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The Twelve Mail Order Brides Of Christmas #8
A Reluctant Christmas Family for the Gentle Horseman: Mail Order Bride Historical Romance
Celebrate the miracle of love and the joy of the holiday season on the Western frontier with the Twelve Mail Order Brides of Christmas, a new series from popular author Emma Morgan! Bridget O’Conner never dreamed she’d be heading West as a mail order bride, but she also never dreamed her parents would die within a year and leave her alone with her young brother, Ben. To Bridget, Sam Jones was her last chance to for her and Ben to have a home and security. But to young Ben, Sam is an unwelcome change that takes him far away from his old life. Sam Jones is a kind man, and he can see the pain in Ben—a pain like a scared young horse. He wants to welcome both Ben and his lovely sister into his home, even though Ben is determined to see otherwise. And the more Sam and Bridget grow to care for each other, the more Ben rebels, especially as Christmas draws near. But while Bridget believes Ben just needs more time, Sam has other plans—plans that Bridget is not sure she agrees with. Should she trust him, or is he not the man she expected him to be?
44 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 2, 2018
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December 11, 2019
Mail-Order Bride Historical Romance
Bridget and her brother are all alone after their father dies. As a forward thinking person Bridget realized months before her father's death that she needed help with raising her brother. She writes letters to a man in Nebraska. The day of her father's funeral she gets the letter that will change her life and her brothers life for ever. The rest of her life begins with that letter. Enjoy the story, I did!!!!!!
Bridget and her brother are all alone after their father dies. As a forward thinking person Bridget realized months before her father's death that she needed help with raising her brother. She writes letters to a man in Nebraska. The day of her father's funeral she gets the letter that will change her life and her brothers life for ever. The rest of her life begins with that letter. Enjoy the story, I did!!!!!!
December 9, 2018
Orphan’s & Horses
Orphan’s & Horses. What a great story, started out with a tragedy, but Bridget felt like the only solution was to become a mail order bride, in order to make a stable home and life for her angry young brother and her self. The new husband Sam’s gentle way of taming horses, on his own ranch, works wonders in taming an angry boy.
Orphan’s & Horses. What a great story, started out with a tragedy, but Bridget felt like the only solution was to become a mail order bride, in order to make a stable home and life for her angry young brother and her self. The new husband Sam’s gentle way of taming horses, on his own ranch, works wonders in taming an angry boy.
December 15, 2019
A Reluctant Christmas Family
Ben and Bridget have lost both parents, she is worried that there is no way to support each other and she writes to become a mail order bride. Ben hears this and is angry.
Sam is a kind man who trains horses, he tells Bridget he will take care of them both. Says the boy needs hard work and he will come around.
Great quick read.
Ben and Bridget have lost both parents, she is worried that there is no way to support each other and she writes to become a mail order bride. Ben hears this and is angry.
Sam is a kind man who trains horses, he tells Bridget he will take care of them both. Says the boy needs hard work and he will come around.
Great quick read.
December 17, 2019
She became a Mail Order Bride and took her brother with her
Her parents died and she had to figure how to take care of herself and her brother. The grief affected her brother and made him sullen and rebellious. She thought her new husband was picking on her brother but I liked the way the story told that he knew what her brother needed.
Her parents died and she had to figure how to take care of herself and her brother. The grief affected her brother and made him sullen and rebellious. She thought her new husband was picking on her brother but I liked the way the story told that he knew what her brother needed.
February 16, 2026
12 Mail Order Brides of Christmas book 8
Bridget and her brother Ben lost both of their parents in a year. When their father became ill, Bridget wrote to Sam a horse breeder as a mail order bride. Ben was pretty ornery and rude and Sam told Bridget to let him take care of Ben. This is a really good story, and i fell in Love with Sam his character is Wonderful.
Bridget and her brother Ben lost both of their parents in a year. When their father became ill, Bridget wrote to Sam a horse breeder as a mail order bride. Ben was pretty ornery and rude and Sam told Bridget to let him take care of Ben. This is a really good story, and i fell in Love with Sam his character is Wonderful.
December 10, 2019
Good Story
This was a story of the young woman and her brother who lose their parents. Then she becomes a mail order bride. Things are not always what they seem. In this story patience and love pays off on a young boy.
This was a story of the young woman and her brother who lose their parents. Then she becomes a mail order bride. Things are not always what they seem. In this story patience and love pays off on a young boy.
December 11, 2019
Ok
Understand the hardships and loss. Understand the difficulty in adjusting to yet more change. It just needed more development between the couple. Needed a bit more depth. Apart from that, a nice story.
Understand the hardships and loss. Understand the difficulty in adjusting to yet more change. It just needed more development between the couple. Needed a bit more depth. Apart from that, a nice story.
December 11, 2019
HAPPY ENDINGS!
What a BEAUTIFUL short and sweet story! Tragedy and sorrow followed Ben and Bridget in their short young life but she handled it nicely and picked a fine mail order husband. Bonus was he liked Ben!
What a BEAUTIFUL short and sweet story! Tragedy and sorrow followed Ben and Bridget in their short young life but she handled it nicely and picked a fine mail order husband. Bonus was he liked Ben!
December 10, 2019
Short, sweet, and clean
This was a short, sweet, and clean story. It has a good storyline but seemed to quick. I would have liked an epilogue.
This was a short, sweet, and clean story. It has a good storyline but seemed to quick. I would have liked an epilogue.
January 2, 2020
Great Short Story!
Big changes come for grieving adult sister and young brother after death of last parent. A pleasant read; highly recommended.
Big changes come for grieving adult sister and young brother after death of last parent. A pleasant read; highly recommended.
February 11, 2020
Beautiful
So sweet and up lifting, a definite show of the Christmas spirit. In depth characters and quite a bit of detail for a short story.
So sweet and up lifting, a definite show of the Christmas spirit. In depth characters and quite a bit of detail for a short story.
December 29, 2019
Great Story
I enjoyed this short sweet story. It is about a young woman who take her future into her hands after losing her parents. She becomes a mail order bride and takes her brother as she goes to marry Sam. A nice story of family.
I enjoyed this short sweet story. It is about a young woman who take her future into her hands after losing her parents. She becomes a mail order bride and takes her brother as she goes to marry Sam. A nice story of family.
December 6, 2024
Loss
Young Ben was heartbroken too leave his dead parents behind to go with his sister to be a Mail Order Bride too survive . To except change is hard . I really enjoyed this book very much . A RELUCTANT CHRISTMAS FAMILY FOR THE GENTLE HORSEMAN , MAIL ORDER BRIDE HISTORICAL ROMANCE THE TWELVE MAIL ORDER BRIDES OF CHRISTMAS BOOK 8 BY EMMA MORGAN . I recommend teens and up .
Young Ben was heartbroken too leave his dead parents behind to go with his sister to be a Mail Order Bride too survive . To except change is hard . I really enjoyed this book very much . A RELUCTANT CHRISTMAS FAMILY FOR THE GENTLE HORSEMAN , MAIL ORDER BRIDE HISTORICAL ROMANCE THE TWELVE MAIL ORDER BRIDES OF CHRISTMAS BOOK 8 BY EMMA MORGAN . I recommend teens and up .
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