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With her father’s plummeting business and health, 21 year old Josephine Hayden is urged to ease her parents' burden and accept an invitation to join hands with an unknown Western man in Cowtown, Kansas. Her first sight of blue-eyed Clae McKinley and his twin brother, Harland, is encouraging, but when she is presented with a contract outlining her responsibilities as a Mail Order wife, overwhelming fears of a loveless marriage besiege her tender heart. 

Anna Hayden is devastated when the man she expected to marry is conveniently betrothed to another bride. Thinking she may be condemned to a lifetime of drudgery and boredom as a ladies maid, she willfully responds to an advert for a mail order bride. Determined to prove her independence, she fails to inform her sister Josie of her plans. A shock awaits Anna at the train station in Wichita.

When Harland McKinley sees the joy that mail-order bride Josie brings to his twin brother's heart, he begins desperately looking for a way to earn the hand of his own long time beau, Beth Drescher. But will his intended forgive him for stepping out with her rival, the fashionable daughter of the local banker? News of thieveries in Cowtown - ones that the stern new sheriff believes may be connected to the McKinleys in some way - further threatens to keep the young couple apart.

Wrongly accused and dismissed from her job as a successful nurse at San Francisco’s prestigious Central Memorial Hospital, the determined Sapphire Alexander will not be beaten. Every part of Sapphire's training is challenged, however, when circumstances throw her together with a damaged cowboy who believes no one could ever love or accept such a monster as he. Sapphire's love and faith have been known to work miracles before, but will they be enough to save his life and prove him wrong? 

Violet Wakefield needs money to save her mother’s life. And she needs it now! Martin Allen thinks his wandering heart will settle if he cures his loneliness. He agrees to send the needed money if Violet agrees to become his Mail Order Bride. When Violet arrives in Rainbow Mountain, however, her fiancé is nowhere to be found. She learns that, just as he has done many times before, he has disappeared up into the mountains, searching for gold. 

Things are about to change for the town, and the first thing Deelan has to do is bring the killer of former Mayor Henry Simpson to justice. But that is easier said than done, especially when it looks like the girl he had once hoped to marry knows more than her pretty face would suggest, and thus, things can get pretty complicated. But there is hope, even in Hope's End, although getting to the real truth, and to those issues in life that really matter turns out to be a pretty rough ride. 

Coyote Reed is in dire straits and about to lose his mind. Now that he finally found someone who seemed to genuinely care for him, he is ordered to kill once more. Deelan in the meantime makes a startling discovery, and it seems like all the puzzle pieces begin to fall into place. What's more, his true feelings for Anne Simpson begin to show. But will he still get a second chance in love? Not if it is up to wicked George Eastman. The banker of Hope's End fears his days are numbered if he doesn't take swift action.

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.

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.

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?

Jilted at the altar by a philandering good-for-nothing, Coral Ellis wished she has heeded her friends’ warnings. The poor girl is left ashamed to face people’s looks and comments. When the chance to move west and marry Thomas Winters as a mail order bride presents itself, it looks like the perfect escape route, but will Thomas turn out to be what he claims? Will he be as weak a man as Richard was, or will he be the strong, dependable husband that Coral longs for? 

In the clutches of a ruthless employer who threatens to force her into a life of sin and degradation, she decides to flee west as a mail order bride. But Clarissa's trek to Grant, Nevada, not only carries her to an unknown future, it also brings her face-to-face with the deep wounds of her past. Abandoned orphan siblings, a soul-destroying "sanctuary" of sin, a mysterious mining secret, and a cold-blooded murder, paint a dark backdrop for the light of love, faith, and forgiveness to shine their healing light in this story of redemption and romance.

Amber is highly amused at the sight of the pompous Lord Richard Clarington The Third, Earl of Suffolk. Until she realizes that her father and stepmother intend to marry her off to him. A grand scheme ensues, cooked up by Amber and her maid. Amber will become a Mail Order Bride. Her flight west to meet Rufus Bradley is interrupted by an unusual meeting on the train. One that will affect their lives for decades to come. 

With her father’s plummeting business and health, 21-year-old Josephine Hayden is urged to ease her parents' burden and accept an invitation to join hands with an unknown Western man in Cowtown, Kansas. Her first sight of blue-eyed Clae McKinley is encouraging, but when she is presented with a contract outlining her responsibilities as a Mail Order wife, fears of a loveless marriage besiege her tender heart.  

Can hope spring up in Hope’s End, a frontier town facing many a challenge. A cast of characters thrown together in trying times, stretching their faith to take hold of the future. Surprised by Love is a pioneer romantic saga weaving the town’s romance, mystery, and adventure into a story you will not want to end! 

The Miracle of Love five-book boxset is a celebration of the miracle of love and faith, set in the rugged romance of the old West. Each of the stories is guaranteed to inspire.

Voyage of Grace: Gentle spirited Grace Oakes, a monster in the eyes of her own mother, is driven mercilessly from her own home in hope of finding love on the Frontier prairie. Her journey to Cheyenne, Wyoming, together with her sister and friend, is plagued with self-doubt. Her fears of rejection are confirmed when the man who invited her as a mail-order bride immediately refuses her hand, instead preferring that of Grace’s travelling partner. Also in this boxset: Emma's Escape and Traveling Mercy.

Join Ruby Murphy on her quest for true love. As a young orphan used cruelly by her aunt and cousins, she is kicked out into the street and left to fend for herself. Homeless and unable to find employment, she turns in desperation to the Western Matrimonial Agency and answers a complete stranger’s advertisement for a bride. Alone on the long trip west, she wonders, will the groom turn out to be all that he appears? Will she find a love in which she’ll never be mistreated or abandoned again?

Clementina Rose is no stranger to tragedy. Widowed with a child, and abandoned to a life of misery at the hands of her dead husband's brother, she almost despairs. Her only lifeline are the secret letters she receives from her husband's civil war comrade Grover Ash. When the letters stop, Clementina is crushed. Stripped of everything other than her faith in God and love for her young son, she boards a Westbound train to find Grover and beg for his hand.

The happiest day of Seth’s Macleod’s life on earth was the day he marries Constance. Their happiness is interrupted by a terrible misfortune that sends Seth West in search of his fortune. The search becomes an obsession that very nearly leads him to lose all that is precious. When he comes to his senses and sends for Constance to join him, she arrives with a surprise in her arms that all the riches of the Montana mountains could not buy.