Frank Carlson Library

After she is rescued from an abandoned wagon on the Oregon trail, Hetty Wentworth becomes a mail-order bride for a handsome man in the Montana territory, but just as she is settling in to her new life, her husband's best friend tries to ruin her one chance at happiness.

The Klondike, Yukon Territory 1897 Arthur Sharp, bounty hunter, has received the wrong mail-order bride. Instead of the blonde he's been corresponding with for months, a spitfire brunette with a defiant streak claims she has switched places with his original bride. Needing assistance on the hunt for his latest bounty, Arthur takes her along on the journey and discovers the wrong woman may just be the right one for him. Jewel Lattimer, former laundress,...

When Josie Wentworth, a maid in the house of the Duke of Blackthorne, becomes a wealthy heiress, she vows to teach the duke, whom she has despised for years, a lesson by transforming herself in order to catch his eye, and then breaking his heart.

"Accused of crimes he didn't commit, ex-preacher Ridge Steele is forced to give up everything he knew and make his home with outlaws. Desperate for someone to confide in, he strikes up correspondence with mail-order bride Adeline Jancy, finding in her the open heart he's been searching for. Upon her arrival, Ridge discovers Addie only communicates through the written word, but he knows a little of what trauma can do to a person and vows to stand by...

Is Marshall Kincaid getting married? Maybe someone should have told him. Lizzie Neuman came to America filled with hopes and dreams for her and her husband. His unexpected death left her stranded in a new country. Not having anywhere to turn, she reluctantly responds to an ad for a mail order bride. Marshall never planned to marry. In his line of work, he had to worry about people he arrested in the past coming after him. He accepted the path he'd...

Montana's Bride ~ Book 2 Montana Kincaid figures if writing a mail order bride worked out so well for his youngest brother, why not try it himself? He's made sure to ask all the right questions so he doesn't end up with any of the surprises Jessie had. But life is often full of surprises-unfortunately, they're not all good surprises! Mary Dobson lost her parents when she was still a child. Her aunt and uncle took her in and to raise. Out of obligation,...

"Kathryn Ford knows one thing for sure: she will not marry the boring, arrogant man her father has arranged for her since the day she was born, simply as a pawn to enrich his vast holdings. When she discovers she's been disowned for her defiance, the pampered socialite takes her destiny in her own hands. Determined to show her father what a capable woman she is -- without his help or interference -- she signs up to be a mail-order bride, totally prepared...

When the West was wild and man's law favored the few, these extraordinary women could be found...in the heart of an outlaw. When three young children show up on outlaw Tait Trinity's doorstep, he knows he can't help them-a wanted man has no business raising kids. And yet he can't bring himself to turn them away. At a loss, he sends for the mail order bride he'd been writing to, hoping the demure dressmaker will be the answer to his prayers. Melanie...

"Maria" couldn't remember her real name, where she'd come from or the mysterious, brooding man who claimed she'd agreed to marry him. She'd awakened with nothing more than a wedding ring, and directions to Jason Walker's secluded island. But would saying "I do" to Jason be a deadly error? Jason never dreamed that his mail-order bride would be so captivating, so sensual, or so dangerous. When time revealed that she wasn't really his true intended,...

Sarah is happy for her sisters and their upcoming marriages, but she can't tell them that being alone with a man frightens her. Despite being drawn to the local minister, she's determined to stay away. If only her heart would agree.Reverend Jones has given up on love since twice he fell for the wrong woman. Now he wants to focus on his work and aid Sarah who is determined to go her own way and not accept help. He can't stop thinking about her, but...