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A Heartwarming and Inspirational Sweet and Clean Western Romance
Can a tragedy-stricken young woman finally find the new start she needs and the family she's always wanted?
Elizabeth Winn is a girl who has known hurt. The Civil War took her family and her husband, and now she is a stranger in her uncle’s home. What’s worse, her uncle’s older friends are viewing her as marriageable material.
Desperate to start a new life away from the pain of her past, she writes to The Western Times to offer herself as a bride, and connects with New Mexico rancher Cal Summers, who lives on the mesa north of Taos, running cattle and taking care of his widowed sister. After a series of swapped telegrams and letters with Cal, Elizabeth finds herself on the train west, nervous but excited for a fresh start with a new husband. But when Elizabeth arrives, she finds that the newspaper has promised her to another Taos man—mayor Aaron Stump, who lives in a fine house in town and is intent on a pretty eastern bride.
After the two men come to blows over her, Elizabeth must find a way to choose which life—and which man—will provide the happy future that she yearns for.
A story of hope, fear, new beginnings and true love.
This is a sweet and clean Western romance and is a stand alone story with a HEA.
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Can a tragedy-stricken young woman finally find the new start she needs and the family she's always wanted?
Elizabeth Winn is a girl who has known hurt. The Civil War took her family and her husband, and now she is a stranger in her uncle’s home. What’s worse, her uncle’s older friends are viewing her as marriageable material.
Desperate to start a new life away from the pain of her past, she writes to The Western Times to offer herself as a bride, and connects with New Mexico rancher Cal Summers, who lives on the mesa north of Taos, running cattle and taking care of his widowed sister. After a series of swapped telegrams and letters with Cal, Elizabeth finds herself on the train west, nervous but excited for a fresh start with a new husband. But when Elizabeth arrives, she finds that the newspaper has promised her to another Taos man—mayor Aaron Stump, who lives in a fine house in town and is intent on a pretty eastern bride.
After the two men come to blows over her, Elizabeth must find a way to choose which life—and which man—will provide the happy future that she yearns for.
A story of hope, fear, new beginnings and true love.
This is a sweet and clean Western romance and is a stand alone story with a HEA.
***Kindle Unlimited readers download for FREE!***
- GenresHistoricalWesterns
204 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 10, 2017
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Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews
September 19, 2017
Wonderful reading!
Wow - all of the stories in this book were great. I enjoyed each and every one. I really liked that this was a clean read. Thank you to the author. I will definitely keep my eyes open for more by Angelica Rose. I recommend this book.
Wow - all of the stories in this book were great. I enjoyed each and every one. I really liked that this was a clean read. Thank you to the author. I will definitely keep my eyes open for more by Angelica Rose. I recommend this book.
August 11, 2017
A cute little short story! ♡
February 25, 2021
Well-written HEA
Sweet and light mail-order bride tales with upstanding final grooms. Sometimes the results are better than the brides and the reader expects.
Sweet and light mail-order bride tales with upstanding final grooms. Sometimes the results are better than the brides and the reader expects.
April 27, 2016
Elizabeth moves West to be a mail order bride. There's a mix up and things are not quite as easy as she thinks they'll be. This was a short, clean romance with a lot of potential. I gave it three stars because it's so short it took me about half an hour to read. While I like a short story, I don't like them that short. The ending felt abrupt and I wanted to know more. The whole thing just felt too hurried. Everything could have been fleshed out more.
There are, apparently, a bunch of books at the end of this one. I didn't see that when I bought the book, but I see it now. It is a a little confusing that there are so many short stories in one book because it was immediately clear to me at first that there were a bunch in one book. Like I said, I've gone back and looked and now I can see that. I've quickly read through the other books and they seem much like the first one. Pleasant enough but also short and a little rushed.
There are, apparently, a bunch of books at the end of this one. I didn't see that when I bought the book, but I see it now. It is a a little confusing that there are so many short stories in one book because it was immediately clear to me at first that there were a bunch in one book. Like I said, I've gone back and looked and now I can see that. I've quickly read through the other books and they seem much like the first one. Pleasant enough but also short and a little rushed.
August 21, 2017
Nice little story; would have liked it to be longer. Wasn't much more to the story than was in the description. Being a 'mail-order bride' but still having a choice to make was an interesting twist to the story although it was already laid out in the description of the story so wasn't really a 'twist'. I knew it was going to be short when I started reading though (had figured out the ebook had five short stories after reading the first one) so wasn't unpleasantly surprised by the shortness as I was with the first story.
I did like the main character (her name changing back and forth from Eliza to Elizabeth at the beginning was confusing. Is Eliza a nickname for Elizabeth?) and the guy she ended up picking. Can't imagine how or why she would have picked the other guy though.
I did like the main character (her name changing back and forth from Eliza to Elizabeth at the beginning was confusing. Is Eliza a nickname for Elizabeth?) and the guy she ended up picking. Can't imagine how or why she would have picked the other guy though.
March 26, 2016
This is actually a quick short read with other books attached.
I liked the characters in this book and how the story played out. I can see where this would have been a fantastic full length novel. The author did a great job with the entire book. It could also be easily made into a series.
I liked the characters in this book and how the story played out. I can see where this would have been a fantastic full length novel. The author did a great job with the entire book. It could also be easily made into a series.
January 15, 2016
This was a sweet short story about a young woman needing to heal herself and being faced with a hard decision to do just that. I love how her heart told her what to do when her mind was confused.
September 1, 2016
Mail Order Brides
All these stories were sweet and loving. Once again this story was promoting family life too. Thank you dear Arthur's for writing about such believable tale.
All these stories were sweet and loving. Once again this story was promoting family life too. Thank you dear Arthur's for writing about such believable tale.
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