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The outlook could not be any darker for Eli Drake and his persecuted friends. Eli and Peter are staring straight at the ugly face of darkness, and a hanging seems inevitable. Some say, it takes an impossible situation for God to do a miracle, but will that be true every time? And what about Coyote Reed? Will he be able to overcome his miserable past, put his guilt aside, and stand up for the truth? Join us in this fifth book in the series Surprised by Love and find out for yourself what the future will hold for the little town of Hope's End.

She’s on the run from a stalker. He can’t stand city-folk. But when she shows up in his town, he can’t let her face her trouble alone. Annabelle’s stalker breaks into her apartment and leaves a gift. She must flee. But where can she go where no one can find her? Shady, WY and the uncle no one knows about seems the perfect place to lay low. While it seems like the perfect plan, she arrives to find her uncle is on vacation and the handsome rancher next door is her only option.

Maryanne is a governess to two children, Mindy and Tracey. Their mother is not a hands-on parent so Maryanne has been as much of a mother as a governess. On a very stormy night the mother is killed in an accident. Because of the many debts incurred by Mrs. Turner there is no money left, including the children’s inheritance, so the house and all the furnishings have to be auctioned off to poay those debts. Robert, the long exiled brother of Mr. Turner, who was killed in a drowning accident some years before, shows up wanting to make amends with his brother.

Pioneer parents, Hannah and Jacob, instilled Christian values in their three children by example. Their son, Samuel, and neighbor Elizabeth, both 15, discover they are in love but must wait out a two-month separation while Samuel accompanies his father on his first cattle drive. Esther gets kidnapped by Comanches. Caleb goes off hunting on his own and deals with a hunting accident. The families endure their hardships and challenges through faith and the power of prayer.

Lucas Kinkaid is sick of being pressured to marry his sister Marjorie’s choice for him - Florence Weston. Lucas doesn’t love Florence and doesn’t even want to get married, but the women in his life have teamed up against him. He’s had it. He’d rather marry a stranger than the lazy, mean-spirited Florence. When he overhears a couple of cowboys talking about getting Mail Order Brides, he decides that will be his solution. He’ll order a bride for himself. Sara Jones doesn’t believe in love.

When successful gold-hunter Charles Lawson decides to settle down in Shallow Gorge, Colorado, he ends up getting more than he bargained for. He never expected his new neighbor to take such an interest in his happiness. And he certainly never expected to be talked into writing an advert for a mail order bride. But when the answer to the advert comes, she is also far more than Charles bargained for. Kate O’Donnell, a young Irish immigrant, has a gorgeous face and a spitfire personality. She travels to Colorado with expectations.

For Hanna, married life hasn’t been what she hoped for at all. She and her husband live with his mother and five rowdy younger siblings. Otto isn’t romantic or even seems to take much notice of her. Hanna is feels invisible and miserable. Will she ever find her place in this big, busy family? Should they take Eugene Munro’s threats seriously? Will the accidents around the farm force the family to abandon the land they love? Roll up your sleeves and join Hanna as she and her new family fight against the man who’s determined to put an end to the town called Hope.

Everything hangs on the success of this cattle drive. If Gus and Felix can get their cows to market, Eugene Munro will be finished. However, things are off to a rocky start. When both cooks go missing, Rosa must step in and lend a hand. A cattle trail is no place for romance, but Felix still wants to woo his reserved wife. Can Rosa let go of her first husband and learn to love her second one? Will the dangers of the trail draw the pair together or tear them apart? What tricks does Eugene Munro have in mind to keep the cattle from reaching market?

Emilie and Oskar have been married for four months, but they still feel like strangers. As the new sheriff in Hoffnung, Oskar is always busy as he fights to take the town back from the nefarious Eugene Munro. Despite her friendly personality, all of Emilie’s attempts to win Oskar’s affection have failed. Is Oskar’s failed engagement to blame? Can Emilie put her charm to work and build a good marriage after all? Why is Oskar’s new deputy doing everything Emilie wishes her husband will do?

Minna finds joy in life. She laughs and jokes and teases all day long. However, she has recently married a man who takes no joy in life. Fritz is serious, brooding, and doesn’t say much. Is there any chance for love to grow between two such different people? Will Fritz ever open up his heart and his life to his wife? Will the crooked sheriff cause more trouble than the newlyweds can handle? Join Minna as she uses every bit of her sense of humor to get her marriage on track. Come back with us to a town called Hope.

Determined to stop the dangerous Eugene Munro and help her new husband run his family’s store, Anna hits the ground running on her first day of marriage. Unfortunately, all of her good intentions seem to miss the mark as far as her husband Max is concerned. Why's Max being so difficult? Will Anna’s ambition ruin her chance at happiness? Will the new prostitutes Munro’s hired be one more cause for discord in Anna’s marriage? Grab some strudel and join this feisty bride as she fights for her husband’s affections. One thing’s certain, Anna will make things work or die trying.

Finally, Elka and Gus can be married. Ever since Elka arrived from Germany as a mail order bride and first laid eyes on Gus, they started falling in love. As they begin their married life, though, trouble lurks just out of sight. Who’s behind the trouble at the ranch? Is the new foreman being paid by Eugene Munro? How can the brides pull off a community event if Munro’s mistress decides she wants to attend? Get your pie in the oven and join Elka as she stands by her husband and fights for a Town Called Hope.

Six soldiers returning from the Civil War are shocked to find that the town their parents built has turned into a lawless place at the hands of an unscrupulous landowner, Eugene Munro. The men are crushed to have survived the war only to find that the town of Hoffnung, the German word for hope, is so changed. Will the new pastor’s plan to save the town work? Can brides from back in Germany help turn things around? Are they any match for Eugene Munro?

So far, Frieda has loved the adventure of coming to America, marrying Paul, and running a boardinghouse. She’s dying to do something to stop the despicable Eugene Munro from becoming mayor. But Paul isn’t so eager to take action and seems, well, a bit cowardly at times. How can Frieda love a man who’s so afraid of life? Is there anything they can do to stop Eugene Munro? Will Frieda’s rash behavior cause a rift in her marriage that can’t be healed?

Ever since leaving the brothel behind, Greta has worked hard at the Webers’ boardinghouse. Life there is busy and tiring, but she doesn’t regret her decision to escape the world of prostitution. However, her past has a way of continuing to cause her trouble. Will Eugene Munro be able to use Greta’s history to ruin Pastor Emil? Can Greta help Ethel, another young prostitute, when she gets into trouble? What will Greta do when a surprise proposal changes everything? We invite you to join Greta on a journey of forgiveness and hope.

Lina Sterling loves her family enough to leave them. They’re struggling to scrape out a living on the cruel, unforgiving streets of 19th century Boston, and Lina can’t find a job. The only way she can support her family is to find a rich husband somewhere - and the East is chronically low on men. Her only choice is to head out West on a train in order to marry a man she’s never met. Hotah, a Lakota warrior, still grieves the death of his beloved wife. His mother Wichapi tells him that he needs to take another bride - especially for his baby daughter’s sake.

Unable to pay her late husband's debt, Belle is desperate to escape Chicago and the landlord who has taken an unsavory interest in her. A marriage of convenience with Ely is her only hope out of a desperate situation. Ely has vowed to never love again after the tragic death of his young wife. But his boys need a mother. When Belle arrives in New Mexico, hearts are broken and lives are torn apart, unable to be mended. Belle soon realizes her new life with Ely is no better than her life in Chicago, although her heart can't say no to Ely.

In 1870, Hazel Lynn Morgan was a girl right on the verge of becoming a woman. She lives in a small town on a farm in Ohio, where nothing new or exciting ever happens. She has survived this long by reading books about exotic places and using her imagination, or what her Ma has termed, her “Magical Thinking”. Will a simple mail-order bride ad placed by a cattle rancher in Texas named Heath Key change Hazel’s life for the better? Or will the secret that Heath is hiding threaten to ruin both of their lives?

After Marianne discovers that her bankrupt stepfather sold her into marriage to the highest bidder, she flees Philadelphia and heads west to start a new life. Unfortunately for her, danger follows. First, a stage coach accident leaves her stranded in the middle of nowhere - with an injured driver. And henchmen hired by her spurned would-be husband are hot on her trail, threatening to return her to Philadelphia and the man who is determined to own her. Just when things seem hopeless, Marianne is rescued by a handsome cowboy who offers temporary refuge.

Forced to sell and clear her family home, Jade Fern discovers papers left by her ancestors - including one portion of a mysterious map. Always ready for adventure, Jade decides to use what little money is left from the sale of the house to travel to Rainbow Mountain and lay claim to Seth and Constance MacLeod's abandoned land. Julius Neil, a free-spirited wanderer, also has reason to believe that the land belongs to him, but meets his match in the feisty Jade, who refuses to give up the land. Can the two find common ground and work things out, or will their battle end in tears?