Description

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The Cattlemen's Wives series is about young Christian ladies looking to become the bride of a strong, hardworking cattleman in the West. The stories tell of the test of faith and life in trying times and in their eventual stirring of true love which prevails and wins in the end. Includes brand new never published before BONUS BOOK - The Bear Hunter's Bride Nathan, a big brute bear hunter, seeks a mail order bride by placing an ad. Ashley, a Mississippi southern belle, answers the ad. Nathan had confessed to his mother that he was falling madly in love with the girl because he had never seen another young lady as lovely as she or a soft or sweet smelling. Ashley Wayne had stolen his heart, and he had no idea how to let her know that he wanted her to keep it. Book One: The Rescued Bride What's a girl to do when her life turns from sorrow to deceit and defeat? Amanda Barnhill knew it wasn't fair; these sorts of things rarely were. However, the Corinth's had made a promise to her ailing mother and so they were determined to follow through in their own deceptive way. Would Amanda ever find the life she only dreamed possible after all the heartache and deception she faced? Still, she took the chance and defied the odds to find the life she desperately wanted. Even the mundane tasks of Amanda's chores were not enough to mask the fact that she desired to find her true love. And find it, she would. Book Two: The Widowed Bride Amelia Shaw had a beautiful life at one time but after the war, her life forever changed. Now she faces a whole new life again due to acts of nature. A lonely widower in Wyoming places a mail-order bride ad looking for a bright young woman to marry. He prays that the first person to answer his ad is the one God wants him to choose. Amelia finds herself being carried along by the throes of circumstances beyond her control. With the help of a kind, new friend she sees hope in her otherwise lonely existence when he shows her a magazine with the mail-order bride's ads in the back. For Amelia to have a happy life again, she has to be willing to take a leap of faith. Book Three: An Irish Bride Kathleen Hayes fears her papa will die leaving her all alone in the world. She meets a new friend who offers safety from the elements as she struggles to get back on her feet. She answers a mail order bride ad she discovered in the back of a magazine. The answer comes back from an interested cattleman in Wyoming. She is thrilled but her current obligations make a turn for the worse again. Being Kathleen is loyal she has to forego her plans of traveling west while she takes care of her ailing friend. Book Four: The Orphaned Bride Meet Cassandra Fisher, an orphan from Western Texas. After surviving a horrific act of nature, a rescue came along and pulled her from the clutches of death. After moving on with the pastor and his wife Cassie brushed up on her sewing and singing skills. She figured her life would be serving the people of Federal, Texas right alongside her newfound parents.

About the Author

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Ann Laurel loves the Lord more than anything else in the world. Her stories come from her heart and her love of happily-ever-after endings. Ann had a dream to be a novelist when she was a child. As a young adult she took a Fiction Writing Course with the Famous Writer's School back when no one had heard of the internet. She jokes with her kids about taking a "mail order correspondence course." They never heard of such a thing. She lives in the beautiful Ozark Mountains with her husband and children. Her favorite things are serving the Lord with her church, raising Godly children, and writing. She writes Christian western historical mail-order brides books and Christian contemporary romance.