Clara Stewart has every intention of marrying Ivan, her mail-order groom, but her plans fall apart when he dies before her arrival—leaving not one fiancée but nine! When the female-starved town offers them Ivan’s home and claim, Clara steps forward and promises to do whatever necessary to see to the women’s future, regardless of her own attraction to the town’s sheriff.Sheriff Sawyer Morrison had … Morrison had one goal: to protect his town. But when nine women arrive, all claiming to be mail-order brides for the same man, his once quiet life is thrown into chaos. Safeguarding them from aggressive suitors is nothing compared to the inner battle he faces over Clara, a woman who heats his blood… but can never be his own.
But when Clara is kidnapped by the same person who’s sabotaging their mine, Sawyer must choose between the life he knew and the future he craves.
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Had me smiling during the whole read.
i really liked the main character in the story. I think that I would have felt the same way back in their time but also if it happened in this time. Great book can’t what to read the 2nd in this series.
Great story line with interesting scenario, one I’ve not seen before. I thoroughly enjoyed the characters and felt as if they were original and quite believable.
My first time to read this author, the book is a quick read and I would try other books by same person.
Love the Western Mail Order Brides Books.
Interest in Mail Order Brides is a must for reading this book about the challenges they faced in the early days of our country. Riding on a train for days to get from Boston to the gold fields town of Promise Creek was hard. It was even harder to find out that her intended groom had died. Clara and the sheriff sort out the problems of the nine brides that Ivan had brought to town. This is a series that will be interesting because you will wonder how each story will unfold.