Brides of Beckham
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Mail Order Mayhem
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 1 of the Brides of Beckham series
In Kirsten Osbourne's captivating novel, "Mail Order Mayhem," the life of a 1880s farmer comes alive with a fiery tale of love, resilience, and unexpected twists. When Maude, a determined young woman from Beckham, Massachusetts, finds herself at a crossroads, she embarks on a courageous journey to Iowa as a mail-order bride, hoping to find love and fulfillment in a rugged land brimming with opportunity. Refusing to marry the man her father has chosen for her, Maude answers the letter of John Powers, a farmer in Iowa. She immediately agrees to marry him and sneaks away in the dead of night to catch a train and leave for her adventure. John Powers is happy in life, but he's lonely. Sending for a mail-order bride seems to be the perfect solution. When Maude arrives, she's everything he hoped for. Will the two of them find their happily ever after? Or will the man her parents wanted her to marry find her?
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Mail Order Mama
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 2 of the Brides of Beckham series
When Emily's mother decides to marry, her fiancé says that twenty year old Emily needs to find a new place to live before the wedding. Emily has always been exceedingly shy and has no idea what to do. She runs across an advertisement for mail order brides and responds, hoping to find a good situation. Benjamin lost the love of his life just months before. He and his girls need a new mama in their house. Will Emily be the mama they need?
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Mail Order Madness
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 3 of the Brides of Beckham series
Susan cannot stand living with her eleven younger siblings for another minute, so she answers an advertisement for a mail order bride, carefully choosing a man who has never married and has no children so she won't be plagued with other people's ill-behaved offspring. When she arrives in Fort Worth, she finds out her fiancé has been killed, and his older brother is offering to take his place. The only problem is his brother is a widower with four young boys. Dare she do it?
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Mail Order Mix Up
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 4 of the Brides of Beckham series
When Ellen and her sister, Malinda, are forced out of the only home they've ever known by a local banker after the death of their father, they answer an advertisement placed by Harriett Long for mail order brides. Ellen chooses to marry the sheriff of a small town in Colorado while Malinda agrees to marry his brother, a banker. When they arrive, each sister is immediately drawn to one of the brothers….too bad it's the wrong one! They each had specifications for what they wanted in a husband. How will it work when they marry their sisters' indended? Many challenges will affect them as they make their decisions.
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Mail Order Mistake
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 5 of the Brides of Beckham series
Malinda thinks her life is over after the death of her father and her subsequent eviction from the only home she's ever known. She, along with her sister, answers an advertisement for mail order brides and their lives change. She agrees to marry a banker in a small town in Colorado, because she refuses to be afraid of where her next meal will come from ever again. When she arrives in Colorado, she immediately falls for the handsome gentleman who picks her up at the train station, but he's her sister's fiancé, not hers!
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Mail Order Maternity
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 5 of the Brides of Beckham series
The happiest day of Esther's life quickly becomes a nightmare when she finds her husband dead in their fields. Now she is pregnant with no way to provide for her unborn child and her in-laws will soon evict her from her home. Becoming a mail-order bride will meet her needs, but will it allow her to find love and happiness?Thomas is surprised to read the letter he receives from a young widow who is pregnant. He agrees to marry her, but wonders immediately what he's gotten himself into. Was marrying a pregnant woman really the best idea?
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Mail Order Matchmaker
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 7 of the Brides of Beckham series
After helping countless women find suitable husbands, Harriett is embarking on her own mail-order bride journey, to marry a man whose sister has eight lovely daughters of her own. Her new husband seems to care for her, but doesn't understand Harriett's attachment to her faithful butler Higgins. Will she find herself in another bad marriage, or is this, at long last, her own happily ever after?
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Mail Order Motherhood
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 8 of the Brides of Beckham series
When Clara's husband dies and leaves her with two children and a farm she can't run on her own, the bank evicts her small family, and she needs to find a new home fast. She answers an advertisement to be a mail order bride, hoping that the agency will find a place where she can not only be useful, but her children can be loved.
Recently widowed Montana rancher, Albert, can't raise his children alone, but won't risk loving another woman. Albert is convinced that he'll never love another woman like his deceased wife. When Clara shows up with two children, he's certain he's made a mistake by taking another woman into his home. Can Clara convince him that together they can be a happy family?
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Mail Order Matron
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 9 of the Brides of Beckham series
At thirty-four, Julia had given up on love. She had spent sixteen years nursing her sick mother, and now that her mother had passed on, she had no idea what to do with herself. She answered an advertisement to be a mail order bride, knowing she needed a new beginning.
Edward, a Kansas farmer, had been alone for six years since the death of his wife. He was sick of eating his own cooking, tired of living in filth, and more than anything, he was lonely. He sent off a letter to try to find a bride, hoping against hope someone would answer it. When Julia stepped off the train, she was nothing like he'd expected her to be. Could a marriage based on mutual loneliness work out?
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Mail Order Meddler
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 10 of the Brides of Beckham series
Francis knew something needed to change immediately. He was only sixteen, but he understood that his family couldn't keep living on bread and beef jerky. In town one day, he noticed an advertisement for a mail order bride, and sent off a letter…after signing his older brother's name. He'd just make sure to tell Andrew that his fiance was coming before she arrived. What could go wrong?
Tracy had lived in an orphanage since she was just a few months old. She only had a month before she turned eighteen and had to find a new place to live, complete with employment or a wedding ring. There were no jobs worth taking for a young woman, so she answered a letter requesting a mail order bride. Andrew sounded perfect. She'd meet him, and he'd be thrilled to see her, and they'd live happily ever after. Right?
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Mail Order Misfit
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 11 of the Brides of Beckham series
Elaine had spent over half of her life walking with a cane and being treated as if she were made of glass. When she sees no other option, she sneaks out and goes to see the owner of the mail order bride agency in Beckham. She picks out a man who seems perfect for her, and travels to Kansas City to be his bride.
Colin goes to lunch at the restaurant in town to consider sending off for a mail order bride when he notices a beautiful woman limp into the establishment. During his unashamed eavesdropping, he hears that she's a mail order bride who is being rejected by the man she's come to marry. He jumps up immediately and asks the beautiful girl to be his bride. Will they be able to make things work? Or will her insecurities keep them from ever being truly happy?
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Mail Order Minx
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 12 of the Brides of Beckham series
When Millie's friend, Berta, elopes instead of fulfilling her obligations to be a mail order bride, she decides to take her friend's place and be the best mail order bride a man has ever seen. Of course, she can't exactly cook, and she enjoys meddling in other people's lives under the guise of "helping them," but surely, her future husband won't mind that.
Connor waits excitedly for his Berta to get off the train in Idaho, knowing that she is the answer to his prayers. She's an excellent cook and a hard worker, just what he needs for his restaurant. He's confused when Millie gets off the train in her place, but he accepts the switch good-naturedly. His bride has married someone else, after all. What could possibly go wrong?
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Mail Order Misunderstanding
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 13 of the Brides of Beckham series
Julia Simmons had spent her entire life studying hard to become a teacher. Finally, she had her first assignment, in a small Texas town, and she was on her way. When the stagecoach dropped her off, the only man nearby kissed her, acting as if he'd been waiting for her. She couldn't seem to make him understand she wasn't his mail order bride.When she found herself married an hour later, she was clueless as to how to handle it. How would the school board react to having a married teacher? And more importantly, how would her new husband, Tom, react when his real mail order bride arrived in town?
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Mail Order Misfortune
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 14 of the Brides of Beckham series
When Anna arrives to meet her groom two weeks later than expected, she is more than a little surprised to find him already married. It's just her luck that she finds his new wife to be one of the sweetest women she's ever met. She reluctantly takes on the role of teacher for her new community, hoping that she will be able to make a place for herself there.
Jesse moves to Wiggieville, Texas, with his young son, hoping the two of them can leave his son's mischievous reputation behind. When he's called in for a meeting with the schoolteacher, he's shocked when she berates him for the way he's raising his son. After getting her fired, he does the only thing he knows to do, but will he ever find a peaceful life with the little spitfire?
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Mail Order Melody
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 15 of the Brides of Beckham series
Famous opera singer, L'Angelina seems to have it all. She travels from place to place with her manager making a living with her voice. So why is she so unsettled? When she receives a note threatening her family, she jumps at the first opportunity available to her. She becomes a substitute mail order bride using the name she was born with, Eliza Woods.
Calvin Simpson has finally reached the point where he feels he can financially support a family, so he sends off for a mail order bride. He's not thrilled that the bride chosen for him is nineteen, but he doesn't feel he can be too choosy. When a mature, full-figured woman gets off the train and announces she's there to be his wife, he's thrilled. Eliza is the woman of his dreams. Can they be happy or will the constant threat destroy their marriage?
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Mail Order Mischief
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 16 of the Brides of Beckham series
When Elizabeth Miller agreed to manage a mail order bride agency years before, she had no idea that it would leave her lonely and isolated. She's loved one man for years and is about to give up on marrying for love entirely. When she receives a letter from a man in Texas looking for a bride, she considers marrying him to be close to her sister. She doesn't want to be alone for the rest of her life. Bernard agrees to work for Elizabeth after his life is shattered. As he slowly heals and picks up the pieces and gets to know his beautiful employer, he realizes he is falling for her more and more, but he knows his place in life. When she insists on taking a trip to Fort Worth to check out a potential groom, he knows he can't send her alone. Will he be able to survive the long train ride to Fort Worth without letting his feelings show? Or will Elizabeth somehow convince him that they are meant to be?
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Mail Order Mistletoe
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 17 of the Brides of Beckham series
Meg O'Reilly wonders what ever made her want to be a teacher. The last four members of the demon horde are making her life miserable. When one of them slaps a copy of the Grooms' Gazette on her desk and tells her to go see their older sister so she can find her a groom, she reads through the paper and decides to do just that. Confident in her decision, she sends a letter to the man she chooses that very day.
The one thing Lars Borgen is not looking for is love. He wants a wife to share his life, his work, and his bed, but he doesn't ever expect to feel any tender emotions for her. Expecting a plain bride, he is startled when beautiful Meg steps off the train looking for him. Will he be able to hold steadfast and keep from falling in love? Or will his sweet, pretty bride win him over, giving him a second chance at love?
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Mail Order Midwife
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 18 of the Brides of Beckham series
Widowed midwife Patsy Lawrence spent too much time working and not enough with her young daughter. She felt like life was passing her by, and she knew Emily's childhood would be over before she realized it. So she took matters into her own hands and responded to a letter for a mail order bride, hoping for a better future for herself and her daughter.
Dr. Wesley Hardy was happy with his frontier existence, but he needed a wife to complete him, so he sent a letter to a mail bride agency back East, hoping to find someone compatible. The idea of having a wife who would cook all his meals and keep his home and clothes in order made him happy. When he received a letter from a widow with a young daughter, he was thrilled with everything but her profession. Could he live with the fact that his new bride was a midwife? Or would they be destined to live without love for the rest of their days?
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Mail Order Merry
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 19 of the Brides of Beckham series
Merry Winters wants something more out of life, but she feels beholden to her sister and brother-in-law, who have given her a home for the past four years. When a fire takes their lives, and leads her with their two young children to raise, she agrees to move to Montana to be a mail order bride as long as she can keep running her business.
Clyde Bellman has a plan for his life, and he's at the point where that plan calls for a wife. He sends a letter to a matchmaker in Massachusetts hoping for a strong, independent bride. When Merry arrives with two young children in tow, he knows he needs to be the best uncle the two children have ever seen. Can he help his new bride to overcome her sadness and become a good wife? Or will he spend the rest of his life hoping for love that will never come?
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Mail Order Miracle
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 20 of the Brides of Beckham series
Francine "Frankie" Weston is an independent woman. She moved to Idaho to homestead with her older brother at the tender age of seventeen, pretending to be a man. Now, at twenty, she's ready to marry, but she doesn't want to admit she's deceived everyone, so she sends for a mail order groom-one who's willing to take her last name. She doesn't think it's possible, but she's willing to wait for just the right man to make her happy.Wallace Miller, a former member of the demon horde, feels like his life is going nowhere. His reputation as a troublemaker has followed him into adulthood, and he can't seem to catch a break. When his older sister, Elizabeth, shows him a letter from a woman wanting a man to marry, he's shocked before he sees the potential of the situation. Meeting his pants-wearing independent bride comes as a bit of a shock. Will the two of them be able to come to a compromise about how a lady should act? Or will they be destined to be partners in life, but never partners in love?
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Mail Order Menace
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 21 of the Brides of Beckham series
Tired of being remembered only for her misdeeds as part of the demon horde, Ernestine Miller agrees to go out West to marry a banker in need of a wife. When she arrives in Montana, she discovers her groom has met with a fatal accident, and she has two choices. She can either find a way to support herself or go back home in shame. So she uses her former fiancé's home to start a boarding house, happy to have a use for her superior cooking skills.
When Clifford Solomon moves to Prairie Dog, Montana, he's thrilled to find a boarding house where he and his business partner can stay. It doesn't take him long to fall for the beautiful woman running the home. Finding himself married in the blink of an eye, he does everything he can to get Ernie to fall for him. Will the town gossips be able to keep them apart with their lies? Or will Cliff and Ernie be able to face them down to find love with each other?
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Mail Order Memories
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 22 of the Brides of Beckham series
Mary Brown is forced to start over in Beckham, Massachusetts, when the love of her life is killed out West. She has no desire to be in the town where they grew up together and memories of him will flood through her at every turn. After five years as a cook, her employer suggests she become a mail order bride to a man who has no desire to find love…only a life partner. Unsure if she's making a mistake, she sends a letter in reply to the ad, unsure if she'll be able to handle marriage to a stranger after expecting a life of love.William Jones has always known he'd marry his love, but when her father insists he goes West to make his fortune before they can marry, he reluctantly agrees. After all, he wants his love to get everything she ever wants in life. When he finds out Mary has died after a tragic illness, he gets his farm ready, but he can't go through his entire life without love. He sends for a mail order bride, getting the biggest shock of his life. Will he ever be able to trust his bride? Or will he spend the rest of his life regretting his decision to marry?
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Mail Order Miller
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 23 of the Brides of Beckham series
When Doris Miller gets completely fed up with her younger siblings and knows she needs a break, she does the only thing she knows to do. She goes to her sister Elizabeth to ask to be matched as a mail order bride. Doris needs to forget all about her past as a member of the demon horde and go where no one else remembers it either.This book was previously published in the anthology "Pistols and Poplin."Harvey Butler knows that his children are terrors. He knows he's not doing the right thing by them since their mother died, but he has no idea what to do with them. Instead, he spends all his time working. When the local busybody writes a letter on his behalf looking for a mail order bride, he isn't certain his troubles will be solved, but he's willing to give it a go. Will Doris Miller be the person to tame the Butler brats? Or will her past make her incapable of becoming a good wife and mother?
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Mail Order Marm
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 24 of the Brides of Beckham series
Frederica Hughes felt as if life were passing her by. She had a good job teaching school in the small town of Salmon, Oregon, and she finally had good friends she felt she could bare her soul to, but there was still something missing. When her friend Doris proposed sending for a mail order husband for Gretchen, who was seven months pregnant and unwed, she hoped for the best for her friend, but still felt badly for herself.Darryl Miller has always been known as one of the demon horde. He knows that if he stays in Beckham, Massachusetts, he will never rise above the reputation, but he has nowhere to go! When he receives a letter from his twin sister asking him to marry her pregnant friend, he only hesitates for a moment. Two weeks later, he arrived in Salmon to marry a stranger. The only trouble is the stranger refuses to marry him. Within an hour, he finds himself married to another friend of his sister's. Will he be able to make a go of life with the beautiful straight-laced schoolteacher? Or has he made a huge mistake leaving everything to travel across country?
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Mail Order Melancholy
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 25 of the Brides of Beckham series
Gretchen Jensen has been in love with the same person for years. There are only two problems standing in the way of her marriage to him. She's pregnant, and he's dead. Most of the people in her town won't even talk to her, because the woman who was to be her mother-in-law has shunned her. Unable to see beyond her love for him, she refuses to marry the mail order groom who has traveled across the country to be her husband.
Reginald Lindon left town at a moment's notice, but he took time to leave his fiancée a letter to let her know that he would return in six months. He entrusted his mother to give the note to Gretchen so she wouldn't worry about him. When he returns to town, he realizes everyone thinks he's dead. Gretchen claims his mother never gave her the letter, but his mother claimed she got it and said he was dead to her. How can he know who is telling the truth? And will they be able to get past this rocky time and trust one another again?
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Mail Order Machinations
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 26 of the Brides of Beckham series
When Esther Carruthers realizes her father had been embezzling from her fiancé's father's bank, she doesn't expect her life to change. After her fiancé immediately ends the engagement, she is shocked and dismayed. Her younger sister-the thinker in the family-convinces her to talk to a matchmaker, and she immediately agrees to marry a rancher in Montana, somewhere she's never been, and no one knows her.Brody Finnegan has worked hard for the past few years to build up his ranch in Montana. Everything is falling into place for him, and now it's time for him to send for a bride. When Esther steps off the train, he is mesmerized by her, and she's everything he dreamed she would be. The shock comes when he finds out she brought her younger sister along. Will the two of them be able to get past her deception? Or will their marriage be over before it has a chance to start?
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Mail Order Marvel
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 27 of the Brides of Beckham series
Coral has always been different than other young ladies and not just because of the circumstances of her birth. When her sister, Esther, moves west to Montana to be a mail order bride, she goes with her, hoping that she will quickly find a husband herself and not long be a burden on her sister and her new husband. She agrees to meet any of the men her brother-in-law finds suitable for her, hoping she will find a match and leave the newlyweds' home.Jackson is new to the rural area of Montana where he is now teaching. When he's approached by one of the local ranchers to meet his younger sister-in-law, he goes along with it, because he realizes having a wife would make his life a great deal easier. Upon meeting Coral, he is initially put off by her bold manner, but he agrees to the match, and soon the couple is off to Lost Legacy to marry. Will he be able to get past Coral's boldness to see the woman within? Or will they spend the rest of their lives in a loveless marriage?
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Mail Order Mother
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 28 of the Brides of Beckham series
Caroline Casey is a romantic in a world of realists. When she decides to leave her privileged upbringing to become a mail-order bride, everyone she knows is surprised, but she is convinced she can make a difference and find true love out west. There are two motherless girls who need her and her special brand of loving everyone around her to make their lives complete.Andrew Dawson is mortified when yet another housekeeper leaves thanks to his daughters' abhorrent behavior. When the domestic agency he uses refuses to send another housekeeper, he sends for a mail-order bride, expecting her to simply be a housekeeper. He is not counting on Caroline Casey. Will she be able to win him over and convince him that she's the wife he needs? Or will her dreams be completely ruined?
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Mail Order Miscreant
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 29 of the Brides of Beckham series
Charlie Miller moved to Montana to help her friend Merry, and she did so happily, knowing there were more men than women in the west. She expected to meet someone and live happily ever after. When she's still alone three years later, she seriously contemplates writing to her sister Elizabeth, hoping she'll find a husband for her. A chance meeting with a stranger in a snowstorm changes all her plans.
Abel Burton takes a chance and heads to Mistletoe, Montana, to meet a local artist. Meeting Charlie is just a side benefit-one that will change him forever. When he returns home, he takes his new bride with him. He worries that his sister-in-law will get in the way of his happiness when she immediately treats Charlie as her servant. Will the two of them get past the interference caused by the other woman's presence? Or will they lose their chance for true love?
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Mail Order Mommy
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 30 of the Brides of Beckham series
Berniece Johnson wants more from life than marriage to an old man who wants to beat her, but her parents believe he's exactly what she needs. In a desperate attempt to take control of her life again, she goes to see Elizabeth Miller, the town matchmaker. Elizabeth has her on a train a short while later to meet up with Elizabeth's sister Charlie and to marry a man in Missoula, Montana.Kane Burton has no desire for another wife. He buried his wife just months before, but his infant daughter needs a new mother. When he sends off for a mail-order bride, he promises himself to think of her as a servant-someone who will make meals, clean his house, and take care of his daughter. Berniece is not at all what he's expecting, and he finds himself constantly comparing her to his late wife.Will Berniece be able to convince Kane that she is a strong woman and nothing like his first wife? Or will she live forever in a dead woman's shadow?
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Mail Order Magic
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 31 of the Brides of Beckham series
When widow Ruth Arbuckle discovers her ranch foreman is stealing from her, she decides to do something completely unorthodox-she sends for a mail-order husband. She refuses to continue to lose money, and she wants someone competent to run all aspects of her ranch, including the financial side. It's purely business, but when the man arrives to marry her, she's stunned to find him so compelling. She has no idea what to think or feel!Sebastian Miller toils away in a bank in Beckham, Massachusetts, wishing for the opportunity to work outdoors while occasionally playing with the numbers he's come to love. When his sister Elizabeth comes to see him with a plan for him to go west, he jumps at the chance-it's as if Ruth's letter was meant just for him. He gets on a train just days later, determined to woo his wife until she falls in love with him.Will the two of them-each looking at things from very different perspectives-be able to find love together? Or will they have the loveless marriage Ruth initially planned?
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Mail Order Meals
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 32 of the Brides of Beckham series
Gertrude Miller is well-known for her cooking, working for the diner there in Beckham, Massachusetts. When she spots an old crush eating with his new wife, she realizes that there is no chance she will ever be able to find love there in Beckham, where everyone remembers her as a member of the demon horde. After some serious thought, she goes to her sister Elizabeth and asks to be sent west as a mail order bride.
Douglas Charleston wants nothing more from life than regular meals. When he writes a letter to a matchmaker in the east, he makes it clear that he's not worried about looks or age when he gets a wife. He is only concerned about her cooking ability. When he meets his potential bride, he's startled when she's young and pretty.
Will the meals he so desperately wants bring this unlikely couple together? Or will they live together a life with no love?
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Mail Order Mornings
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 33 of the Brides of Beckham series
Mabel Brida loves her job working as a cook for a family of means in Beckham, Massachusetts. What she doesn't love is her employer chasing her around town, trying to catch her alone so he can make improper advances.When Bernard Tandy spots her being backed into a corner by her employer, he takes her home to his wife, hoping Elizabeth can find her a better life out west as a mail-order bride.Walter Caldwell lost his wife just days after his third daughter was born, and though he loved her dearly, he knows he needs to remarry, if only so his children can once again eat decent meals and wear clothing that fits. When he sends off for a mail-order bride, he's not expecting much. How could a woman who was pretty and capable be available to be a mail-order bride?When Mabel and Walter marry, neither has any real expectations of the other, but they find that both of them are willing to work hard for their family. But will a mutual love of the children be enough? Or will they spend their lives in a loveless marriage?
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Mail Order Maid
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 34 of the Brides of Beckham series
Josephine Gray leaves the only life she's ever known to escape her lecherous employer, going west to marry a stranger. She knows next to nothing about the man she will meet other than his name when she arrives in Montana. A former maid, she worries that she won't be the kind of wife the handsome stranger needs.
Gustav Schmidt sends for a mail-order bride as soon as his ranch is capable of supporting a wife. He's not terribly worried about much about the woman, other than the fact she can cook. When he finally meets pretty Josie, he is surprised that he is so attracted to her. He doesn't plan to change his life much, still having every intention to attend the German-speaking church he and his brother helped establish.
Can Josie learn the language of her husband to fit in with her new community? Or will she fail at the most important job of her life…being a wife?
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Mail Order Match
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 35 of the Brides of Beckham series
Since Bridget Mitchell was two, it was just her and her father. As her father nears the end of his life, she has no idea what she will do after his death. All that she knows for certain is that she cannot live in the house she's always been in.When Elizabeth Tandy comes into the post office where Bridget works, she tells her to come see her because she has a letter she believes was written just for Bridget-a letter to become a mail-order bride.Felix Potter is obsessed with getting married. He sends off for a mail-order bride, fully expecting the woman to be ugly as a toad when she arrives. Instead, the woman who comes all the way across the country to marry him is quite beautiful.Both of them are full of worries that the other person won't find them worthy of staying beside. When tragedy strikes, they have to decide whether they care for one another enough to keep going, or if they should just give up and go their separate ways.
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Mail Order Malarkey
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 36 of the Brides of Beckham series
Cassandra Arnold has a life that is merely adequate. She works as a nursemaid for two young boys she adores, but their overbearing mother won't allow her to take the boys outside, which is something Cassandra needs. When her afternoon off leads her to visit an old friend, and she has the opportunity to realize there are ways to ensure her time gardening, she decides to leave her position and move west to marry a stranger.
Cameron Royal has no intention of marrying any time soon. His parents' marriage was an absolute disaster, and he doesn't want to risk turning into the type of father he had. His mother has other ideas for him, and she sends off for a mail order bride for him. When the bride arrives, Cameron wants nothing to do with her, and even refuses to marry her. As the two of them get to know one another, and his feelings for her grow, he realizes he isn't the only man with the idea of marrying the beautiful woman.
Will Cassandra agree to marry the man she went west to make her husband? Or will his initial reaction to her prevent her from being able to be his bride?
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Mail Order Mishap
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 37 of the Brides of Beckham series
Needing to escape her mother's world of constant dances to find her a husband, Ada Applebottom reaches out to a friend who helps people travel west as mail-order brides.All Ada wants from life is to be a farmer or rancher's wife. She knows that's the exact opposite of what her mother wants for her, and she can't let her mother force her into a life that she has no desire to live. With Elizabeth Tandy's help, she heads west to marry a rancher.Wade Kelso loves ranching, but he knows something is missing from his life. He writes a letter to a matchmaker, hoping to find just the right woman to spend her life working at his side.When Ada arrives, she's nothing like he imagined a mail-order bride to be, but she's so beautiful and has such a happy spirit, he marries her without second thought.Can these two mismatched people find love together? Or will they both spend their lives wishing they'd done things differently?
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Mail Order Man
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 38 of the Brides of Beckham series
Charlotte Watkins has always been considered the odd one. Now that her husband has passed, and she's been trying to run a ranch as well as care for her young son and her home, life is becoming overwhelming. Highly aware that none of the men in town will even consider marrying her, Charlotte decides to send off for a mail-order husband. She doesn't care what the townspeople thought of her. She has no use for them other than church anyway.Earl Miller loves farming more than anything else in the world, but all the good farmland around Beckham has been purchased by others. The fourth son of a farmer, he knows he won't be inheriting his father's farm, so he needs to find a way to make all his dreams come true. When Earl's sister sends for him, and tells him she's found him the perfect wife, and all he has to do is move to Montana, he decides it's the only thing he can do.Will Earl be able to look past Charlotte's strange past and her reputation in town? How will he take to being a father?
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Mail Order Moonlight
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 39 of the Brides of Beckham series
Having watched the marriage of his father and stepmother for most of his life, when Albert Dailey feels ready for a wife, he decides to send for a mail-order bride. As a cattle rancher near Fort Worth, Texas, he is finally on his own and working hard to make all his dreams come true. The one dream left is a wife and children, and he pursues that with the same singular intention with which he pursued his dream of being a rancher.
Alice Miller is bored with life. She goes to the same job every day and does the same things over and over again. When her sister Elizabeth approaches her about going west to be a mail-order bride, she jumps at the chance, especially when she realizes it means living near her eldest sister Susan, whom she barely remembers. Eager to change her life, Alice takes the train to Fort Worth to meet her future husband.
Will Alice and Albert be able to settle quickly into married life and fall in love? Or will his past continue to haunt them both?
Filled with the hilarity readers have come to expect from Kristen Osbourne, revisit old friends and meet new ones as you match up a member of the demon horde with a man who was known for his childhood pranks.
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Mail Order Midnight
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 40 of the Brides of Beckham series
Constance Dailey doesn't feel like she could possibly belong with her family. At eighteen, she has no prospects for marriage and wants more than anything to feel as if she's not totally alone in the world. Running into Elizabeth Tandy, the matchmaker in town, gives her an idea, and she talks about her needs. Reading a letter from a stranger in South Dakota tells her everything will be fine, and she agrees to be his mail order bride.
Leonard Berry loves his life. He has a good job, a home, and everything seems to be going his way. Everything except for romance. So he writes to a matchmaker hoping to find the woman of his dreams. Meeting Constance is all he'd ever hoped for, and he knows their marriage will be nothing short of perfect.
When he doesn't seem to accept how she feels about certain things, it hurts Constance's feelings immensely. Will the two of them be able to get past their differences? Or is this marriage doomed from the start?
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Mail Order Misprint
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 41 of the Brides of Beckham series
Bicycle-riding, bloomers-wearing Sydney Weatherby spends her life meeting gentlemen her mother approves of and being expected to marry one. None of the men her mother approves of are the least bit attractive to Sydney. Instead of battling her mother, she decides to change her destiny by visiting the town's matchmaker and agreeing to go west as a mail-order bride.Arriving in Fort Worth, she finds her plans were based on a misconception, and she must make new plans.Lewis Dailey takes one look at Sydney Weatherby and falls in love. Sydney seems too attached to her new-found freedom to marry him, no matter how hard he tries.Will Sydney choose a life of independence? Or one of love?
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Mail Order Mother-in-law
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 42 of the Brides of Beckham series
When Heather Flowers realizes she's been taking care of her mother for more than ten years, and her mother is only pretending to be sick, she decides it's time for her to leave and start a new life elsewhere. At the suggestion of her mother's doctor, she seeks out Elizabeth Tandy, who's known for sending women out west to be mail-order brides.Patrick O'Brien loves his life as a rancher in Clover Creek, Idaho, but with only his mother for companionship, he gets lonely. Ready to start a family and give his mother the grandchildren she craves, he sends a letter to a matchmaker back east to find him a bride.When Heather arrives, she realizes that her life felt almost idyllic. She's married to a wonderful man, and she gets along well with her mother-in-law.But then her mother arrives, pretending to be someone she isn't. Will their marriage be able to stand her interfering mother? Or will Patrick never trust Heather again?
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Mail Order Magnificence
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 43 of the Brides of Beckham series
As Betsy O'Brien's last sister married Betsy's own crush, she knew it was time to leave Beckham, Massachusetts, where she was seen only as "that other O'Brien girl." After talking to Elizabeth Tandy, a woman who ran a matchmaking business, she agreed to go west and marry a stranger with two children.
When Marvin Small's mother leaves Wyoming and returns to her own life back east, he knows he needs someone to help with his daughter, Candy, who has become terribly withdrawn since her mother passed. He did the only thing he knew to do and sent off for a bride.
When Betsy steps off the train and meets the Small children, she knows that she would do anything to protect Candy and Tommy. She's sees herself in Candy and immediately decides she will do whatever it takes to bring the girl out of her shell.
Will differences in child-rearing ideas keep Marvin and Betsy from getting along? Or will they realize they're right for one another?
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Mail Order Myth
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 44 of the Brides of Beckham series
Dissatisfied with her life in Beckham, Massachusetts, Tabitha Murphy decides to head west as a mail-order bride, though she is certain it's a bad idea. She expects to arrive in Wyoming only to find out whoever had written to her had meant it as a joke, or that the man she was set to marry had died. She's not at all surprised when she reaches her destination to find no one waiting for her.After waiting for a good, long while, she stops the next stranger passing by, and asks him where to find the man she was sent there to marry, only to see him laughing at her.Bert Blander is highly amused to find out this woman from the east has come all the way across the country to marry a man who is a few bricks shy of a load. He's not at all certain the man can even read. Instead of leaving her there on the street, he takes her home with him, until she can find herself a husband.Somehow, they find themselves tying the knot the following day. But who sent the letters for Jacob Small? And will that person expect their money for her train fare back?
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Mail Order Mockery
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 45 of the Brides of Beckham series
Jessica Moore loves her family but is certain she'll never find someone to marry. One morning, she walks into town and sees the same advertisement she's been seeing for years about a woman who would arrange a mail-order bride marriage for her. She decides to take a chance and see Elizabeth Tandy, who has a husband picked out for her in a matter of moments. The idea of marrying a man with four small children is very appealing, and she answers his ad immediately.George Fleming found the love of his life while he was still going to the one-room schoolhouse he'd attended for years. He married that love and planned to live forever with her. He knows he'll never love another woman when she dies unexpectedly in childbirth, but he needs a mother for his children.When Jessica arrives, she expects to be greeted with open arms, but the truth is something different. Will George ever find it in himself to love his sweet bride? Or will she spend the rest of her life being rejected by a man who can't get over the loss of his first love?
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Mail Order Matchup
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 46 of the Brides of Beckham series
When socialite Florence's fiancé, who she's to marry in just three months, tells her that while she was away with her parents, he stepped out on her, and must marry the woman who carried his child, she is furious. She refuses to face the pitying and laughing looks from other people in town, so she decides to leave as soon as possible to be a mail-order bride.Jacob Weatherby owns the bank in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and he needs a wife by his side to plan parties and accompany him on social visits. Annoyed with what transpired after the death of his twin brother, he has no desire to marry anyone in town. Instead, he sends for a mail-order bride.Florence and Jacob feel a definite attraction for one another immediately. They know they can make it work until Florence discovers the truth about Jake's past.Will the two be able to work through their troubles? Or will they be doomed to live in a loveless marriage?
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Mail Order Mate
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 47 of the Brides of Beckham series
Kate Jessup is a talented seamstress and unwed mother whose life is as intricate as the patterns she sews. Her world collides with Emmett, a rugged rancher whose heart is as vast as the ranch he tends.With a mother who harbors a bitter resentment towards Kate, Emmett's world is fraught with tension. Yet, when circumstances compel them into a marriage of convenience, they navigate unfamiliar territory. They must learn to coexist amid the rustling prairie grasses and under the expansive Wyoming sky.As Kate's nimble fingers mend torn fabrics, can she also mend the rift between her and Emmett's mother? And can Emmett secure a place in Kate's guarded heart with his gentle strength and quiet understanding?
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Mail Order Mirth
by Kirsten Osbourne
Part 48 of the Brides of Beckham series
Amelia Beckham, an orphan, sees the world through eyes filled with wonder and joy. Her spirit, untouched by life's hardships, finds beauty in the most unexpected places. When she answers an ad to become a mail-order bride, her heart flutters with anticipation, not fear. She knows not what awaits her, yet she strides forward, her faith unwavering.Anthony Martin, a widower who weathered by life's storms, carries the weight of the world on his shoulders. His two boys, ages six and four, keep him going every day whether he wants to or not. He sends a letter to a matchmaker in Massachusetts, hoping against hope that she will be able to find a woman who will bring happiness back into the lives of him and his sons.Their worlds collide in Midland, amidst the endless Texas plains. Amelia's boundless optimism meets Anthony's pragmatic realism. She teaches him to see the silver linings, transforming his life into something he thought he'd never have again.Will the two of them find happiness in the middle of West Texas? Or will the two of them find that they cannot be together?