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The Lowell Brothers are used to hard luck and hard times. But when they decide to leave their rough-and-tumble neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio, they hope their fortunes will change in Spruce, Washington, where they go to mine for gold. But they are not the only gold-diggers. Victor Lowell, the eldest brother, loses his heart to a conniving beauty whose father has cheated them out of the worth of the gold they’ve mined....

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.

Adventurous 24-year-old schoolteacher Hazel Singer isn’t looking for love but craves something challenging to do for her three-month holiday. When the chance to visit Randolph Ranch in Cedar Hill, Texas, comes up, she jumps at it.

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.

The story of long-suffering father Jethro and his seven sons is one that will have you laughing and crying all at the same time. Each of Jethro’s boys has their own character and stubborn ways, but they are no match for Jethro’s quest to get each of them married off to a good and godly young lady. Jethro enlists the help of one of the marvelous Mrs. Molly White, the proprietor of the Cozy Bridal Agency. To Jethro’s delight, Molly helps him find suitable mail-order brides for each of his sons, but she also has a big surprise up her sleeve that will change Jethro’s world too!

After being threatened by those who claimed to love her, Florence Ridge believes that the Prairie Queen Express is her ticket to freedom. But who are the strange passengers watching her every move? And how can she really be free while her dear crippled friend is yet in the clutches of the cult she has just escaped?

Life has been hard for Eli Drake. Betrayed by his best friend, ridiculed by the woman he had hoped to marry, and sought after by the law, he is running for his life. But that was a long time ago. Twenty years, to be precise. And now a stranger arrives in town, just the day after a terrible murder, when Eli Drake is forgotten by most....

Mrs. Jane Lewis, a widow, wants to marry again. But because her in-laws had been nasty people, she has promised herself that never will she marry a man with a mother, father, brothers, or sisters. She goes west because there are many single men there who are alone. She travels with the Jones family, a sprawling friendly tribe. She’s attracted to Caleb, the eldest son, but having immediate relatives seems to disqualify him. What about Mr. Tremblay who, like her, is alone? Maybe beneath his hard exterior is a broken heart just like hers?

Clara Broadhurst never says a word. She cannot. And when she travels as a mail order bride to Valentine, a Western frontier town, she is soundly rejected by her would-be husband, who considers her silence burdensome. Will anyone have an ear to hear the longings of her heart? Or will Clara’s incredible love remain unspoken and unanswered forever?

Roman Carmichael is desperate to find a bride. He writes to his Aunt, believing that she is the perfect person to help him find the perfect wife. When Gabriella, Aunt Eddie’s chosen bride, rolls into Valentine, Roman’s Western hometown, he is shocked to discover she cannot hear a word he says. What was Aunt Eddie thinking?

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.

Orphaned Gwendolyn knows she will be thrown to the street on her 18th birthday—just one year away. All she dreams of is to be part of a loving family, and know and marry a man who will truly cherish her. When naïve Gwen is convinced to run away with smooth-talking Oscar Hunter, her longing for love blinds her to his true intentions. Abandoned as a child, she is now abandoned again by the man she thought she loved. It is only the kindness of an elderly Christian mother traveling on the same westbound train that saves Gwendolyn from utter despair.

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.

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?

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.

Willow’s stepfather is dead, and his shady brother wants to seize her sisters and take them away. Her only option to save her siblings is to run to safety. Somewhere far away. Kendrick Randolph is 25 and has always been the defender of the helpless. A chance meeting with Willow and her sisters presents Kendrick with a dilemma. One thing is for sure, he can’t leave them at the mercy of their pursuers.

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.

When Thorne Lowell sees that the vacant blacksmith’s shop in Fontaine is now open, he realizes that it’s not ranching that has captured his interest. He and the smithy owner form a partnership, and Thorne’s ambitions begin to come true. Penny Abercrombie’s family has fallen on hard times, and when she comes seeking employment, the partners hire her to do their bookkeeping. For Thorne, the presence of Penny in his life makes him realize that even the dream-come-true of working as a blacksmith isn’t enough if it doesn’t include the woman he loves.

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.