Crest Stone Mail-Order Brides

Can love overcome danger?Remaining in her Virginia hometown won't mend Clara Brown's broken heart. Determined to set her life back in order--and go somewhere she won't have to see her former beau--she answers an advertisement for a mail-order bride. Before she knows it, she's arrived in Crest Stone, a rugged new railroad town nestled between the mountains in Colorado. And when she meets her intended, he's better than she ever could have dreamed--handsome and kind, even if he does seem preoccupied.Roman Carlisle is a cowboy turned livery owner. More than anything, he wants what his brothers have--a family. When Clara answers his advertisement, he's overjoyed to find she's exactly who he wanted. But her arrival coincides with horses going missing from his stable. If he can't find out who's behind the thefts, he'll lose everything he's worked so hard for.Clara is determined to help Roman when she finds out he's losing both horses and customers. But when the horse thieves grow more threatening, Roman is faced with a choice--send back the woman he's come to love, or put her life in danger.

Can a rancher and a socialite put their differences aside to find love?Jacob Fletcher's ranch has always been first in his life. But after seeing his sister happily married, he can't get the idea of a wife and a family out of his mind. With few women nearby, he places an advertisement for a mail-order bride--one who is strong and capable, and able to care for the house while he spends his days tending to the ranch.Susannah Hughes is on the verge of spinsterhood. With an uncle who refuses to let her marry, she sets her sights West after a dear friend finds love in Colorado. Surely a rancher will be able to provide a good life for a young woman used to city comforts. She answers Jacob's advertisement, packs up all she owns, and heads West. But the ranch isn't the picture of refinement she imagined, and Jacob isn't particularly tolerant of her expectations.His new wife is afraid of the chickens, despises dirt on her clothing, and can hardly cook an edible meal, and yet Susannah's kindness and friendly disposition slowly make it easier for Jacob to not only overlook her shortcomings, but enjoy her company. Just as Jacob and Susannah begin to acknowledge their feelings, a mysterious package arrives for Susannah--and danger isn't far behind.Will Jacob and Susannah's love survive a man driven solely by greed?A Rancher's Bride is the second book in the sweet and clean Crest Stone Mail-Order Brides series. It can be read as a standalone or enjoyed as part of the series. The Crest Stone Mail-Order Bride series is a spin-off of Cat's Gilbert Girls series, and many of your favorite characters appear in both series.

Can a mistaken identity lead to love?When Matthew Canton's mail-order bride is kidnapped from her wagon train, he doesn't hesitate to rescue her. But he didn't expect to have to bargain for her--and he certainly didn't expect her to be someone entirely different.Sophia Zane needed a quiet, quick way out of Kansas City with the money she inherited. Opting to join a wagon train headed west, she doesn't correct the wagon master when he assumes she's someone else. It's safer to leave under a different name, and her way is now already paid.When outlaws kidnap Sophia from the wagon train, she invents a wealthy groom to persuade them to keep her alive. She never thought her fabricated fiancé would find her--much less believe she's actually the woman whose name she's taken on.Traveling across the desert together, it doesn't take Matthew long to realize the woman beside him isn't the one he sent for, yet he finds himself attracted to her bravery, generosity, and quick-thinking nature. When they return to town and Sophia's reputation is in question, Matthew proposes a quick marriage. But can Sophia believe Matthew has truly forgiven her for her deception? Will their blossoming love survive the danger that's followed them to Crest Stone?A Bartered Bride is a standalone sweet and clean historical western romance novel that can be read on its own, or enjoyed as part of Cat's Crest Stone Mail-Order Brides series.

Running from the law . . . into the arms of a sheriff.All Annie Stone wants is a new life, far away from the drudgery of working as a maid in St. Louis, and far away from the sour memories of her previous marriage. She's overjoyed when a sheriff in Colorado chooses her as a mail-order bride. But as she's making plans to leave, the unthinkable happens.She needs to leave town--fast.Sheriff Caius Hunt has more work than he can handle, an uncooperative town marshal, and a family waiting for him to give up and return home. To prove to the town--and himself--that he's settled and dedicated to his work, he sends for a mail-order bride.Never mind he has no interest in ever falling in love again.And never mind that Miss Stone shows up a month early.But as Cai's feelings for Annie grow, he discovers a secret that could ruin both of them. Torn between duty and love, Cai has to make a decision. In order to save Annie, he has to trust her.A Sheriff's Bride is fourth book in the sweet and clean Crest Stone Mail-Order Brides series. It can be read as a standalone book or enjoyed as part of the series.

His mail-order bride is his best friend . . .When Jeremiah Wiley advertises for a mail-order bride, all he wants is a lady who can impress his parents. If he succeeds, he'll secure the loan he needs to buy into the livery stable where he works. But he doesn't expect for the woman who answers his advertisement to be someone he already knows-much less his closest friend.Deirdre Hannan is certain Jeremiah is the man for her. But the only way she can seem to convince him is to marry him. She secretly responds to his advertisement under a name he won't recognize, but worries he'll turn her away when he finds out she is his intended.Jeremiah reluctantly agrees to marry Deirdre, but he refuses to give into his true feelings. Deirdre won't give up that easily, though. And just as Jeremiah is beginning to understand how much he cares for her, she finds herself in danger when her brother's business dealings go awry. Will Jeremiah be able to keep her safe, or will he lose her just as he discovers how much he loves her?

The man she wished for has a dangerous secret . . .After losing her husband, all Rebecca O'Neal wants is to feel safe again with her five children. She arrives as a mail-order bride in Crest Stone with her sister, only to find her intended is deceased. His brother, Levi, immediately offers to marry her instead, and Rebecca reluctantly agrees.Levi Whiteside is determined to make his late brother's farm a success and to take care of Rebecca and her children. He didn't expect to fall in love with Rebecca, especially not when he has to keep the real reason for his presence in the mountain valley a secret from her.Rebecca wants a real marriage with Levi, but it seems impossible to find love with a man who seems so distant. When Levi is forced to reveal the truth he's been keeping from Rebecca, he finds himself promising to prove that she can trust him. But can he succeed when danger comes to their door?

He didn't plan on getting a wife for Christmas . . .The last thing Liam Hannan expected was a bride for Christmas, particularly one whose brother is the town marshal. Liam never meant to place that advertisement, so when Tilly Wright arrives and expects to marry him, all he can do is let her down gently. But when the only way out of a potentially scandalous situation is marriage, they find themselves starting a life together.Tilly finally has everything she's wanted-a husband and a life in a new, exciting town. Crest Stone is welcoming place, and she finds herself quickly making new friends and preparing for Christmas. If only she could prove to Liam that their marriage is something he should be happy about, everything would be perfect.Just as Liam begins to find a love he never knew he needed in Tilly, a man from his past arrives in Crest Stone and Liam's carefully rebuilt business comes under threat. If he can't find a way out of a situation he never intended to put himself into, he'll lose everything-his dream of owning a hotel, his reputation in Crest Stone, his friends . . . and Tilly.

A man trying to make a new life for himself and the child he never knew he had sends for a mail-order bride . . . who is really an undercover reporter for a newspaper back East.Maxwell Foster gave up life as a gambler to care for the eleven-year-old daughter he'd never met before. Settling down in Crest Stone and taking up work at the newly-opened Hannan Hotel, he sends for a mail-order bride to be a mother to Anna. It's difficult for him to admit, but he can't raise Anna on his own, not when she refuses to listen to him and runs off at the slightest inclination. Cordelia Elliott is certain that becoming Max's mail-order bride will provide excellent material for the series of articles she's planning to send to her editor at a New York newspaper. Delia's idea is simple enough--marry Max, write her stories, and then find him someone else to fall in love with so that he'll be happy to divorce her before she returns home. But her plan slowly comes apart as she gets to know Anna and as she develops unexpected feelings for Max.Delia knows she'll need to tell Max the truth about why she married him, but as soon as she makes up her mind to do so, Max receives a letter from Anna's grandfather. He intends to come to Crest Stone to collect Anna to raise as his own. Is their love enough to keep their family together, especially when Max finds out why Delia married him?A Daring Bride is the ninth book in the sweet and clean Crest Stone Mail-Order Brides series. It can be read as a standalone or enjoyed as part of the series. The Crest Stone Mail-Order Bride series is a spin-off of Cat's Gilbert Girls series, and many of your favorite characters appear in both series. This is a sweet and clean romance set in the Old West. Like all of Cat's books, it will warm your heart and fill you with hope!

The only place she can run is into the arms of one of the most eligible men in Crest Stone . . .Family means everything to Isabella Sutcliffe. When her father and brothers are arrested, she's determined to help them. But there's something standing in her way-the law thinks there's another Sutcliffe brother out there, one who got away. Except that "brother" is really Izzy. The only way she can find safety and a means to help her family is to become a mail-order bride.Hale Darby and his sister have worked hard to ensure the success of their boardinghouse in Crest Stone. Ready to start a family, he takes a chance on placing an advertisement for a wife. When Isabella arrives, he's smitten. She's friendly, kind, and a hard worker. And yet, it's clear she's hiding something that worries her.Izzy saw marriage as a means to an end, but now she finds herself falling in love with Hale. When she confesses her true identity and the reason why she married him, will that love be enough? Hale will have to decide whether to risk his own good name and the reputation of his business to help her-before it's too late and he loses her forever.