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Mountain Bride's Promise: A Historical Western Romance Story
Clara Beaufort’s journey from England to America is supposed to be an adventure, but it’s quickly becoming a nightmare.
Alone with her infant nephew, Clara finds herself destitute and desperate. With no options left, she takes a leap of faith and answers a mail order bride ad, hoping to find a fresh start in the rugged Colorado mountains.
The reality is far from her dreams of city lights.
Adam Faulkner, the man she is supposed to marry, has no idea who she is. His father orchestrated this unconventional match without bothering to inform anyone.
Perhaps worse, Adam is grappling with lingering war trauma, and prefers his isolation to a woman’s touch.
But with an infant in her arms and winter setting in, Adam can hardly turn her away. Her stay at his mountain cabin is supposed to be temporary, but temporary turns into love.
Just as the couple begins to find their footing, an adversary from Adam’s past emerges, threatening to destroy it all.
Amidst the turmoil and unresolved grudges, can Clara and Adam forge a path and claim the life they’ve always wanted? Or will their ghosts be too powerful to overcome?
A Christian western historical romance; no cheating, no cliffhangers and a guaranteed happily ever after.
Alone with her infant nephew, Clara finds herself destitute and desperate. With no options left, she takes a leap of faith and answers a mail order bride ad, hoping to find a fresh start in the rugged Colorado mountains.
The reality is far from her dreams of city lights.
Adam Faulkner, the man she is supposed to marry, has no idea who she is. His father orchestrated this unconventional match without bothering to inform anyone.
Perhaps worse, Adam is grappling with lingering war trauma, and prefers his isolation to a woman’s touch.
But with an infant in her arms and winter setting in, Adam can hardly turn her away. Her stay at his mountain cabin is supposed to be temporary, but temporary turns into love.
Just as the couple begins to find their footing, an adversary from Adam’s past emerges, threatening to destroy it all.
Amidst the turmoil and unresolved grudges, can Clara and Adam forge a path and claim the life they’ve always wanted? Or will their ghosts be too powerful to overcome?
A Christian western historical romance; no cheating, no cliffhangers and a guaranteed happily ever after.
315 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 28, 2024
About the author
Florence Linnington
78 books36 followersFlorence Linnington stumbled upon writing historical romance at a young age, and has never looked back. What drives her to keep going at her writings are simple: joy and peace.
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Florence's novels strive to bring characters to life, be they having a strong personality or an unassuming nature — it is this mix of disposition that makes novels a pleasant read.
New to discovering my mail order bride books?
You can start reading any of my books in any series — that's right, any one of them as each story is a standalone read even if they are in a series. You will not get lost; you can still immerse yourself in the story 'universe'!
https://www.facebook.com/florencelinn...
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October 7, 2024
Clara moved from England to America with her sister, brother-in-law, and their baby boy. She had been looking forward to a grand adventure in a new land and had just accepted a position working for a family in Chicago, but just before boarding the train to leave, she received word that her sister and brother-in-law were killed in an accident, leaving Clara as Elija’s only living relative. She couldn’t abandon him, but also couldn’t find a job that would hire her with a baby to care for. Just as she was running out of hope, she saw an advertisement seeking a mail order bride for a man in colorado. Taking a chance, she started writing to him, and soon found herself on her way to Colorado expecting to get married. Only when she got there, Adam had no idea who she was. It turned out that his father had been matchmaking, and had neglected to tell either of them that he’d sent for a wife for Adam. As you can guess, this did not go over well with either Clara or Adam.
I read a review copy of this book and as always, enjoyed reading Ms. Linnington’s latest book. The two main characters in this story had a unique set of problems, made more difficult by Adam clearly suffering from PTSD after the war. These challenges only strengthened the story, along with a few other challenges that I haven’t named here. This book definitely has a lot going on, and was one that I found very entertaining. It deviates only slightly from the pattern of most mail-order bride stories, but I feel it added something to the inevitable happy ending that I always look forward to in Ms. Linnington’s books. I will note that this book is pictured on Amazon with the title of Mountain Bride’s Promise” on the cover art, but in order to actually find it on Amazon, you need to look for the title of Mail Order Bride’s Promise. I’m not sure why there is a discrepancy in the title of this book, but when I first looked for Mountain Bride’s Promise to post my review on Amazon, I could not find it until I looked up Mail Order Bride’s Promise instead.
If you enjoy Mail Order Bride stories with a bit of a twist, slow-burn romance stories, stories that deal with a couple dealing with post-war PTSD, or are just looking for a nice, story that is easy to read and is usually guaranteed to have a happy ending, then I think you will enjoy this book, As always, I did.
I read a review copy of this book and as always, enjoyed reading Ms. Linnington’s latest book. The two main characters in this story had a unique set of problems, made more difficult by Adam clearly suffering from PTSD after the war. These challenges only strengthened the story, along with a few other challenges that I haven’t named here. This book definitely has a lot going on, and was one that I found very entertaining. It deviates only slightly from the pattern of most mail-order bride stories, but I feel it added something to the inevitable happy ending that I always look forward to in Ms. Linnington’s books. I will note that this book is pictured on Amazon with the title of Mountain Bride’s Promise” on the cover art, but in order to actually find it on Amazon, you need to look for the title of Mail Order Bride’s Promise. I’m not sure why there is a discrepancy in the title of this book, but when I first looked for Mountain Bride’s Promise to post my review on Amazon, I could not find it until I looked up Mail Order Bride’s Promise instead.
If you enjoy Mail Order Bride stories with a bit of a twist, slow-burn romance stories, stories that deal with a couple dealing with post-war PTSD, or are just looking for a nice, story that is easy to read and is usually guaranteed to have a happy ending, then I think you will enjoy this book, As always, I did.
October 1, 2024
Clara is young and sets out with her brother-in-law, sister, and baby nephew from England to Willowbrook in America. Not happy, she takes a job in Chicago. Only, her sister and brother-in-law are killed in an accident the same day. Now, she has to care for the baby, Elijah. Six months down the road, she is almost out of funds and cannot find a job that will allow her to keep the baby by her side. So, she sees an advertisement for a mail order bride in Colorado.
Upon arrival, she goes to the Faulkner home to discover she’s been duped. Adam never wrote to her; it was his father. Adam has had issues since the war ended and he lost his best friend. He is angry all the time. He set out alone and built a small cabin in the mountains away from his family. When it is decided they will stay with him until she hears from a great aunt, he is not too happy.
Clara disturbs his entire existence with her joy and taking things into hand. She fights him at every turn. She knows it is good for him for she worked with a doctor dedicated to working with those who suffer from anxiety. When a strange man appears, he is stalking Clara and Adam. When he starts appearing around the cabin, what is it he wants or will do? Definitely, their lives are in danger.
Adam also suffers from the war. Clara does everything she can to help. When they marry, things continue to spiral between the stranger and Adam’s past. Will their marriage survive? Will anyone be killed? Discover the newest western adventure from Florence~
Upon arrival, she goes to the Faulkner home to discover she’s been duped. Adam never wrote to her; it was his father. Adam has had issues since the war ended and he lost his best friend. He is angry all the time. He set out alone and built a small cabin in the mountains away from his family. When it is decided they will stay with him until she hears from a great aunt, he is not too happy.
Clara disturbs his entire existence with her joy and taking things into hand. She fights him at every turn. She knows it is good for him for she worked with a doctor dedicated to working with those who suffer from anxiety. When a strange man appears, he is stalking Clara and Adam. When he starts appearing around the cabin, what is it he wants or will do? Definitely, their lives are in danger.
Adam also suffers from the war. Clara does everything she can to help. When they marry, things continue to spiral between the stranger and Adam’s past. Will their marriage survive? Will anyone be killed? Discover the newest western adventure from Florence~
January 12, 2026
Mountain Brides Promise is Christian western historical romance encompassing Clara’s journey from England to America with her sister, brother in law and infant nephew. She becomes guardian to her nephew after his parents die en route. Being destitute, Clara answers a mail order bride ad, only to find her groom, Adam, unaware of the arrangement. But with a baby in her arms and winter setting in, Adam can hardly turn Clara away. Her stay was to be temporary, but turns to love, but his past lingering war trauma threatens their future. Can they overcome this and live happily ever after? An easy read & heartfelt story. 4⭐️
July 15, 2026
FMC driving me nuts.
Reading, for me, is pleasure. A break. An escape if u will. That Clara was nothing but frustration. The mindset of defining a good woman by her ability to fix a man is not something I want to hear about in real life so especially not during my hours of pleasures. Lies, deception, disrespect to proprietor and wisdom of the land... 👎
Reading, for me, is pleasure. A break. An escape if u will. That Clara was nothing but frustration. The mindset of defining a good woman by her ability to fix a man is not something I want to hear about in real life so especially not during my hours of pleasures. Lies, deception, disrespect to proprietor and wisdom of the land... 👎
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