Showing results for "the-escape" in Westerns

Her husband is dead. She's pregnant. And her odious brother-in-law is forcing her hand in marriage. Betty Rochester can't abide the thought of Garrett having anything to do with her child. Or her. She has to escape and fast. Her only hope is to get as far away from Boston—and Garrett—as she can. But Betty has run out of options. Except one. Her sister became a mail-order bride, so why can't she? But Betty doesn't count on her mail-order husband rejecting her when he discovers she's with child. Now she's thousands of miles from home with a man who can barely look her in the face.

Bertie Bennett is out of options. After losing her parents and her job, she’s spent six months living under her Aunt Joan’s roof—only to discover Joan plans to marry her off to the most cold-hearted man in Boston. Desperate for escape, Bertie takes a chance and applies to become a Mail Order Bride, trusting that a stranger in the West offers better prospects than her aunt’s schemes.

Devon lives a good life on his father’s ranch in Texas. When he inherits the estate, his parents convince him to “settle down and find a wife.” Eventually, he agrees and advertises for a Mail Order Bride.

Emma and Lenny were to be married in the city. He showered her with jewelry and the good life. Emma didn't know where the money came from, and she never pressed Lenny for further details about his work. However her wise friend Leah was suspicious. One day Emma went to meet Lenny and found his line of work was criminal. Lenny then became threatening and Leah cooked up a plan to get her out of there. Leah knew about advertisements for mail order brides and got Emma to use that as her ticket to safety. Henry Devine, out in Wyoming, was trying his hand at farming.

John lives and works his own thriving cattle ranch, but one thing is missing - a family of his own to share it with. John decides to find a wife, and begins to exchange many letters with Alice after placing an advert in the Matrimonial Times. Alice, a beautiful young woman, lives with her mother Grace. They are poor and are beholden for their home and small income to Thomas, Grace's cousin. Grace is a bitter, selfish woman, often telling Alice what a burden she is.