Mail Order Brides of Bluff's Pike

Jennifer Mason loves medicine. She lives on the family farm with her beloved younger brother, feeds her thirst for medical knowledge through any books she can find, and spends her time learning from the doctor in town and the nearby Shawnee medicine man. Then tragedy strikes, and Jennifer’s life is changed forever. Unable to save her brother’s life after a horrifying accident, Jennifer wonders whether her search for knowledge was a waste. Unsure of herself and driven by loneliness and despair, she takes the first option she finds for a new start.

After the war, Jewel Eberhardt has few choices for a beau, so she writes to a mail-order bride agency. From Pike’s Bluff, Colorado, Dirk Walker writes her back. Nervous and self-conscious, he sends Jewel the train fare, praying it will be a good match. When they meet, he fears she’s far above him - a fine woman too good for the likes of him. Yet, he marries her and takes her home to his ranch.

Rachel Newsome is desperate to leave home, where she’s treated worse than a servant. If only she can have her own home, somewhere far away from her demanding, heartless mother. She finds her chance when she learns about becoming a Mail Order Bride. Eager for a new beginning, Rachel travels west to marry Carson Gordon. Carson Gordon has good reason to worry. When his new bride arrives, she’ll discover what he neglected to tell her.