By Caroline Clemmons
Happy Book Birthday
to KEITH AND THE MAIL ORDER BRIDE! I’m so excited about this book and eager to
share it with you. Book 5 of The Hill Country Mail Order Brides, KEITH is a
sweet historical western romance in which multiple obstacles add bumps on the
road to happily-ever-after. Of course, each of my books end happily, the
adventure is arriving there.
Buy Link:
Here is the Amazon
link to purchase the e-book, which is also available in print and is enrolled
in KU.
https://www.amazon.com/Order-Bride-Texas-Country-Brides-ebook/dp/B0BZDT6Q1J/
The summary:
Elliana Barrington has to escape from Evansville before a deranged
cousin learns the terms of their grandmother’s will. So, Elliana is sent to
marry a man in Texas, who hopefully can protect her. She knows her greedy
cousin expected to inherit everything. Although he received a generous
inheritance, the desperate cousin has debts he can’t pay, debts owed to
dangerous men. He plans to force Elliana to sign over her money to him. She is
kind and generous and willing to share her legacy. But her grandmother’s
unbreakable will is specific—if Elliana attempts to give her cousin any funds, everything
they each inherited will be forfeited to charity.
After escaping a difficult situation, Keith Martin created a new life as the banker of Harrigan Springs, Texas. He’s won the respect of the community and has made many good friends. After buying a house, he sends for a mail-order bride. What a surprise to receive a letter from a young woman’s attorney, complete with a contract. Although not sure he’s doing the right thing, Keith agrees to marry the woman and fulfill the contract’s conditions. He expects a shy, overprotected bride—but he’s in for a surprise!
Fate has troubles in store for Elliana and Keith, threats that involve everyone in their household. They strive to protect themselves and the three orphans they’ve adopted. But, how can they reason with her crazed cousin? Can this couple overcome their complex circumstances to build a happy lifetime together?
An excerpt:
She sat erect and sent him an unyielding glare. “What an unkind
thing to say. What have I said or done to give you
that impression?”
Uh-oh, he had
better tiptoe around that subject. “Nothing at all. I just meant that most
people, even kind and generous ones, want to control their funds.”
“Well, you’ll
find that I am not ‘most people.’ I’m just what I say and who you see.”
He held his hands
out at his sides then dropped them back to the arms of his chair. “I apologize
for offending you. I assure you it was not my intention.”
Her lovely brow
remained furrowed and her vivid blue eyes narrowed. “I should hope not. Were
you not told I’m quiet, kind, and generous?”
“As a matter of
fact, you were described as so perfect that the description would only fit a
saint. I see now that you possess many of those qualities. I suppose I’ll see
more of them as we become better acquainted.”
“Now you’re
making fun of me, but it’s all right. I’m not a bad sport unless you try to
bully me.”
“I wasn’t making
fun, and I don’t like bullies, either. An uncle and a couple of my cousins are
terrible bullies and mean as anyone can be. The only reason they’re not in jail
is that they’ve paid off some of the police and haven’t been caught by others.
My father is almost as bad and does as my uncle tells him. I’m relieved I’ll
never see them again.”
“Don’t you intend
to visit your parents?”
“Never!” He
leaned forward with his elbows on his knees. “Elliana, in my family, I’m the
white sheep. The rest are not people you’d ever want to meet. Imagine an entire
family of people like Trey. They don’t even know where I am. It’s important to
keep it that way.”
“Oh, that is
severe… and sad.” She stared at her hands a minute then looked up at him. “I
guess we’ll have to start our own family and include friends here.”
“That’s my plan.
We can’t choose our family members related by blood, but we can choose good
friends to become our family.”
She let out a
sigh. “I’m glad we can agree.”
I hope you choose
to read KEITH AND THE MAIL ORDER BRIDE.
In case you
missed any of the series, here they are:
Book 1, the rancher, GENTRY AND THE MAIL ORDER BRIDE
https://www.amazon.com/Gentry-Texas-Country-Order-Brides-ebook/dp/B0B6YN6QHK
Book 2, the sheriff, JESSE AND THE MAIL ORDER BRIDE
https://www.amazon.com/Jesse-Order-Bride-Country-Brides-ebook/dp/B0BD64JC1D/
Book 3, the rancher, QUINN AND THE MAIL ORDER BRIDE
https://www.amazon.com/Quinn-Order-Bride-Country-Brides-ebook/dp/B0BSTMWV5X
Book 4, the blacksmith, LEVI AND THE MAIL ORDER BRIDE
https://www.amazon.com/Levi-Order-Bride-Texas-Country-Brides-ebook/dp/B0BZDT6Q1J
Thanks for
stopping by,
Caroline
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