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Please Note: This book used to be called Mystic Island, Book 4. It has the same content but has a brand new cover and new title.) Kiara O'Rourke's life turns upside down when she finds herself thrust into a primitive bridal ceremony where Ardan shockingly selects her as his bride. Meanwhile, her best friend Fiona grows increasingly worried when Kiara's messages go unanswered. As Kiara navigates her new life in the ancient, magical land, Corrick, Ardan's cousin, begins to plot a deadly duel fueled by forbidden magic. But even amidst the luxury and welcome at Castle Kinblane, Kiara feels an ...

Two wounded souls discover a chance at love and redemption in this classic story of switched at birth and marriage of convenience along the Oregon Trail. When a tragedy claims Jeremiah's beloved wife, he is left to care for their newborn daughter, Sarah, alone. Overwhelmed by the demands of farming and fatherhood, Jeremiah reluctantly places Sarah in an orphanage, promising to return for her. Little does he know that fate has a surprising twist in store. Katherine endures the loveless marriage with an older man. But when she gives birth to a daughter, her husband heartlessly tears the baby ...

What if you have been a Harvey Girl for several years but you really wanted to be a teacher? And then you fall in love with a cowboy? Sabrina has enjoyed being a Harvey Girl even though she would have preferred to become a teacher. Soon after her friend Jo marries a local man, Sabrina wonders if she will ever be able to have the opportunity to have a family. But she resigns herself to the fact that she will probably be a Harvey Girl for many more years, after all, she is starting to be considered an old maid.

What if your father put you and your baby sister in an orphanage because he could no long care for you after your mother’s death? And what if you discover your sister was adopted by a local family without your knowledge? Katrina is devastated when she learns she has lost her entire family. But in the orphanage, she gains two sisters through the friendship of Anna and Serena. Eventually, she travels on an orphan train and is adopted by a well-to-do family. When she becomes an adult, she is forced into a predicament she doesn’t want to be in by her new family. Sneaking out of her home, ...

What if you were given the opportunity to travel with an orphan train to be adopted by a new family? Anna travels on an orphan train with 18 other children to a small town in Texas. She is taken in by an older couple that owns the town’s General Store. Even though her new family isn’t cruel to her, they expect her to work for her keep, and they definitely don’t give her the love she desperately wants. When she is an adult, she answers a mail-order bride ad she sees in the local newspaper, and agrees to marry a rancher, the oldest of three brothers.

(Please note: This book used to be called Threads of Destiny, Book 13. It has the same content but has a brand new cover and title.) Kiara returns to her apothecary shop in Boston with Ardan, anxious to reconnect with her mother. But upon arriving, she discovers her mother has struggled to keep the shop afloat, leaving Kiara torn between her new life with Ardan and family obligations. Meanwhile, Fiona is thrilled to see that Kiara has returned but then is concerned when her daughter takes an immediate liking to Kiara’s new husband, Ardan. And this is before Fiona discovers that Ardan is ...

At 20, Savannah knew it was time to leave the orphanage and allow another girl to take her place. She decides to become a mail-order bride and starts to write Austin, a man who lives in Iowa. Austin owns a farm he inherited. He loves working the land, but he is lonely and wants a wife with whom to share his life. After following advice from his best friend, he brings Savannah to Iowa to marry. But soon, the unthinkable happens, and he loses his wheat harvest in one day. Austin decides he needs to leave and find a job so they can make it through the winter months.

Josephine is expected to marry Matthew, a man she has known since she was a child. When he is given the opportunity to go to college to become a doctor, Jo decides she also wants to have an adventure. She decides to become a Harvey Girl while Matthew is gone. Over the next few years, Jo enjoys her new job and loves to explore parts of America she never thought she’d have the opportunity to see. She also meets Dalton Jackson and becomes good friends with him and his adoptive family. As she gets to know Dalton, she realizes she is planning on marrying Matthew only because it is expected of her.

(Please note: This book used to be called Mystic Island, Book 3. It has the same content but has a brand new cover and new title). Kiara O'Rourke’s life takes a mystical turn when she finds herself stranded on the enigmatic Xoralia Island, protected by an ancient spell and hidden from modern maps. Accompanied by Finn, the Irish Wolfhound she inherited from her Great Aunt Tilly, Kiara’s simple quest to escape the island morphs into a perilous journey of discovery. Overhearing a sinister plot against the realm’s Prince Ardan, Kiara is propelled into a world of elemental magic, ancient ...

Left as a widow and single mother after the Civil War claimed her husband, Hazel Walker has decided it is time for a change. She will leave her home in Philadelphia to join her sister in Oregon and offer her young daughter a fresh start. The problem, however, lies in her limited means to journey to the wild American West, and she has but one option: to marry a man who can take her there. When a newspaper advertisement introduces her to widower and father-of-two Elijah Crawford, Hazel prepares to leave behind all she has ever known and set about traversing the country with the help of the ...

(This story used to be part of the Mail-Order Bride of America Series. It is the same story but has brand new cover and new series name.) Clara is one of the lucky ones. At the age of fifteen, she is chosen to live at Mary’s Home for Girls, a home that takes in girls who need a second chance. She wants to jump at the chance to leave the orphanage she has been living at for the past year, but there was one problem; she would need to leave her little brother, Cooper, behind. She decides to go, with the idea that in a few years, she will be able to get a job and support Cooper. Five years ...

A winter wish. A lifetime of love. Damien, the North Pole’s playful postmaster elf, grants magic to millions of letters. Yet he longs for one person to write back to him. When his enchanted quill carries a heartfelt ad into the winter wind, a reply appears in a Denver bookseller’s romance novel. Sophie has kept her telepathy hidden and her heart safe, until a glowing message invites her to Snowflake Springs Village. Between auroras, enchanted mistletoe, and a mischievous orange cat, their epistolary spark turns to a forever kind of Christmas. But can a human truly belong in a world of ...

(This novella used to be part of the Mail-Order Brides of America Series. It is the same story, with a new cover and series name.) Elizabeth is from a very prestigious family in North Carolina. She falls in love with Thomas when she is 16 and they marry a few years later. Elizabeth is so happy to have found love and is excited to start a family. One of her greatest wishes is to be a mother. She soon finds that she is expecting a child, but complications arise and she is hit with a great heartache when her baby dies. Thomas has a difficult time seeing her suffering and decides to take ...

(Please note: This book used to be called Enchanted Hearts, Book 8. It has the same content but has a brand new cover and new title.) Kiara O'Rourke finds herself navigating the enchanting yet perilous world of Xoralia Kingdoms. After a delightful morning with Princess Sorcha and Princess Dana, who unveil some of the kingdom's secrets, Kiara's connection with Ardan deepens when they share intimate stories of love, loss, and resilience. As their relationship blossoms, the threat of Corrick looms, seeking to usurp Ardan's power and disrupt the fragile peace of the realm. Despite Ardan's ...

(Please note: This book used to be called Mystic Island. It has the same content but has a brand new cover and a new title.) Kiara O'Rourke’s life changes completely when she meets Ardan, a mysterious sorcerer from Xoralia Island. He reveals that she has hidden magical powers and a special destiny linked to the enchanted island. Scared and confused by this new information and her growing feelings for Ardan, Kiara wants to return to Ireland. With Sebastian’s help, Kiara is able to return to Rivercrest, but from the moment she steps from the portal, her longing and uncertainty only grow. ...

Alex needs to be in control of his life. As a head chef of a restaurant, he has the ability to choose exactly how things should go, and for the most part, everything runs seamlessly. When he gets a letter from his grandfather with the name of the woman he is supposed to marry, he instantly puts up his guard. He can't let his grandfather make such an important decision for him. Deciding that he can't let his stubbornness dictate his life either, he starts writing Haven to find out who she is for himself. He finds an incredibly driven woman who always fights for what she wants and needs. He ...

(This story used to be part of the Mail-Order Brides of America series. It is the same story but has a new cover and series name.) Having previously lived at Mary’s Home for Girls, Allison is now a nurse working for the town doctor. She enjoys her job but she wants to have a family. She doesn’t feel she will ever find a man who would want to marry her in North Carolina because of her age (she is 28 and is considered an old maid) and her height (she is almost as tall as most men). She makes the decision to be a mail-order bride and starts to correspond with Mitch, a man who owns a small ...

What if you wanted to adopt a little girl who needed a family, but the only way you could do so was to get married? Holly has been working as a Harvey Girl since she was nineteen. She now works at the El Tovar Hotel near the Grand Canyon and loves her job, while also enjoying the beautiful scenery around her. But she has a hard time getting close and trusting people because of her hard childhood. Then she meets a six-year-old girl, Minnie, who is growing up in the same situation she had as a child. Holly spends quite a bit of time helping Minnie, working closely with Andrew Montgomery who ...

(Please note: This book used to be called Mystic Island, Book 5. It has the same content but now has a brand new cover and new title.) Kiara O'Rourke's life takes a dramatic turn when a mysterious package from her great aunt transports her to the hidden island of Xoralia. Chosen unexpectedly as Prince Ardan's soulmate during a royal ceremony, Kiara struggles to adapt to this magical realm while yearning to return to Boston. As she uncovers secrets and bonds with Ardan, she learns of a threat from his embittered cousin, Corrick, who is plotting to overthrow him. Ardan, stunned by Kiara’s ...

She came West to find homes for orphaned children. She never expected to find her own. Adelaide Montgomery has chaperoned a dozen orphan trains, placing children from New York's overcrowded orphanages with western families. But in Silver Creek, Colorado, her carefully constructed professional facade begins to crack when she clashes with Sheriff Caleb Holt over Jamie Sullivan, a defiant boy no one wants to adopt. Sheriff Holt knows more about orphan train children than he reveals—his own brother died under the care of a negligent farmer after their placement years ago. Now he's determined ...