Young and ambitious, Greta arrives ready to be a bride, but Mr. Marston isn’t so sure about this arrangement. Will he finally cave-in…just in time for a Christmas wedding? Greta Samuelson was only fourteen the year Kansas bled, but by the time the Civil War had ended, she was a woman of steel. The war had left only broken pieces of men for single women to comb through, so there wasn’t much for her in Atchison, Kansas. She longs to go west where her brother is. When the wagon train driver arrives in town, he’s got a letter he wants her to see. It’s from a schoolteacher announcing his desire for a wife, primarily asking for a woman of good composure, strong sensibilities and sufficient education to assist him. Greta has not had a great deal of formal education, but she has a good writing hand, and sends back a letter saying she is interested. When Marston first meets Greta, he is disappointed. He had expected a mature, scholarly woman, not a mere slip of a twenty-year-old girl. Greta, however, sets out to prove she is a woman to contend with, even for a thirty-two-year-old teacher. She rolls up her sleeves and takes on the Wild West with as much fortitude as she had shown while living through the Civil War. But can she win Marston’s heart in time to be a Christmas bride? Or will he decide she is too young for him… AUTHOR’S NOTE: Enjoy this clean historical western romance short story! I have plans to turn it into a series to keep you happily reading. Also included are 3 bonus stories! Don’t miss out on this one…it’s one of my best written stories yet!

In 1860's Boulder, Colorado, there was plenty of wealth to be found. When beautiful and independent Hannah Barkley answers a "wives wanted" advertisement from the fledgling town, she intends to regain the wealth she had lost during the Civil War, but not by marrying any of the undesirable suitors she meets when she gets off the train. She wants her own business! However, wealthy cattle rancher, Jeremy Parks, has other plans. He wants to marry the aristocratic Richmond woman, giving her everything she could desire…except her independence. Things become even more complicated for Hannah when she meets the brother of her best friend; a young and carefree missionary carpenter who has decided to settle in Boulder. Who will be charming enough to win Hannah’s heart? The wealthy rancher or the down to earth carpenter? AUTHOR’S NOTE: Although this is book 2 in the Boulder Brides Series…it can be read as a standalone. If you’ve already read book 1, then you’ll enjoy reading more about those familiar characters and the growing town of Boulder!