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Falsely tarred as a blundering baby killer by an unscrupulous doctor, Nurse Catherine is left with no other avenue of escape but to run from the city. When she arrives at Fort Peck to meet William Davis, a gentle but manly hunter-come-homesteader, her aching self-doubt threatens to dash her chances of true love. It is only through the midnight pleas of a terrified stranger that Catherine’s true courageous colors blaze through. Catherine not only experiences her own deliverance but becomes a deliverer of new life on the wild frontiers of Fort Peck!

Eden Creswell finds herself in River Bend, Wyoming, without a man to marry. Knowing she can’t go back to her Delaware home, she does the only thing she can: pretend to be someone’s fiancée. Ryder Graham is surprised by one thing after another. First, his depressing paralyzed state, and then a woman shows up on his doorstep claiming to be his mail-order bride. He wonders if it is possible he ordered a bride and didn’t know it, but without another option, he takes her up on her gracious offer to help, alleviating his sister from the duty.

Bethany's family is facing ruin at the hands of her father's unscrupulous business partner. The only route to salvage the family honor and fortune is a proposal from a rich western magnate—a 65-year-old man in need of a bride. Teenage Bethany insists her father agree to the arrangement, and despite his protests, she heads west to an unknown and frightening future. Only at the very last moment as she stands trembling at the altar is the real story behind the old man's request revealed and Bethany's sacrificial love rewarded.

Callie is the daughter of a rich but heartless industrialist in Baltimore. She witnessed the heartbreaking death of her neglected mother, and now her father insists she marry to extend his business empire. Plucky Callie refuses, insisting that she would rather marry a poor railroad worker than become the plaything of a rich man. Frederick Cameron, the intended match for poor Callie, determines to test the young lady's noble insistence that she marry for love and not money. His grand scheme causes him to travel and step down from the high place of privilege, with startling results.

When Teresa Gordan’s well-respected and rich parents are supposed lost at sea, she finds herself under the care of a grasping aunt. Aunt Tiffany intends to posses the poor girl’s inheritance by marrying her off to her wastrel brother. Such dire measures require Teresa to flee west, but when she arrives, she finds that the locals' reception cold as ice. Despite her growing love for Isaac Murdoch, the local pastor and man of her dreams, she vows to cut him loose and make her own way, whatever the consequences. But Isaac knows his calling is to be beside this fascinating young woman.

Jessica Winters’ father is a stubborn and onerous man. In his drive to make his mark, he drags his family west, only to be slain on the treacherous trail, leaving his daughters to defend themselves in the open wilds. No horses, no wagon. No hope but in God. When the sheriff’s son, Nicolas Holloway, discovers the girls sheltering in a cave, it takes a sensitive heart to coax them out. But there is more that Nicholas wants to coax from this gentle and courageous girl—the answer to a question he will ask only one special woman.

When 16-year-old Charlotte Stevens discovers an unusual map and letters among her grandfather’s things, she becomes obsessed with the inscription on the back of the faded papers: “If you care, take this dare. Beyond the shadows, radiance blazes.” Her curiosity carries her to North Dakota, to an old acquaintance of her late grandfather, but before her arrival, the man who held the secrets she so longed to uncover dies. It seems her search has come to an abrupt end, but a new discovery awaits her in his dusty home—one that will introduce her to a treasure beyond any price.

Without home or income, pregnant and tragically widowed after just one year of blissful marriage, Cecelia is grief-stricken and despairing. When Mrs. Molly White suggests a radical solution to her heartbreaking situation Cecelia is unsure. How can she love any man other than her late-husband, especially a stranger living hundreds of miles away? But Molly knows that Cecilia is just the right person to melt Wayne Knerr’s hard heart. He, however, is determined to ignore the woman his father has arranged for him to marry.

Anthony, the youngest of Jethro Knerr's sons, is tired of his family treating him like he's still a child. He understands it—after all, he was lost to them for years, and they have not long had him back home—but he is frustrated by it, nonetheless. Anxious to see the world and prove that he is a man who can look after himself, he determines to prove his independence, with frightening results. Brutally beaten, robbed, and left for dead, it is only the compassionate care of Hope and Barbara that saves Anthony’s life. But is this strange young man from out of town to be trusted?

Jethro Knerr should be happy. He has achieved his goal of seeing all seven of his sons happily married, and he has several grandchildren on the way. But everything around him feels suddenly empty, and far too quiet. His enormous house is too big for just himself. Jethro's friends try to convince him that what he needs is a companion with which to share his life and the wonderful times ahead with his grandchildren, but Jethro cannot even entertain the thought of loving another woman. His heart still belongs to his beloved Miriam, although she has been gone for more than 10 years.

Mrs. Molly White, owner of the Cozy Bridal Agency, finds a young lady shivering and alone in the park. Flora Moore despairs for her future. Molly, however, has a plan for the virtuous girl—a plan that will take her west to meet the son of Jethro Knerr, Robin. A glimmer of hope flashes in Flora’s heart, but is swiftly cut off when her train to Walla Walla is derailed and swarmed by vile bandits. When Robin and his brothers arrive at the crash site, there is no sign of Flora. Will Robin find her in time to rescue her, or will he lose her before they’ve even met?

Amethyst Mayfield is an adventurer just like her late archeologist father. She aims to continue his legacy, following the lead suggested by a fragment of map left among his papers and artifacts. Becoming a mail order bride is her ticket to the Montana hills - but those same hills almost spell disaster for her, her new husband, and the precious treasure she is carrying. Mount your steed and head west with us as we follow Amy's pioneering footsteps to lasting love!

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.

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.

It's 1867 and sparks are flying in the small frontier town of Firestone, Montana. Gutsy but God fearing Virginia “Ginny” Douglas arrives off the mail coach to meet the man who will be her husband. Manly Forsythe appears with his wagon to take her first to the church and then to his mountain homestead.

The trials and conflicts leading Ginny Douglas and Manly Forsythe to wedded bliss pale in comparison to the dangers and challenges ahead of them. They wake up on their wedding morning surrounded by the blessed glow of contentment and fulfilment, but they still have the journey back to their homestead to get through.

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.

It's 1867. Firestone, Montana, is the setting for a long-awaited wedding. After their harrowing experience in the wilds of the Western Frontier, Ginny Douglas and Manly Forsythe finally come to the church to join their lives together forever. In the midst of their joy and excitement, unforeseen circumstances conspire to foil their plans. A man with Ginny in his sights resurfaces and threatens everything she hoped to gain by marrying Manly.