BRONWEN J PRATLEY
Della
Her father lost the family fortune, now she's leaving New York as a Mail Order Bride.
Della Stout can hardly believe it when her father tells her he's lost it all - the money, the house, the servants, their entire fortune. But things only get worse when they inform her she's to be sent west, as a Mail Order Bride. When she meets her husband to be, she's less than impressed - by him and the dusty little town he lives in.
Clement White has spent his whole life working toward this moment. After opening a bank in Montana Territory, he feels as though his dreams have come true. All but one - he realizes there's no one to share in the fruits of his labor. A Mail Order Bride seems like just the thing to complete his life, that is until she arrives. Suddenly he's saddled with a woman who doesn't know a stovetop from a washtub, and to make matters worse she wants nothing to do with him.
What Readers are Saying
“Wow and Wow, I really do enjoy these mail order bride stories. Ms Holt has done it again. She captured my heart right at the start and I was hooked. “ – Amazon reviewer
Hattie
When Hattie Stout boards the train bound for the western frontier, she doesn't think things can get any worse. Her father lost his fortune and made her a pariah in New York society. Then, the man she was engaged to marry, backed out of the arrangement to marry his cousin. When her parents decide there is nothing left to do but send her west as a Mail Order Bride, she thinks she's hit rock bottom. She's wrong!
Sheriff Ed Milton is comfortable in the life he's carved out for himself in his small mining town. But he's never met anyone quite like Hattie Stout before. When she steps out of the stage coach that fateful summer's day, she makes an impression he finds difficult to forget. She's beautiful, cultured and obviously wealthy - so what is she doing in Coloma?
A tragedy draws them together in a way neither one of them expects. And just when they think they can move on, it comes back to haunt them. Will they ever be free to follow their hearts?
What Readers are Saying
“I really enjoyed the twists and turns as the author hooks you from the first page to the last. It doesn’t take long for Hattie to find tragedy, one thing leads to another as the author spins a delightful tale with action, broken hearts, tragedy and a love that will warm your heart. It is a short sweet Christian romance filled with excitement and one handsome sheriff you are going to love.” – Goodreads reviewer
PEARL
Her father lost everything to a swindler in New York, and now she's been sent west as a mail-order bride.
Pearl Stout is angry.
Her parents put her on a train to the Arizona frontier to marry a man she's never met and didn't agree to marry. Feeling betrayed and alone, at first, she goes along with their plan. But before long she discovers the freedom that can accompany a pioneering life and grabs onto it with both hands.
Pearl's intended is Hilton Pullman, a local reporter for the Tucson Gazette. He's tired of being alone - his parents died when he was young, and his older brother abandoned him after losing his own fiancée. But when that trouble-making brother, Hank, returns right before the wedding, Hilton’s carefully laid plans are thrown into question.
Will Pearl marry her intended? Or will she forge her own path along the western frontier and discover love along the way?
Inspired by true events.
What Readers are Saying
“This was fantastic! It wasn’t like the other ones in the series. I have enjoyed the whole series, but, this one grabs you from the start! A MUST READ!” – Amazon reviewer
Cowboys & Debutantes: The Complete Set
Three sisters who've lost their fortune are sent west by their father as reluctant Mail-Order Brides.
Della
Her father lost the family fortune, now she's leaving New York as a Mail Order Bride.
Hattie
When her parents decide there is nothing left to do but send her west as a Mail Order Bride, she thinks she's hit rock bottom. She's wrong!
Pearl
Can a bankrupt debutante become a stage coach driver?
This boxed set contains all three of Vivi Holt's Cowboys & Debutantes historical books. The Cowboys & Debutantes series was written by both Kit Morgan and Vivi Holt. These books represent Vivi Holt's series within the overall series.
What Readers are Saying
Vivi Holt’s writing brings me so much joy! I was enthralled from the start of the book and could not set it down! I am so glad she has such a large catalogue of books so I can binge read each series!