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The Fairy Tale Bride
Bella cowered beneath the kitchen table, listening to her father and her uncle arguing. Then she was whisked from her home only to watch it burn to the ground with her parents inside and her uncle fleeing unseen by any eyes but her own. But Bella the child grows up as an unwelcome servant in Uncle Jacob's house with no recollection of the finer details of the events that rendered her an orphan at the age of five.
Joshua Miller was an orphan too. He was also a successful Montana rancher with a yearning for a wife and children to share his success. He commissions two agents to arrange for a suitable bride. Cruel as fate is, Uncle Jacob happens to have a long affiliation with one of the agents, and soon enough the now grown up Bella is sold off as a Mail Order Bride, unaware of the financial transaction she is unwittingly an integral party to.
Meredith had loftier ambitions than her current position as maid to Joshua Miller. When she discovers his plans to marry a mail order bride, her ambition knows no bounds, and she becomes hell-bent on destroying the young woman she is tasked to integrate into life on the ranch. Conspiracy, deceit, cruelty and underhandedness begin to erode the love that is blossoming between the rancher and the orphaned young lady from New York. But they also serve to float the memories long submerged in the mind of a traumatized daughter.
What will become of a lady robbed of her childhood, bought and sold like a farm animal, and pushed into being the beast of burden for all the ills that befall the Montana ranch and its handsome rancher? Will it become a fairytale ending or the stuff of nightmares?
Joshua Miller was an orphan too. He was also a successful Montana rancher with a yearning for a wife and children to share his success. He commissions two agents to arrange for a suitable bride. Cruel as fate is, Uncle Jacob happens to have a long affiliation with one of the agents, and soon enough the now grown up Bella is sold off as a Mail Order Bride, unaware of the financial transaction she is unwittingly an integral party to.
Meredith had loftier ambitions than her current position as maid to Joshua Miller. When she discovers his plans to marry a mail order bride, her ambition knows no bounds, and she becomes hell-bent on destroying the young woman she is tasked to integrate into life on the ranch. Conspiracy, deceit, cruelty and underhandedness begin to erode the love that is blossoming between the rancher and the orphaned young lady from New York. But they also serve to float the memories long submerged in the mind of a traumatized daughter.
What will become of a lady robbed of her childhood, bought and sold like a farm animal, and pushed into being the beast of burden for all the ills that befall the Montana ranch and its handsome rancher? Will it become a fairytale ending or the stuff of nightmares?
98 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 24, 2019
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January 31, 2019
Joshua and Bella
What a delightful story! Two orphans finding life and love 💘. Bella is a city girl from New York, who became an orphan at the age of five. Joshua became an orphan as a young man, working to make his ranch a success. When the two meet and tender love develops. The fairy tale bride does indeed get her HEA! Now, about Hank?!
What a delightful story! Two orphans finding life and love 💘. Bella is a city girl from New York, who became an orphan at the age of five. Joshua became an orphan as a young man, working to make his ranch a success. When the two meet and tender love develops. The fairy tale bride does indeed get her HEA! Now, about Hank?!
January 28, 2019
Great, but
I loved the story; it was a lovely fairy tale. The only thing it needed was better proofreading. There were times when names were changed, words misspelled, and basic sentence structure ignored.
I loved the story; it was a lovely fairy tale. The only thing it needed was better proofreading. There were times when names were changed, words misspelled, and basic sentence structure ignored.
August 18, 2019
I loved ❤ this book's storyline. I loved ❤ Bella's character. I felt sorry for Bella. I loved ❤ Joshua's character. I didn't like Sarah, Jacob, or Meredith. I loved ❤ the ending. Awesome job Ms. Ashwood.
October 24, 2019
Fairy Tales are Real---I Lived One
I "kissed a lot of frogs" before I found my Prince. I was 52 years old and after living an abusive marriage. I finally was treated like a queen for 21 years. RIP, honey
I "kissed a lot of frogs" before I found my Prince. I was 52 years old and after living an abusive marriage. I finally was treated like a queen for 21 years. RIP, honey
January 26, 2019
Great book
What a wonderful mail order bride book.This was a Cinderella type story in the beginning then the trip to the west .I couldn't put it down and read into the wee hours.
What a wonderful mail order bride book.This was a Cinderella type story in the beginning then the trip to the west .I couldn't put it down and read into the wee hours.
February 5, 2019
Love finds a blessed day I to your heart
I choose five stars it was amazing and loved all of it for young lady to find love and happiness
I choose five stars it was amazing and loved all of it for young lady to find love and happiness
May 17, 2019
Great story.......
I'm enjoying the writings of, Emma Ashwood, the author does a very entertaining and adventurous job of putting her stories together in a romantic way.
I'm enjoying the writings of, Emma Ashwood, the author does a very entertaining and adventurous job of putting her stories together in a romantic way.
February 14, 2020
Bella was very young when her parents were killed in a fire that had been accidentally started by her uncle. She didn’t remember how the fire had started, only that it had taken the lives of both of her parents. Her uncle’s family took her in, but she grew up as more of a household servant than as a member of their family.
Her life was never easy, and then her uncle ran into some questionable businessmen who convinced him that he could solve several of their money problems by “selling” Bella as a mail order bride and sending her to marry a rancher in Montana whether she wanted to go or not.
This was a very quick read and I finished it in one sitting. I enjoy reading mail order bride stories, and this was a fun one. It was not quite Cinderella, but the similarities between the two were there and easy to notice for anyone looking. The book could have used a little more proofreading, but was still a very enjoyable tale.
Overall, I enjoyed the story and would gladly read more books by this author in the future.
Her life was never easy, and then her uncle ran into some questionable businessmen who convinced him that he could solve several of their money problems by “selling” Bella as a mail order bride and sending her to marry a rancher in Montana whether she wanted to go or not.
This was a very quick read and I finished it in one sitting. I enjoy reading mail order bride stories, and this was a fun one. It was not quite Cinderella, but the similarities between the two were there and easy to notice for anyone looking. The book could have used a little more proofreading, but was still a very enjoyable tale.
Overall, I enjoyed the story and would gladly read more books by this author in the future.
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