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A bride for all seasons, a mail-order bride collection, Margaret Brownley, Debra Clopton, Mary Connealy, Robin Lee Hatcher

eng

no index present

short stories

A bride for all seasons

844774982

Margaret Brownley, Debra Clopton, Mary Connealy, Robin Lee Hatcher

Thorndike Press large print Christian historical fiction

a mail-order bride collection

Melvin Hitchcock of the 'Hitching Post Mail-Order Bride Catalog' isn't dishonest -- not exactly. If he tweaks his clients' applications a bit, it's because he's looking out for their best interests. This charming bouquet of novellas introduces four Hitching Post prospects in the year 1870, each one eager for second chances and hungry for happiness. Year in, year out, they'll learn that love often comes in unexpected packages

And then came spring: Sheriff Tom Garrett wants vengeance on his brother's murderers, but he must think of his orphaned nephew. Then Mary-Jo shows up, swearing she married Tom's brother by proxy and he'd neglected to mention a sonAn ever after summer: Widower Matt McConnell wrote his ad with no room for misunderstanding -- Bible believers need not apply. But Bible-thumping Ellie shows up on his doorstep. Matt's so desperate for her help that he acceptsAutumn's angel: Luvena Abbott is a singing sensation in New York. But as guardian to her brother's children, she has few options to provide a home. Clay Birch won an abandoned theater in a poker game. The Hitching Post editor thinks they'll make a perfect matchWinter wedding bells: David Laramie is looking for a woman to care for his children. In exchange he'll make her financially comfortable for life. But no woman wants to marry a dying man. Then Megan responds to his ad. It seems his edited letter contained no mention of him dying