It's hard enough to eke out a living in such a rough area; it's even harder caring for three little ones on his own. He's desperate for a solution and would sure like to have one by Christmas... After her last living relative succumbs to the Russian flu that cold December, Alice Fletcher wants to leave her nursing job in New York and settle somewhere new and fresh. But she doesn't know where to even start. She's desperate for an answer. Billy's advert for a Mail Order Bride by Christmas turns out to be just what both of them need - at least, that's how it appears. But between Billy's reluctance to let himself love again, Alice's need for honesty, and a dastardly plot to take Billy's farm from him by the New Year, things aren't exactly going smoothly in Shallow Gorge. Only two things can bring these two people together when they're as different as Billy and Alice: understanding and love.

A heart-warming collection of 6 Mail Order Bride favorites by best-selling author Susannah Calloway. Hundreds of pages of Happily Ever After! Join these daring women and courageous men in the rugged west. Enjoy their journeys as they forge new lives and discover true love. Here is what you get: Harley Takes a Bride, Juliet Saves the Groom, The Bride & the Twins, His Daughter's Journal, A Bride for a Debt, The Outlaw's Hesitant Bride Grab these sweet adventurous romances today!