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Marigold Finney was planning on marrying a promising lawyer until he was caught embezzling from the church fund. Even though she had no part in it, the town turned on her, whispering that she must have known. Her father was the town's beloved preacher and died of a heart attack shortly after the scandal broke. With Marigold's reputation in tatters, she quit her school teaching position to care for her ailing mother for two years until she also passed away. With no ties left and no future in a town that refused to forgive her for something she didn't do, she answered an ad for a preacher's ...

Santa Claus called MaryEllen into his office for a nice chat. "I've thought carefully about your request and have kept a watchful eye on you all year. In my opinion, you are ready; however, before I grant you your wish, I wanted to ask if you are ready and still want to do this?" MaryEllen cleared her voice and positively replied, "Yes, Santa. As you know, I am 24 years old now, and I would like to get married. I see how happy you and Mrs. Claus are...and I want that for me too. I thoroughly enjoyed my last year's assignment when I had the opportunity to work at Macy's and was able to ...

Ingrid Johnson was born a commoner and was on her way to a new job where she would be working as a maid and assisting the cook in the day-to-day operations. Ingrid had always hated her name and decided to go by Ivy, which was a much prettier name; and since no one would know her, she felt now would be the best time to make that change. In her hurry to pay her faire and board the stagecoach, she didn't realize that she had climbed aboard the stage that would be delivering her to Master William Clifford, who had sent his personal stagecoach to pick up his future mail order bride. As she rode ...

Billy and Ben have just finished putting the final touches on Billy and Joy's new home. Billy stands back and as he admires it, he likes what he sees and can't wait to show it to Joy. It's April 1875 and their second baby is due any day. As Ben watches Billy, he is grateful that Billy accepted their offer of land to build a home on their property so Hildie can be close to her daughter and grandchildren. Beulah loves her new life working at the mercantile, having her own room in a local boarding home, and being able to finally provide for herself. The sheriff advises her that Jed is being ...

Karen Milner recently turned 19 and was in love with life! Easter was a few weeks away and she was fortunate enough to get a job working in the local candy store. She was a happy go lucky girl and everywhere she went, people instantly fell in love with her charming ways! She did have a way about her that seemed to draw crowds wherever she went. Barton Keller had had his eye on her for several years and was determined to make her his. The challenge was, every other guy in town had the same idea. While desperately trying to come up with a way to set himself apart in her eyes, he goes into the...

Love is in the air and Joy has always had a crush on Billy from her first days of attending school. They have both matured and grown into responsible and wonderful adults and hope now to make their romance official by getting married. Darla has also fallen in love with her beau, John, and would like to get married too. Since Joy and Darla have become sisters when Darla came to live with them, the Woodmans agree to have a double wedding...and both Joy and Darla are thrilled! With all the wedding plans going on, they forget that Hester Newson's release date from jail is fast approaching. The ...

What a difference a hand extended with love can make! After Hester's terrible and unexpected outburst at the double wedding of Joy and Darla's wedding to their prospective husbands, Hildie extends a hand of love and forgiveness by placing a chair next to hers and walks Hester back to a seat of honor to watch her daughter, Darla be married. The wedding celebration carries on as if nothing unusual had interrupted it...and everyone follows Hildie's lead of love and welcoming friendship to Hester Newson. The couples leave for their honeymoons and slowly Hildie continues to bury the hurt and ...

Margaret Finch travels west under the impression she's been hired to organize a new town library. When she arrives in the dusty frontier town of Pine Hollow, she's shocked to discover the townsfolk...especially the gruff mayor...believe she came to be his mail order bride! With no money to return home and a library in desperate need of her touch, she agrees to stay, but only temporarily. However, the longer she stays, the more she realizes that maybe this town...and its grumpy mayor need more than just books! Don't miss this heartfelt story of the townsfolk of Pine Hollow who are genuine ...

It had only been a few months since Karlee married Benson Thomas, and she already knew that her marriage was in trouble! No matter how hard she tried nothing was ever good enough to please him. What was supposed to be her happy ever after was suddenly turning into a prison for her. After many unhappy days and a desperate attempt to make things better, Karlee suggested they go to counseling. To her shock, he accused her of being the one with the problem and he didn't need to go because there was nothing wrong with him. Karlee agreed to go and discovered some important things about her ...

Clara Whitcomb stood on the makeshift platform; her gloved hands were trembling beneath the lace. The dusty saloon had been cleared for the occasion, its usual clientele replaced by ranchers, miners, and men with eyes like flint. She had signed up for the mail order bride auction out of sheer desperation, not daring to hope for love or kindness...only survival. The bidding began! "Twenty dollars," someone called. "Thirty." "Fifty." A hush fell when a voice rasped from the back...low and deliberate. "One hundred!" Heads turned...and there he was, Patch! The one-eyed gunman leaned against the...

Hattie Bright arrived in Laramie, Wyoming on a sunny day in May of 1877. She had grown up in an orphanage and now that she was 19 years old, was determined to make her own way through life and despite her beauty wanted to make her own decisions as well. She was a lovely brunette with gorgeous green eyes and the most attractive white smile. Her favorite color was yellow, and she wore it every opportunity she could along with one of her favorite hats. After stepping out of the stagecoach, she immediately caught the attention of Sam Bishop who owned a prominent ranch in the area. He stopped in...

Beulah Johnson was having a busy day at work when her boss informed her that a delivery had come for Darla's dress shop, and he needed her to deliver it. It was a beautiful June day in Sacramento with the temperature in the mid 70's and a light breeze. As she walked down the wooden planks to get to Darla's shop, she noticed a few extra horses out front that weren't typical for the customers she normally catered to. Suddenly she heard a slight commotion inside and decided to take a quick look through the window to see what was going on before entering. There as big as life was Jed being as ...

Emma Mitchell had been floating on clouds since the day of the carnival and fashion show. She had designed and modeled her dress in the fashion show and couldn't wait to hear what Mark Turner thought of it. Not only did he like it, but he couldn't stop complimenting her on how lovely and beautiful she looked in it. He further whispered that if they weren't in such a large crowd, he would ask her permission to kiss her! Emma gasped in surprise because she had never been kissed before! What would it be like to receive her first kiss? He interrupted her thoughts and asked if she would like to ...

It had been a while since Hannah and Harley completed their last case and both were itching to put their detective skills back to work. The cooler months had been sneaky and without warning pushed the warm weather away as corn mazes and haunted houses began appearing on street corners and other spooky locations! Hannah and Harley were home watching the nightly news when the phone rang and Officer Grant called to inform Hannah that a gang of thieves were dressing up in Halloween costumes pretending to go through haunted houses and corn mazes; but instead, were robbing unsuspecting businesses...

Annette Peters recently lost her mother and is now trying to figure out how she will support herself. For the last five years she has been her mother's fulltime caregiver and had put her life on hold. She is now 28, has no schooling, or livelihood skills; however, her mother did leave her the cabin she's living in, and she decides to turn it into a B&B. She isn't a trained cook or chef but believes she can turn out a pretty good breakfast...and if she can rent some of her extra rooms, she will be able to support herself. Todd Murphy is out on a hunting trip with his friends, and they get ...

Felicity Herald grew up in a family of angels who loved the magic of Christmas. Her name itself meant "great happiness" and "good fortune," which she used to bless others. After bringing joy and love to so many for years, she now yearned to fall in love and find joy for herself. But at what cost? Her magic snow would have limits if she used it on herself. What if she couldn't find the right man and the longer she stayed on earth her magic snow would soon melt losing all of its power? Was love worth the risk? Find out in Christy Webb's newest Christmas book. It's sure to warm your heart! ...

As Debra slowly regains consciousness, she realizes she has been kidnapped and is positive Rita is behind it. While she is figuring a way out of her predicament, Ted finds himself alone at the Halloween carnival and decides to summon Middle C for help to find Debra. Paul is still working on locating his missing old player piano and has given up on dating after discovering Mildred's revenge in disposing of his beloved piano. Will Debra be able to help her grandfather find joy again? There is always excitement at the music conservatory, especially when the director, Mr. Walker discovers ...

Sunny Monson was counting down the hours until her boyfriend, Lane Porter, returned home from college for the summer. He had completed all of his credentials in order to become a pharmacist and now just had to pass the Utah state board exam in order to start his chosen career. She had been in love with him for more years than she cared to admit...and hoped now that he was finished with his schooling they could hopefully get engaged and begin a life together. Sunny was walking through the large field of sunflowers across from her home and enjoyed picking a flower so she could play a little ...

It had been five years since Pearl lost her beloved husband Teddy. For the last five years, every night she prayed that the Lord would call her home too. Why couldn't she be with her beloved Teddy? Pearl awoke with a start the beginning of November and would never forget the dream she had just had. Her beloved Teddy came to her in a dream and told her it wasn't her time to come to the other side yet. The Lord was counting on her to do His Work on earth to help make the poor, needy, and sad children happy. "But how, Teddy, how?" "You'll think of a way! Think of me, Teddy, and it will come to...

Marjorie Lindon was late for an appointment but when she saw the lovely white daffodils, she had to stop to touch and appreciate them on her way into the restaurant. Grant Nightingale had secretly admired her for over a year since she had joined the law firm he worked at. She worked in a different department than he did...and he had been trying to think of a clever way to get her attention. Hugh Wilson was one of the more prominent attorneys in the office and the rumor around the office was he had his eye on her first and no one better get in his way. Grant was waiting at a table for a ...