Inspirational Historical Fiction

From fashionable New Orleans society, Miss Della Mott is now bound for frontier Spanish Texas where anything might happen. At twenty-five and never interested in marriage, she is glad finally to be considered “on the shelf.” But her plans for independence in Louisiana have failed and now her very life may be in danger. The panic of 1819 destroyed many fortunes, including Della’s stepfather’s plantation. When he hears of Stephen Austin's agreement with Spain to allow angloamericanos to settle on free land in colonial Texas, the impulsive man packs up the family, slaves, and their ...

His beautiful bride arrived, but there as one problem…he didn’t know she existed At twenty-five years old, Antoinette Hughes watched all sisters get married off. After fate fails to find her a husband that can handle her curves, she decides to take matters into her own hands and places an ad to become a mail order bride. Soon she finds herself on a train to Colorado ready to begin a life of her own, even if it means marrying and bedding a complete stranger. Mr. Tyler Miller is too busy mourning the loss of his fiancée to take much notice of anyone else. When Antoinette shows up at his ...

Set in 1944 Chicago, Edgar Award-winner Naomi Hirahara’s eye-opening and poignant new mystery, the story of a young woman searching for the truth about her revered older sister's death, brings to focus the struggles of one Japanese-American family released from mass incarceration at Manzanar during World War II.

Cats and Dogs and Mail Order Brides … It’s a recipe for delightful chaos! in one boxed set! You'll get FOUR full novels, Meet Jessica, Dawn, Georgia, and Mary, four women bravely venturing west to chase their dreams. Along the way, they’ll find true love—and more than a few furry critters that will steal your heart as much as the ladies’ handsome suitors! in sweet western romance boxed set. Read all the books in Love Me Love My Dog Western Romance Series bestselling authors, Katie Wyatt with Kat Carson Book 1 Jessica's Teacher: Michael Bradford is enamored by his fiancée Jessica....

How will an Irish mail order bride fit in? Earn it. Lorna Faulkner never imagined that she would have to leave her beloved Ireland. But she is forced to pack up her things and take her little sister, Caitlin, across the sea to the land that has already opened its arms to so many of her people: America. When they arrive, however, they find themselves to be less accepted than they had expected. Engaged as a mail order bride to the handsome Peter Andrews, Lorna and Peter see their lives grow together in strange and expected ways. More so when Peter’s difficult past comes to light. With the ...

A marriage built on secrets cannot stand. The Porter family is about to lose their house. Belle Porter’s father knows he will not have enough money to care for both his daughters. When Belle discovers that her father has made plans to send his youngest daughter out west to become a mail order bride in the name of saving their family, Belle makes a life-changing decision to take her sister’s place. Belle, masquerading as her sister Susie, arrives in Wyoming to meet Daniel Wright, and his eight-year-old son Will. But Will is not ready to share his father with Belle. Neither is Belle ...

Give up the baby. Or become a mail order bride. Given away as a young woman to a cruel husband who died, leaving her to care and provide for an infant by herself, Anna Rockwell believes she has no other means of survival than to marry yet another stranger out west. When she meets Samuel Huwa, however, Anna’s life of heartbreak and fear is not over, yet. Samuel, a lumberjack with a heart of gold, lives with his younger sister and takes on Anna as his mail order bride. Samuel loves babies, and dedicates himself to helping Anna find joy again, falling in love with the complicated, mysterious...

In her mesmerizing fourth work of fiction, Sue Monk Kidd takes an audacious approach to history and brings her acclaimed narrative gifts to imagine the story of a young woman named Ana. Raised in a wealthy family with ties to the ruler of Galilee, she is rebellious and ambitious, with a brilliant mind and a daring spirit. She engages in furtive scholarly pursuits and writes narratives about neglected and silenced women. Ana is expected to marry an older widower, a prospect that horrifies her. An encounter with 18-year-old Jesus changes everything.

A marquess and a lady must avoid rumors and scandal while solving a great mystery. Lady Prudence has always enjoyed London. However, when her cousin suddenly appears, frantically handing her a package before being knocked to the ground by a runaway carriage, everything changes in an instant. A gentleman nearby comes to her aid, and instantly, Prudence finds herself locked in a dangerous mystery. Felix, the Marquess of Stoneleigh, had been intending to leave London, finding his search for a bride to be less than successful. None of the young ladies have truly caught his attention, no matter ...

It’s hard keeping secrets from your husband, but harder keeping from your wife. Caitlin Faulkner is a changed woman. She is no longer the naïve, stubborn girl who arrived on the American frontier with her older sister. Caitlin is now a confident, intelligent woman who can hold her own with anything that is thrown at her. Well, almost anything. When Colby Kuhn, a shop owner from a fledgling town, begins to stir strange feelings within her, Caitlin is confronted by her traumatized first love. Colby himself hides an unsavoury past. An uneasy past coming back to haunt Colby, and Caitlin as ...

The Complete Emma Jackson's Western Frontier Love Romance collection : 4 Books in one boxed set! Emma, in this four book series a young and vivacious woman, struggling between the pampered upbringing of her childhood and the desire for independence and security after her world is turned upside down. When even more unexpected circumstances arise, she throws caution to the wind and takes a leap that even she couldn’t have imagined Book 1 Sacrifice Follow Emma as she experiences loss and love – join her as she discovers that she’s stronger than she thinks! From the sprawling plantation ...

Shamed by a cruel man, a privileged city girl does the unthinkable… becoming a mail order bride. Odette Finch is a woman of means but, when her parents order her to marry a wealthy, though aggressive and cruel man, she refuses. Her only way out is to flee west and try to live the life of romance and adventure. Becoming a mail order bride seems to offer that. Wyatt Owens is a man running from his past. But the town’s sheriff does not trust an ex-outlaw. Wyatt needs help if he is going to leave behind his criminal past in an effort to find a normal life. He needs a bride. When Wyatt and ...

The Complete Collection 13 Book in one boxed set! It has been rewritten by bestseller and Kindle All-Star author Kat Carson! This inspirational historical Wild West Romance series is about strong women on their quest to turn around their downtrodden situation, their triumphs of discovering real men and true love in the mid-and late 19th-century. Bonanza Brides Find Prairie Love Series Book 1 Secret’s Book 2 Bobbed Book 3 Broken Love Book 4 The School Master Book 5 Vagabond Heart Book 6 Mary’s English Gentleman Book 7 The Lost Bride Book 8 Belle’s Train Book 9 Fallacies of Love Book 10...

You'll get FOUR full-length novels in one boxed set, As each woman arrives in town to marry her mail-order beau, she gets drawn into the mayhem., feel-good sweet romance and Christian stories full of heart in this Collection Two of Twin Creek's Rain Ranch Romance Series boxed set collection. Juniper, Emily, Louisa-May, and Eleanor are as different as four women can possibly be from one another. But they do share one thing in common—they’re all mail order brides. Arriving in Twin Creeks, California, in search of true love, the ladies marry their new beaus and then quickly befriend one ...

No one has ever been on Anna’s side. Will that change in Texas? In 1846, young widow Anna survives the grueling voyage from Germany to start a new life in the promised land of Texas. Forced by circumstances into servitude, Anna is now determined to leave her harsh master. But how can a single woman face the frontier on her own? Texas Ranger Carson Quinn is responsible for leading her party of German immigrants through Comanche territory to their Hill Country. Drawn to Anna’s sweet nature, he watches her persevere through the physical and emotional hardships of traveling through this new...

A mail order bride who refuses to give in to despair heads further down the pit of despair. Annabelle Buckley suddenly finds herself widowed after the passing of her villainous, abusive husband. She’s free from abuse. But she’s unwanted. When a weaker woman might have given up, Annabelle decides to do the unimaginable. Be a mail order bride. But what decent man would want her? A man who needs help. Brett Tucker is working hard to have his own ranch, and fighting against the unseen demons of his past. He thought the arrival of Annabelle would ease his struggles, until Annabelle’s ...

Part two in a Christian Regency suspense series with slow-burn romance and a supernatural twist A dire situation Mr. Solomon Drydale and his team are reeling. After only a single act of mayhem by underworld lord Apothecary Jack, one of their group is down and another is missing. An urgent plea Desperate, Sol acts on his forbidden knowledge of an agent for the Crown who is known only to the highest levels of government—le petit prince, master of disguises. He defies his superiors and asks the Prince for help. A hazardous hunt Now, the team must learn to work with a new member to save one ...

Clues, Chaos, and Catastrophe Under the Big Top! London, 1899: The circus is in town, but danger is in the spotlight. When a clown is found dangling lifeless from the high wire at the Olympia Amphitheater, Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James are called in to investigate. With rivalries, roaring egos, and deadly secrets lurking behind the curtain, the Baker Street team must act fast to stop the next act from ending in tragedy. To infiltrate the tight-knit world of acrobats, fire-eaters, and animal tamers, Lucy and Jack go undercover as magicians, with the ever-curious Becky as their pint-sized ...

4 Book Complete Series in one box set! Clean and Wholesome American Mail Order Bride Historical Tales short story romance. This Best Selling series has been completely rewritten, revised, lengthened, and revamped. More action! More inspiring! More romance Through all the many challenges and dangers that life out west presents, can Jasmine, Heather, Juliet, and Charlotte keep their trust in God? Do they believe that miracles will happen? Curl up with this four-book series on a cold winter day—it’ll warm your heart and set it racing with excitement! Mail Order Bride Holiday Romance ...

Can a mere letter from the west be a ticket out of poverty and to love for a… half-deaf mail order bride? Elizabeth Quinn has had to bury her mother and is about to lose her home when a letter from a stranger offers her a way out of poverty: move out west to marry a man she has never met. She is unsure, especially of her… 1) fear of horses; 2) trauma of her father’s death at the hands of violent people out west; 3) prejudice towards Indian. And she is half-deaf. Determined to carve a new life for herself, Elizabeth heads west nonetheless and meets Joshua Isaac, a pastor for several ...