Six Award-Winning Authors have contributed new stories to A Timeless Romance Anthology: Mail Order Bride Collection. Six historical romance novellas set in the Old West.
WRITTEN IN HER HEART, a charming novella by Stacy Henrie, Georgeanna is getting desperate. She can’t fund her favorite orphanage unless she marries and secures the rest of her inheritance left by her father. But her father’s financial planner, Clay, can’t understand why she’s not content with her current situation. Georgie determines to send out a notice as a mail order bride to attract suitors who won’t know her financial situation. Little does she know, Clay takes up the pen and sends her letters of his own under an assumed name. After years of working for Georgie’s father, Clay realizes he isn’t ready to watch her marry another, not when his heart is already claimed by her.
In Kristin Holt’s delightful novella WANTED: MIDWIFE BRIDE Dr. Naomi Thornton thinks she has it all: a beautiful house, a loving husband, and a fulfilling career. But when everything she holds dear is ripped away, Naomi has no choice but to start over. What will she find in the wild and untamed Wyoming Territory? Dr. Joe Chandler has waited years for a wife with the knowledge, skills, and tender heart he yearns for in a medical colleague and lifetime companion. When a midwife arrives with more expertise and secrets than he counted on, Joe quickly discovers there’s more to love and marriage than a simple mail order contract.
In THE SOUND OF HOME, a captivating novella by Annette Lyon, Marilyn is given the choice of either marrying the despicable Victor or being charged with a murder she didn’t commit. Refusing to believe that either is her fate, she finds a third option: she answers a mail order bride advertisement and boards a train to Wyoming to wed a man named Harry. Moments after her arrival, she learns that Harry isn’t who he seemed to be, and the advertisement turns out to be a giant mistake. Harry’s brother Thomas agrees to let her stay until she can figure out what to do next—after all, she simply cannot return to New York—but Marilyn quickly finds herself developing feelings for Thomas.
In Sarah M. Eden’s endearing novella FOR BETTER OR WORSE Gerald Smith, on the advice of his well-meaning neighbors, has decided it’s time to change his lonely existence. Mary Hill, on the advice of her empty pocketbook and non-existent roof over her head, has decided it’s time to secure herself a future. A mail-order marriage, they both realize, is no guarantee of happiness, but it is a risk they are willing to take. However, coming face to face on the train platform, the hapless couple discovers an unexpected truth: marriage to a perfect stranger is sometimes far preferable to the prospect of a lifetime with someone you used to know.
Heather B. Moore’s sweet novella THE INCONVENIENT BRIDE sees Carmela traveling from Boston to Colorado, eager to meet the man she’s been corresponding with and will soon marry. Her brother’s new marriage leaves little room for Carmela in her old life. Upon arrival in Leadville, she faces a rude awakening, and the only one who can understand her predicament is her fiance’s brother, Samuel. But Samuel can’t possibly help her out of an awkward situation, can he? It would be better for all if she returns immediately to Boston and pretends she never traveled to Colorado in the first place.
THE PRICE OF SILVER, an engaging novella by Siân Ann Bessey, Katie leaves New York for Idaho to marry Jake, a man she’s written to a couple of times. But when she steps off the train, his brother Caleb is there to greet her. Jake has gone to take a mining job he couldn’t pass up. Caleb takes Katie back to the family ranch to wait for Jake’s return. The more Caleb gets to know Katie, the more he envies his brother, but he can’t let his heart overrule his head unless Jake changes his mind about his intended bride.
My Review:
published in 2015
Happy sigh! There’s something about a good mail-order bride romance that hits the spot and this book includes six of them! And, for me, a nice balance of familiar authors and new-to-me authors which just adds to my bibliophile delight.
Love the different approach each author takes with the theme, making all six mail-order bride stories unique and interesting. The collection includes a variety of popular tropes — friends to more, heroine fleeing peril, enemies to more, groom mix-up. And each novella is quite short, so easy to finish in one setting which provided me with the perfect respite in between marathon gardening stints. 🙂
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I love the Timeless Romance anthologies!
eclitton at gmail dot com
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I need to read more of them. Such great authors too. Good luck, Elizabeth!
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Some how or other, I missed this one. Oh well, no time like the present to play catch up. :)
Love novella collections because they give you a chance to experience new authors and catch up on familiar ones. The idea of mail order brides has always intrigues me to think there was such a time where it existed. That makes them very interesting for me to read.
The collection of stories within “A Timeless Romance Anthology : Mail-Order Bride Collection” sound amazing and I’d very much love the opportunity to read and review. Thank you so much for the chance to win a copy!
2clowns at arkansas dot net
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Novella collections are such a great way to ‘meet’ new authors while enjoying new stories from fave ones. Good luck, Kay!
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Love when authors come together and write short stories for a book. cheetahthecat1982ATgmailDOTcom
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Novellas definitely have a place in my reading life. Good luck, Kim!
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Wow!!! Sounds like a good one!!
mauback55 at gmail dot com
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Good luck, Melanie!
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oh wow. I love mail order brides books. I know some of these authors and look forward to reading the others. I love collections. thanks for sharing. quilting dash lady at comcast dot net
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You’re welcome, Lori. It’s a great collection. Good luck!
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I read this last year and really enjoyed it! The Timeless Romance collection books are fun to read. My favorite part, is discovering new-to-me authors through them 😊
I have a few other ones on my Kindle 💖
Great review Kav!
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I have a few of this series in my audible wishlist — there seem to be a number of Christmas ones. I’ll need to remember that for later in the year. Happy Reading, Trixi!
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I love a good mail order bride story!!
manderley23 at gmail dot com
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So do I (for some strange reason!) Good luck, Kimmy!
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I enjoy the collection books and mail order brides are so fun to read. leliamae54(at)aol(dot)com
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Sometimes a novella length story is just what a reader needs. 🙂 Good luck, Lucy!
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I adore the Timeless Romance line of books! I have this one and it’s one of my favorites! Glad to hear you liked it too 🙂
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And such fun for me to be introduced to new authors who are now on my reading radar! I think you were the one to put me on to the Timeless Romance line quite a while ago so thanks for that!
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It’s been too long since I’ve read a mail order bride romance!!!! I think I’ve only read books by Sarah M. Eden, so the rest of the authors would be new-to-me authors!
Which of the stories in this anthology was your favorite? Also, I always love reading your reviews! You have a gift for making me want to read the books you review.
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Thanks, Courtney. I really did enjoy all of these novellas, but I’ll mention Kristin Holt’s Wanted: Midwife Bride because of the Dr. Quinn vibes. 🙂 Good luck!
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I LOVE Dr. Quinn!!!!!!!!!!
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Mail order bride stories ~ the unknown on both sides! Like these!!
Kathleen ~ Lane Hill House kathleen[dot]e[dot]belongia[at]gmail[dot]com
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So much fun to read. Good luck, Kathleen!
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