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Mail-Order Tailor: Hopeful Husbands
New beginnings and second chances...is there such a thing?
Josiah Adams seeks refuge in Deepwater, answering the request for a mail-order husband. He needs a mother for his young daughter, but plans to keep his heart closely guarded. It’s only for her sake he’s here, and this will be strictly a marriage of convenience. Love only leads to pain.
Eager for a job, Ginny Waters offers to take on the role of caregiver when Josiah’s future bride is delayed. However, the job is more difficult than she imagined when she falls in love with him, and the bride’s arrival draws heartbreakingly near.
When sudden news leaves Josiah's future hanging in the balance, he’s forced to confront the very thing he’s been hiding from. But is he willing to take the chance? Or has any hope at a future disappeared?
This kisses only historical romance is a complete standalone. You don’t need to read any of the other books in the series to enjoy it.
Josiah Adams seeks refuge in Deepwater, answering the request for a mail-order husband. He needs a mother for his young daughter, but plans to keep his heart closely guarded. It’s only for her sake he’s here, and this will be strictly a marriage of convenience. Love only leads to pain.
Eager for a job, Ginny Waters offers to take on the role of caregiver when Josiah’s future bride is delayed. However, the job is more difficult than she imagined when she falls in love with him, and the bride’s arrival draws heartbreakingly near.
When sudden news leaves Josiah's future hanging in the balance, he’s forced to confront the very thing he’s been hiding from. But is he willing to take the chance? Or has any hope at a future disappeared?
This kisses only historical romance is a complete standalone. You don’t need to read any of the other books in the series to enjoy it.
150 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 12, 2025
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Sarah Lamb
25 books21 followersSarah Lamb is wife to an amazing teacher and mom to two boys who are growing up just a little too fast. Her day job is helping others to become writers, while she squeezes in each spare moment she can on her own books. She spends her days working and writing in the Blue Ridge Mountains and planning her next trip to Disney World.
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June 3, 2025
Mail order Tailor
I really enjoyed this story. I loved Ginny’s character. She was so cheerful and so helpful. Josiah had come to town looking for a bride from a mail order service, him and his daughter. I loved his daughter Maddie. She was a special little girl. Josiah wants a wife and a mother for Maddie. Will things work out for him? Read and see.
I received an advanced copy of the book from the author. This book review is my own opinion.
I really enjoyed this story. I loved Ginny’s character. She was so cheerful and so helpful. Josiah had come to town looking for a bride from a mail order service, him and his daughter. I loved his daughter Maddie. She was a special little girl. Josiah wants a wife and a mother for Maddie. Will things work out for him? Read and see.
I received an advanced copy of the book from the author. This book review is my own opinion.
June 6, 2025
Mail-Order Tailor is another heartwarming addition to the multi-author Honorable Husbands novella series. It was a lovely trip back to the 1870s to revisit the welcoming small town of Deepwater, Missouri, where many have found hope and healing. Josiah, an emotionally wounded hero in need of a fresh start and a mother for his precious daughter, and Ginny, a sweet, caring heroine who has a quiet longing for a romantic relationship leading to marriage, captured my interest from the beginning and spurred my desire to keep reading to the end. Six-year-old Maddie stole my heart. Thanks to Ms. Lamb's excellent storytelling skills and expressive writing style, I could feel Josiah's struggles to come to grips with his past and his growing feelings for Ginny. I totally enjoyed their heartfelt emotional journey. I highly recommend this touching, entertaining read. Note: Even though there are recurring characters, each book in the series can easily be read as a standalone.
I read an advanced copy of this book from the author/publisher with no obligation to write a positive review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
I read an advanced copy of this book from the author/publisher with no obligation to write a positive review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
June 2, 2025
Set in Deep Water, Missouri, in the 1870’s, this short read is well written and entertaining. Josiah Adams and his six year old daughter arrive by coach in this Mayberry-type town to meet his bride. When the bride is non existent, the tailor works to establish his business while he continues to wait for the no show bride. Sweet reminders abound of a time when letters were handwritten, the mail (and brides) were delivered by ponies, and a ringing church bell could signal help was needed. The cleverly contrived plot to get Josiah the Happily Ever After he really wanted was fun to watch unfold. I received an ARC of this book and am voluntarily submitting this review.
August 9, 2025
This book starts with a mystery, what has happened to Josiah’s intended bride? Needing work, Ginny agrees to take care of Josiah’s daughter, stepping aside when his intended shows up. We know that is going to just make things complicated, but the author takes it even further. She gives us romance, mystery and a few surprises. This was a fun book to read.
July 3, 2025
IT WAS A MAIL-ORDER MIX-UP
The story is part of the Honorable/Healing/Hopeful Husbands, a multi-author series. Each story is a stand-alone and can be read in any order. These are clean, Western historical tales in which mitigating circumstances result in couples seeking a mail-order spouse.
Josiah Adams, along with his six-year-old daughter, Maddie, has uprooted their lives and business and is moving to Deepwater, Missouri, where a mail-order bride is waiting for him. Josiah isn’t looking for love; he was burned by Celina, but Maddie needs a mother to help guide her, and he needs help so he can run his tailoring business. At least the folks of Deepwater are excited about having a tailor, and he bought the print shop on faith.
Ginny Waters is still single at nearly twenty-five years of age. Her younger sister makes fun of her, and yet, there has been no beau to even court. She has resolved herself to believe she will remain a spinster and needs employment for her future. What she doesn’t know is that the answer has just rolled into Deepwater on the stagecoach.
“It was always yet. No beau, yet. No job, yet. No escape from the constant teasing of her younger sister, yet.”
The story takes place in Deepwater, Missouri, in the 1870s. Josiah and his daughter, Maddie, have moved there, with the understanding of a mail-order bride waiting. When there isn’t one, he needs help with Maddie so he can begin his business. He meets Ginny when Maddie goes into a panic looking for her papa, and finds Ginny comforting Maddie. It is decided that she would be excellent to help him with Maddie until his mail-order bride shows up. Yet, weeks go by, and the letter from the matrimonial agency is vague as to the missing bride.
Josiah: I’m so grateful for you, Ginny. I wouldn’t know what to do without you.
Ginny: I’m yours, for as long as you want me.
Josiah: There is—no one waiting for you?
Ginny: No.
Another great story in the series, with a touch of mystery about the missing bride. Josiah isn’t looking for love; he wants a marriage of convenience because he refuses to give his heart again, after Celina did him and Maddie wrong. Ginny is a breath of fresh air; she has a kind heart, and Maddie loves her. But, there is a mystery mail-order bride on her way, and he has committed to a marriage. Will answers come and open the door for Ginny, Josiah, Maddie, and the future?
“Opening your heart to new people and experiences, even if they were frightening at times.”
The story is part of the Honorable/Healing/Hopeful Husbands, a multi-author series. Each story is a stand-alone and can be read in any order. These are clean, Western historical tales in which mitigating circumstances result in couples seeking a mail-order spouse.
Josiah Adams, along with his six-year-old daughter, Maddie, has uprooted their lives and business and is moving to Deepwater, Missouri, where a mail-order bride is waiting for him. Josiah isn’t looking for love; he was burned by Celina, but Maddie needs a mother to help guide her, and he needs help so he can run his tailoring business. At least the folks of Deepwater are excited about having a tailor, and he bought the print shop on faith.
Ginny Waters is still single at nearly twenty-five years of age. Her younger sister makes fun of her, and yet, there has been no beau to even court. She has resolved herself to believe she will remain a spinster and needs employment for her future. What she doesn’t know is that the answer has just rolled into Deepwater on the stagecoach.
“It was always yet. No beau, yet. No job, yet. No escape from the constant teasing of her younger sister, yet.”
The story takes place in Deepwater, Missouri, in the 1870s. Josiah and his daughter, Maddie, have moved there, with the understanding of a mail-order bride waiting. When there isn’t one, he needs help with Maddie so he can begin his business. He meets Ginny when Maddie goes into a panic looking for her papa, and finds Ginny comforting Maddie. It is decided that she would be excellent to help him with Maddie until his mail-order bride shows up. Yet, weeks go by, and the letter from the matrimonial agency is vague as to the missing bride.
Josiah: I’m so grateful for you, Ginny. I wouldn’t know what to do without you.
Ginny: I’m yours, for as long as you want me.
Josiah: There is—no one waiting for you?
Ginny: No.
Another great story in the series, with a touch of mystery about the missing bride. Josiah isn’t looking for love; he wants a marriage of convenience because he refuses to give his heart again, after Celina did him and Maddie wrong. Ginny is a breath of fresh air; she has a kind heart, and Maddie loves her. But, there is a mystery mail-order bride on her way, and he has committed to a marriage. Will answers come and open the door for Ginny, Josiah, Maddie, and the future?
“Opening your heart to new people and experiences, even if they were frightening at times.”
August 29, 2025
IT WAS A MAIL-ORDER MIX-UP
The story is part of the Honorable/Healing/Hopeful Husbands, a multi-author series. Each story is a stand-alone and can be read in any order. These are clean, Western historical tales in which mitigating circumstances result in couples seeking a mail-order spouse.
Josiah Adams, along with his six-year-old daughter, Maddie, has uprooted their lives and business and is moving to Deepwater, Missouri, where a mail-order bride is waiting for him. Josiah isn’t looking for love; he was burned by Celina, but Maddie needs a mother to help guide her, and he needs help so he can run his tailoring business. At least the folks of Deepwater are excited about having a tailor, and he bought the print shop on faith.
Ginny Waters is still single at nearly twenty-five years of age. Her younger sister makes fun of her, and yet, there has been no beau to even court. She has resolved herself to believe she will remain a spinster and needs employment for her future. What she doesn’t know is that the answer has just rolled into Deepwater on the stagecoach.
“It was always yet. No beau, yet. No job, yet. No escape from the constant teasing of her younger sister, yet.”
The story takes place in Deepwater, Missouri, in the 1870s. Josiah and his daughter, Maddie, have moved there, with the understanding of a mail-order bride waiting. When there isn’t one, he needs help with Maddie so he can begin his business. He meets Ginny when Maddie goes into a panic looking for her papa, and finds Ginny comforting Maddie. It is decided that she would be excellent to help him with Maddie until his mail-order bride shows up. Yet, weeks go by, and the letter from the matrimonial agency is vague as to the missing bride.
Josiah: I’m so grateful for you, Ginny. I wouldn’t know what to do without you.
Ginny: I’m yours, for as long as you want me.
Josiah: There is—no one waiting for you?
Ginny: No.
Another great story in the series, with a touch of mystery about the missing bride. Josiah isn’t looking for love; he wants a marriage of convenience because he refuses to give his heart again, after Celina did him and Maddie wrong. Ginny is a breath of fresh air; she has a kind heart, and Maddie loves her. But, there is a mystery mail-order bride on her way, and he has committed to a marriage. Will answers come and open the door for Ginny, Josiah, Maddie, and the future?
“Opening your heart to new people and experiences, even if they were frightening at times.”
The story is part of the Honorable/Healing/Hopeful Husbands, a multi-author series. Each story is a stand-alone and can be read in any order. These are clean, Western historical tales in which mitigating circumstances result in couples seeking a mail-order spouse.
Josiah Adams, along with his six-year-old daughter, Maddie, has uprooted their lives and business and is moving to Deepwater, Missouri, where a mail-order bride is waiting for him. Josiah isn’t looking for love; he was burned by Celina, but Maddie needs a mother to help guide her, and he needs help so he can run his tailoring business. At least the folks of Deepwater are excited about having a tailor, and he bought the print shop on faith.
Ginny Waters is still single at nearly twenty-five years of age. Her younger sister makes fun of her, and yet, there has been no beau to even court. She has resolved herself to believe she will remain a spinster and needs employment for her future. What she doesn’t know is that the answer has just rolled into Deepwater on the stagecoach.
“It was always yet. No beau, yet. No job, yet. No escape from the constant teasing of her younger sister, yet.”
The story takes place in Deepwater, Missouri, in the 1870s. Josiah and his daughter, Maddie, have moved there, with the understanding of a mail-order bride waiting. When there isn’t one, he needs help with Maddie so he can begin his business. He meets Ginny when Maddie goes into a panic looking for her papa, and finds Ginny comforting Maddie. It is decided that she would be excellent to help him with Maddie until his mail-order bride shows up. Yet, weeks go by, and the letter from the matrimonial agency is vague as to the missing bride.
Josiah: I’m so grateful for you, Ginny. I wouldn’t know what to do without you.
Ginny: I’m yours, for as long as you want me.
Josiah: There is—no one waiting for you?
Ginny: No.
Another great story in the series, with a touch of mystery about the missing bride. Josiah isn’t looking for love; he wants a marriage of convenience because he refuses to give his heart again, after Celina did him and Maddie wrong. Ginny is a breath of fresh air; she has a kind heart, and Maddie loves her. But, there is a mystery mail-order bride on her way, and he has committed to a marriage. Will answers come and open the door for Ginny, Josiah, Maddie, and the future?
“Opening your heart to new people and experiences, even if they were frightening at times.”
June 8, 2025
I want to start by saying I received an ARC of this book. This is a sweet clean historical mail-order husband romance book and part of the Honorable Husbands series. The main characters are Josiah and Ginny. Josiah signed up to be a mail-order husband in hopes for a marriage of convenience for a mother for his daughter Maddie. Ginny thinks she will never find love so she sets out to get a job. When the woman Josiah is supposed to be married isn’t there when him and his daughter arrive in town what will he do? He offers Ginny the job of caregiver Maddie. Will she accept the job? Will she find love with Josiah along the way? Will Josiah open his heart to be possibility of love again after he was hurt in the past? Will Maddie get the mom she has always wanted? I loved Josiah. He is an amazing father to Maddie. Ginny was so sweet and was amazing to Maddie and Josiah. I loved the side characters in this book. Every book I have read by this author has been amazing. Overall, I loved this book. If you love historical mail-order romance books with a single dad and found family then you will love this book.
June 3, 2025
Mail-Order Tailor is a turn about instead of a story of a bride it is a story of a groom. Josiah sent in a request for a mail-order bride for a marriage of convenience. His wife left him when his daughter was a week old. Now she is older and he can’t watch after her and keep his work going. So if he gets a wife her job would consist of caring for Maddie and the chores of the home. No love as a wife. He was notified by the agency that a mail-order bride had went to Deepwater to meet her groom and he refused her. So a few days later the postmaster asked her to marry him. Since she has now married, when Josiah and Maddie arrive to marry the rejected bride, there is no woman to meet them. And his letter telling him of his bride was damaged so he did not know who she was. He hired a young woman to care for Maddie until his bride shows up. As weeks pass he starts growing fond of Ginny but he can’t act on his feelings due to keeping his word to wait on the woman being sent. But Maddie is getting tired of waiting on a new mother. What will be his next move?
June 24, 2025
Josiah comes to Deepwater with his daughter, Maddie, to get married to a rejected mail-order bride but when he gets there, she no where to be found. Thinking she hasn't arrived, he sets up his Tailor shop and gets to works getting customers. Ginny has lived in Deepwater her whole life. She's decided she's not meant to get married and seeks works she can save money for her future. While in town one day, she finds out Josiah is looking for someone to watch Maddie and cook for them until his mail-order bride shows up. Ginny jumps at the opportunity. Josiah is a good and who has been hurt in the past and has a hard time trusting women. He's very protective of Maddie. Maddie loves Ginny. Ginny loves Maddie and she's falling for Josiah. This is such a sweet story of trust and I highly recommend it.
June 3, 2025
Welcome back to Deepwater. This book is interconnected with other books by Sarah through the small town of Deepwater and it's town.Its also part of a multi author interconnected series through the mail order agency.
When his wife abandoned him and their newborn 6 years ago he was shattered. Now he's trying to get past it and move on. All he wants is a mother for his daughter and help at home. The agency is sending him to a town where there's a bride with no groom, and no name. Who's his intended? Will they be a match?
She's lived there most of her life. Getting married is a dream that she's worried won't happen. The new tailor has caught her attention but he's promised to someone else. How is she supposed to keep her heart in tact while filling in until his bride is found?
When his wife abandoned him and their newborn 6 years ago he was shattered. Now he's trying to get past it and move on. All he wants is a mother for his daughter and help at home. The agency is sending him to a town where there's a bride with no groom, and no name. Who's his intended? Will they be a match?
She's lived there most of her life. Getting married is a dream that she's worried won't happen. The new tailor has caught her attention but he's promised to someone else. How is she supposed to keep her heart in tact while filling in until his bride is found?
June 13, 2025
This is my first mail-order groom book. Read from the perspective of a man answering a letter from a woman seeking a husband was fun until she proved to be very elusive.
Josiah, our mail-order groom with a young daughter, was unable to find his bride. With all the insecurities that came with a missing bride combined with some insecurities from his past made taking a chance at love difficult. He had to learn to trust God and himself before could he even consider giving his heart away.
Sarah showed us that you can be a successful male-order groom, find a wife, and build a family. It was such a sweet book, Sarah. I really enjoyed it!
Josiah, our mail-order groom with a young daughter, was unable to find his bride. With all the insecurities that came with a missing bride combined with some insecurities from his past made taking a chance at love difficult. He had to learn to trust God and himself before could he even consider giving his heart away.
Sarah showed us that you can be a successful male-order groom, find a wife, and build a family. It was such a sweet book, Sarah. I really enjoyed it!
June 14, 2025
Another wonderful, well written book for the Hopeful Husbands series, Josiah is a real gem! These stories of single men trying to raise a child, a daughter, especially, without a mama for his child, are so inspiring, sweet, and interesting! My favorite genre is Mail Order “spouses”, I suppose I should call it! Ms. Lamb is an awesome author and I enjoy reading every book of hers that I HAVE read! I did receive an early copy of this book without a request for a good review required from this author. This review is my own. Don’t let this book slip through your fingers!! 💙💘💖
May 31, 2025
“Mail-Order Tailor” Hopeful Husbands book 21 of 26 by Sarah Lamb
A Sweet American West Historical Romance
I thoroughly enjoyed my time 1870’s Deepwater, Missouri with Josiah, Maddie, and Ginny. A story of learning to love again, learning to be patient while waiting for love to grow; and a town peopled by caring people who care about their fellow townspeople. I am glad I took the time to read this story. Happy Reading ! !
A Sweet American West Historical Romance
I thoroughly enjoyed my time 1870’s Deepwater, Missouri with Josiah, Maddie, and Ginny. A story of learning to love again, learning to be patient while waiting for love to grow; and a town peopled by caring people who care about their fellow townspeople. I am glad I took the time to read this story. Happy Reading ! !
May 29, 2025
It’s fun reading a book where the men are mail-ordered grooms. The characters of Ginny and Josiah are great but Maddie held my heart. My heartstrings were pulled with this sweet story of a need for love and family. It is an entertaining read from beginning to end. A clean story where the focus isn't on the physical but the matters of the heart. I loved this story!
June 12, 2025
Mail-Order Tailor by Sarah Lamb ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
What a great addition to the Hopeful Husbands collection of books by various authors. All stand alone so you can read them in whatever order you want. Make sure you read them all. I have loved them all and hoping there are more to come.
Josiah and his daughter Maddie leave everything behind to find love waiting for him in Deep water. But when he gets there, no one is waiting for him. What is he to do about a mama for Maddie? Did he make a mistake moving? Can he trust women? Can he find someone to love him? Or just someone to watch his daughter?
If these questions peaked your interest. Pre order your copy today and have it on release date June 17th.
What a great addition to the Hopeful Husbands collection of books by various authors. All stand alone so you can read them in whatever order you want. Make sure you read them all. I have loved them all and hoping there are more to come.
Josiah and his daughter Maddie leave everything behind to find love waiting for him in Deep water. But when he gets there, no one is waiting for him. What is he to do about a mama for Maddie? Did he make a mistake moving? Can he trust women? Can he find someone to love him? Or just someone to watch his daughter?
If these questions peaked your interest. Pre order your copy today and have it on release date June 17th.
June 10, 2025
Not without it’s share of challenges and obstacles, the climax far outweighs any and all! Meet Josiah, the new-to-town tailor, his precocious daughter, Maddie, and the town spinster, Ginny. It would seem to be a given they were meant for each other but someone else has his eye on Ginny. Who will win her heart? A sweet, entertaining read!
June 14, 2025
I enjoyed the book! Josiah and his daughter came to Deepwater expecting to meet his mail order bride. However, she wasn’t there. Josiah needed to hire someone to watch over his daughter until his bride to be arrived. Ginny started watching Maddie and started falling in love with Josiah. This is an easy read. I recommend reading this book!
June 1, 2025
This is a great story, very heartwarming and sweet with a little bit of mystery. I truly enjoyed this mail order husband book that I can easily recommend!
I received a complimentary copy of this book. The review is my honest opinion of it.
I received a complimentary copy of this book. The review is my honest opinion of it.
June 11, 2025
An easy book to read. It’s a story of the healing power of love. A great clean romance story, that I’m sure many would enjoy. I received a copy of this book and all opinions are my own.
July 2, 2025
Mail-Order Tailor: Hopeful Husbands
I enjoyed this book and it's the first one I read in this series. I will be reading the other books as I'm able. JudyE
I enjoyed this book and it's the first one I read in this series. I will be reading the other books as I'm able. JudyE
July 16, 2025
great book
This was absolutely a great book and by a great author. I highly recommend this book and author. I can’t wait to read the next book by this wonderful author.
This was absolutely a great book and by a great author. I highly recommend this book and author. I can’t wait to read the next book by this wonderful author.
June 12, 2025
Interesting story, Mail Order Tailor was to read. Josiah arrives in Deepwater, with his daughter Maddie to meet his intended bride. The only problem is that he doesn't know who she is and worse, she isn't there. Now what can he do. He has a daughter to raise and a business to set up. He employs Ginny to be his caretaker, until the woman shows up. Time moves on, frustration sets in and and Josiah doesn't know what to do. Couples seem to find the right people in Deepwater, can it happen again.
I was given an ARC of this book by the author for an honest review.
I was given an ARC of this book by the author for an honest review.
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