Author: Tracey Victoria Bateman
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
ISBN: 9781597896269
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
The stories of three nineteenth-century pioneer women who determine to start new lives for themselves in the Oregon frontier.
Oregon Brides
Author: Tracey Victoria Bateman
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
ISBN: 9781597896269
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
The stories of three nineteenth-century pioneer women who determine to start new lives for themselves in the Oregon frontier.
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
ISBN: 9781597896269
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
The stories of three nineteenth-century pioneer women who determine to start new lives for themselves in the Oregon frontier.
Everlasting Hope
Author: Tracey V. Bateman
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
ISBN: 1620296586
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 107
Book Description
Now widowed after a loveless marriage, young Hope Parker wants to save her son from self-destruction. Oregon seems like a perfect place for their future, yet the wagon trains won't take single women along. For Andy Riley, life has held nothing but sorrow, disappointment, and pain. When he awakens in a strange bed after a merciless beating, he realizes his options are few - pay what he owes with cash or his life. An arranged marriage between Hope and Andy seem to make sense - Andy's debts can be settled and Hope will find a new chance at life. Yet when the Lord begins changing hearts, will these two allow themselves to believe that His ever leasting hope can surpass their own dreams?
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
ISBN: 1620296586
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 107
Book Description
Now widowed after a loveless marriage, young Hope Parker wants to save her son from self-destruction. Oregon seems like a perfect place for their future, yet the wagon trains won't take single women along. For Andy Riley, life has held nothing but sorrow, disappointment, and pain. When he awakens in a strange bed after a merciless beating, he realizes his options are few - pay what he owes with cash or his life. An arranged marriage between Hope and Andy seem to make sense - Andy's debts can be settled and Hope will find a new chance at life. Yet when the Lord begins changing hearts, will these two allow themselves to believe that His ever leasting hope can surpass their own dreams?
Oregon Bride
Author: Rosanne Bittner
Publisher: Diversion Books
ISBN: 1626812810
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
On a path to a fresh star that’s rife danger, a widow finds a love that reawakens her spirit in this historical romance by the author of Texas Bride. Traveling west aboard a wagon train with her late husband’s family, young widow Marybeth MacKender wishes only to leave behind the memories of her loveless marriage, and to protect her infant son. But the dangers of the train are endless, as are the advances of her brutish brother-in-law who is resolute in claiming Marybeth as his own. It isn’t until Marybeth meets Joshua Rivers, a frontiersman both tough and tender, that her hope for the future ignites as brightly as the desire in her heart. With courage aroused by passion, Marybeth is determined to face the perils of this rugged terrain for Joshua and the love she feels as great as the odds stacked against them. Praise for USA Today–bestselling Author Rosanne Bittner “Bittner’s characters spring to life...Extraordinary for the depth of emotion with which they are portrayed.”—Publishers Weekly
Publisher: Diversion Books
ISBN: 1626812810
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
On a path to a fresh star that’s rife danger, a widow finds a love that reawakens her spirit in this historical romance by the author of Texas Bride. Traveling west aboard a wagon train with her late husband’s family, young widow Marybeth MacKender wishes only to leave behind the memories of her loveless marriage, and to protect her infant son. But the dangers of the train are endless, as are the advances of her brutish brother-in-law who is resolute in claiming Marybeth as his own. It isn’t until Marybeth meets Joshua Rivers, a frontiersman both tough and tender, that her hope for the future ignites as brightly as the desire in her heart. With courage aroused by passion, Marybeth is determined to face the perils of this rugged terrain for Joshua and the love she feels as great as the odds stacked against them. Praise for USA Today–bestselling Author Rosanne Bittner “Bittner’s characters spring to life...Extraordinary for the depth of emotion with which they are portrayed.”—Publishers Weekly
Brides of Eden
Author: Linda Crew
Publisher: Turtleback
ISBN: 9780613684088
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
In this story based on true events, sixteen-year-old Eva and her female friends become obsessed with a charismatic young man who comes to Corvallis, Oregon, in 1904, claiming to be a Christian prophet.
Publisher: Turtleback
ISBN: 9780613684088
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
In this story based on true events, sixteen-year-old Eva and her female friends become obsessed with a charismatic young man who comes to Corvallis, Oregon, in 1904, claiming to be a Christian prophet.
Oregon Trails
Author: Olivia Gaines
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781544247137
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Kalinda Marsh, the toast of the internet, soon found out how quickly web based fame can become a nasty reality. Needing a fresh start, she answered an ad for a mail order bride for an Oregonian Outfitter in need of a wife with internet marketing skills. Paul, a member of an old Oregonian family, but he wants no part of the deforestation Darton Industries is about to embark upon in an unspoiled area. An untouched 20,000 acres in the corner of Eastern Oregon is where he decides to make a stand, but it is lonely. He needs a wife who can see his vision and help him fight to keep the beautiful wide open spaces for future generations to enjoy. Kalinda Marsh agreed to be his wife and help him build new paths. Together, the trails of Oregon weren't the only things they set ablaze.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781544247137
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Kalinda Marsh, the toast of the internet, soon found out how quickly web based fame can become a nasty reality. Needing a fresh start, she answered an ad for a mail order bride for an Oregonian Outfitter in need of a wife with internet marketing skills. Paul, a member of an old Oregonian family, but he wants no part of the deforestation Darton Industries is about to embark upon in an unspoiled area. An untouched 20,000 acres in the corner of Eastern Oregon is where he decides to make a stand, but it is lonely. He needs a wife who can see his vision and help him fight to keep the beautiful wide open spaces for future generations to enjoy. Kalinda Marsh agreed to be his wife and help him build new paths. Together, the trails of Oregon weren't the only things they set ablaze.
Mail Order Love
Author: Amy Blakelear
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781494319939
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Oregon Mail Order Brides series: Book OneDear Reader: This is a sweet, heartwarming, full length mail order bride historical romance novel with a happy ending. Set in western cowboy Oregon in 1886.Pale, pretty, dark-haired Ellie Bates lost her entire family to typhoid and narrowly escaped death from the sickness herself. Now she finds herself as an unpaid servant for her deceased brother's wife, struggling with dizzy fits that send her spinning. When Ellie finds out she is to be forced into marriage with a vile snake of a man, she knows she must escape now or die a slow living death. On impulse Ellie takes a leap into the unknown and advertises herself as a live-in housekeeper in a national newspaper.Tall, rugged, handsome cowboy Jared Ford lost his parents in a train crash fourteen years ago. To cope with the pain of his loss he threw himself into managing the vast family ranch, with only his grandmother and a bunch of entertaining comical dogs to keep him company. When Jared's adorable but interfering Irish grandmother decides he needs young female company, she goes ahead and orders him a mail order bride from the newspaper for his birthday. The only problem is, her eyesight fails her and she thinks Ellie's advert is for a mail order bride.So begins a tale of tender, sweet and true love between an unlikely pair. Ellie finds herself falling headfirst into love with Jared, but how will she cope when Jared's cousin turns up on his doorstep proposing an arranged marriage to his ideal woman? Ellie must decide if she can stand by and watch Jared marry someone else. Jared has to learn that real love means loving a woman's heart, but will he learn his lesson in time to claim Ellie as his own?
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781494319939
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Oregon Mail Order Brides series: Book OneDear Reader: This is a sweet, heartwarming, full length mail order bride historical romance novel with a happy ending. Set in western cowboy Oregon in 1886.Pale, pretty, dark-haired Ellie Bates lost her entire family to typhoid and narrowly escaped death from the sickness herself. Now she finds herself as an unpaid servant for her deceased brother's wife, struggling with dizzy fits that send her spinning. When Ellie finds out she is to be forced into marriage with a vile snake of a man, she knows she must escape now or die a slow living death. On impulse Ellie takes a leap into the unknown and advertises herself as a live-in housekeeper in a national newspaper.Tall, rugged, handsome cowboy Jared Ford lost his parents in a train crash fourteen years ago. To cope with the pain of his loss he threw himself into managing the vast family ranch, with only his grandmother and a bunch of entertaining comical dogs to keep him company. When Jared's adorable but interfering Irish grandmother decides he needs young female company, she goes ahead and orders him a mail order bride from the newspaper for his birthday. The only problem is, her eyesight fails her and she thinks Ellie's advert is for a mail order bride.So begins a tale of tender, sweet and true love between an unlikely pair. Ellie finds herself falling headfirst into love with Jared, but how will she cope when Jared's cousin turns up on his doorstep proposing an arranged marriage to his ideal woman? Ellie must decide if she can stand by and watch Jared marry someone else. Jared has to learn that real love means loving a woman's heart, but will he learn his lesson in time to claim Ellie as his own?
Heirloom Brides
Author: Cathy Marie Hake
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
ISBN: 9781577489740
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
In 1858, orphaned, Charity Davis must join Ethan Cole's wagon so she can can continue along the Oregon Trail. Can a lady and a rough carpenter be equally yoked? Happily enough, she becomes his Button String Bride. With hope and love, Ethan carves a beautiful wedding chest to protect her wedding gown and beloved button string - all heirlooms to be passed on to their daughters and granddaughters. Hoping to get her mind off herself, Faith Cole makes a trip to Johnstown, Pennsylvania, to visit her great-grandmother in the spring of 1889. Convinced that a disability will keep her from ever marrying, Faith shuns the hope in her mother's wedding trunk. But will she be The Wedding Quilt Bride who makes the next addition to the chest? Many opportunities are opening to women of the late 1920's, but Jo Mayer, a runaway, can only find work as a maid at a San Francisco mansion where illegal activity is brewing. Who can she trust? And how can the Bayside Bride leave her legacy, now that the beloved heirloom trunk has been stolen from her? Carly Simmons would like to enjoy the treasures in her antique wedding chest, but love hasn't been able to catch up with this woman of the fast-paced modern world. When Carly meets an intriguing man through her social services work, could her reaction to him forever label her as The Persistent Bride? These four closely related stories will warm your heart with family love and traditions. Each bride has a legacy of faith to leave with generations to come. And the heirloom chest will forever be symbolic of their love.
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
ISBN: 9781577489740
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
In 1858, orphaned, Charity Davis must join Ethan Cole's wagon so she can can continue along the Oregon Trail. Can a lady and a rough carpenter be equally yoked? Happily enough, she becomes his Button String Bride. With hope and love, Ethan carves a beautiful wedding chest to protect her wedding gown and beloved button string - all heirlooms to be passed on to their daughters and granddaughters. Hoping to get her mind off herself, Faith Cole makes a trip to Johnstown, Pennsylvania, to visit her great-grandmother in the spring of 1889. Convinced that a disability will keep her from ever marrying, Faith shuns the hope in her mother's wedding trunk. But will she be The Wedding Quilt Bride who makes the next addition to the chest? Many opportunities are opening to women of the late 1920's, but Jo Mayer, a runaway, can only find work as a maid at a San Francisco mansion where illegal activity is brewing. Who can she trust? And how can the Bayside Bride leave her legacy, now that the beloved heirloom trunk has been stolen from her? Carly Simmons would like to enjoy the treasures in her antique wedding chest, but love hasn't been able to catch up with this woman of the fast-paced modern world. When Carly meets an intriguing man through her social services work, could her reaction to him forever label her as The Persistent Bride? These four closely related stories will warm your heart with family love and traditions. Each bride has a legacy of faith to leave with generations to come. And the heirloom chest will forever be symbolic of their love.
Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey
Author: Lillian Schlissel
Publisher: Schocken
ISBN: 0307803171
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
An expanded edition of one of the most original and provocative works of American history of the last decade, which documents the pioneering experiences and grit of American frontier women.
Publisher: Schocken
ISBN: 0307803171
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
An expanded edition of one of the most original and provocative works of American history of the last decade, which documents the pioneering experiences and grit of American frontier women.
Westering Women
Author: Sandra Dallas
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250239672
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
From the bestselling author of Prayers for Sale, Sandra Dallas' Westering Women is an inspiring celebration of sisterhood on the perilous Overland Trail AG Journal's RURAL THEMES BOOKS FOR WINTER READING | Hasty Book Lists' BEST BOOKS COMING OUT IN JANUARY “Exciting novel ... difficult to put down.” —Booklist "If you are an adventuresome young woman of high moral character and fine health, are you willing to travel to California in search of a good husband?" It's February, 1852, and all around Chicago, Maggie sees postings soliciting "eligible women" to travel to the gold mines of Goosetown. A young seamstress with a small daughter, she has nothing to lose. She joins forty-three other women and two pious reverends on the dangerous 2,000-mile journey west. None are prepared for the hardships they face on the trek or for the strengths they didn't know they possessed. Maggie discovers she’s not the only one looking to leave dark secrets behind. And when her past catches up with her, it becomes clear a band of sisters will do whatever it takes to protect one of their own.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250239672
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
From the bestselling author of Prayers for Sale, Sandra Dallas' Westering Women is an inspiring celebration of sisterhood on the perilous Overland Trail AG Journal's RURAL THEMES BOOKS FOR WINTER READING | Hasty Book Lists' BEST BOOKS COMING OUT IN JANUARY “Exciting novel ... difficult to put down.” —Booklist "If you are an adventuresome young woman of high moral character and fine health, are you willing to travel to California in search of a good husband?" It's February, 1852, and all around Chicago, Maggie sees postings soliciting "eligible women" to travel to the gold mines of Goosetown. A young seamstress with a small daughter, she has nothing to lose. She joins forty-three other women and two pious reverends on the dangerous 2,000-mile journey west. None are prepared for the hardships they face on the trek or for the strengths they didn't know they possessed. Maggie discovers she’s not the only one looking to leave dark secrets behind. And when her past catches up with her, it becomes clear a band of sisters will do whatever it takes to protect one of their own.
Wildflower Brides
Author: Andrea Boeshaar
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780739432037
Category : Christian fiction, American
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
The wedding wagon / by Cathy Marie Hake -- A bride for the preacher / by Sally Laity -- Murder or matrimony / by Pamela Kaye Tracy -- Bride in the valley / by Andrea Boeshaar.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780739432037
Category : Christian fiction, American
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
The wedding wagon / by Cathy Marie Hake -- A bride for the preacher / by Sally Laity -- Murder or matrimony / by Pamela Kaye Tracy -- Bride in the valley / by Andrea Boeshaar.