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Compared to an arranged marriage to the odious Bernard Regent, a prairie schooner on the Oregon Trail doesn't seem like such a bad trade to Amethyst Kent. When desperate Martha Davis reveals her need for a mother's helper on the trail, Ami decides to up and leave the pampered life she's always known for a land of freedom. But trail life is hardly a tea party, and Ami must draw from the deepest wells of her faith to survive. With the sunset always before her, and Shiloh Talon, a handsome trail scout, guiding the way, she might just make it through.

Highland Games fanatic Fiona Campbell believes her only value is her family's history, myths, and legends. So when she travels back to 1689 Scotland and discovers she's the Fiona of family legend, you'd think she'd be excited. And she is. Except that the legendary warrior she's to save her ancestor from is the hottie in a kilt she just handfasted. Duncan MacCowan once trusted his heart to the wrong woman, but when a strange lass drops into his life and pries opens his heart again, he impulsively handfasts her.

Compared to an arranged marriage to the odious Bernard Regent, a prairie schooner on the Oregon Trail doesn't seem like such a bad trade to Amethyst Kent. When desperate Martha Davis reveals her need for a mother's helper on the trail, Ami decides to take it up and leave the pampered life she's always known for a land of freedom. But trail life is hardly a tea party, and Ami must draw from the deepest wells of her faith to survive.

Casting light onto the once hidden tragedy of the 1918 Chilwell, England ammunition factory explosion, The Silent Canary tells of the catastrophic incident that resulted in the largest loss of life from a single accidental explosion during World War I.

In this opening from the Western Front, Wesley Anderson Crosington writes to the woman he loves—Savannah Langdon—reaching across continents with longing, gentle humor, and the quiet courage of a man who has seen too much too soon.

Cailen is thrust into the mystical role of Guardian by an ancient pledge. Sworn to protect the bearer of the enigmatic Shadowstone, he must unravel the magic and power of the sacred fae object before the fae can reclaim the stone and the one who bears it. Rebecca never believed in the fae or faerie legends, let alone considered she was descended from one. On the hunt for her missing mother, she becomes embroiled in a dangerous quest with an invisible foe, and has no choice but to rely on the assistance of the cocky Scottish laird to stay alive.

Concluding the Keepers of the Ring series, Hunt follows the exploration and colonization of America and the spread of the gospel to both colonists and Native Americans.

Learning of his Irish origins, a proud English knight seeks the secrets of his birth. But the truth shatters his illusions, leaving him struggling with God's purpose for his life.

A coming-of-age historical romance novel set in ninth century Africa during its golden age where mighty kingdoms prospered from the sale of gold and other commodities along the Sub-Sahara Trading Expeditions. The main characters are Princess Thema (a skilled sword fighter), and her childhood friend Ozigbodi.

Cuando la llamada del amor es más grande que la de la guerra, un hombre se ve atrapado en la preciosa batalla de la pasión. Lord Monty, de nombre Samuel, ha visto truncados sus planes para marchar contra Napoleón. Su padre le acaba de ceder los honores y obligaciones del título, pues aquejado de una enfermedad, el anterior conde necesita que su hijo se quede a su lado y cuide de su hermana pequeña y busque una esposa.

Four stories of romance and inspiration as women travel into the western unknown in hopes of the love. Imagine using the only social media at the time (postal mail) to communicate with a man across the country and agree to marry. Then having to make the trip in a carriage and meet the man face to face for the first time!

Saddle up and head west with three women and three separate inspirational journeys...to a better life and frontier men.

Tillie Montero doesn't want spinsterhood. In fact, she used to be happily married...or so she thought. Now divorced because her ex-husband couldn't abide the thought of a barren wife, she's resigned herself to a quiet existence. It isn't until she sees an ad for a mail-order bride that she begins dreaming of starting a new life again.

Piper's hot Highlander is back from the 18th century, desperate to save her life. It seems he might have had something to do with the reason she's in danger, but every time she tries to get a straight answer, he distracts her with what's under his kilt. Never to be parted again, they have to return to the past together.

When Sibyl accepted Adam's proposal to join him in the Wyoming Territory, she hadn't expected it would be so quiet and so remote. When the coyotes and the wolves howl at night, and especially when the catamounts scream, Sibyl wants nothing more than to return home to her cantankerous father in New York City. And then there's Adam. He only has a single bedroom, with a big bed for them to share. But they aren't even married yet! Sibyl makes him sleep out in the barn, and almost a week after her arrival, it doesn't seem they're making any progress.

Tyler is too busy mourning the loss of his fiancée to take much notice of anyone else. When Antoinette shows up at his family's hotel looking to marry him, he couldn't be more surprised. Will Antoinette's quiet resolve and dignified attitude finally win him over and heal his grief?

After her husband dies in the Civil War, Fanny Ryan is well cared for by his extensive family in Boston. However, they would see her alone and mourning her late husband rather than finding her own happiness once more. After answering an ad from a man in the Wyoming territory seeking a bride, Fanny is finally certain that a new life will be hers.

Clementine is the oldest girl in the family, and they can't afford to feed the kids they've already got. Making sacrifices for her family, she agrees to marry a man thousands of miles away when the church finds her a match through a mail-order bride catalog.

Clémentine est la fille aînée d'une famille qui n'arrive plus à nourrir ses enfants. Contrainte de se sacrifier pour aider sa famille, elle accepte d'épouser un homme vivant à des milliers de kilomètres. C'est l'un de ces cow-boys qui commandent une fiancée par correspondance par le biais de l'église.

Clementine es la hija mayor de la familia y ya no pueden seguir alimentando a los hijos que ya tienen. Haciendo un sacrificio por la familia, acepta casarse con un hombre que está a miles de kilómetros de distancia cuando la iglesia le encuentra pareja mediante un catálogo de esposa por correspondencia.