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Gunther City Mail Order Brides
Series · 6 books · 2017-2018

Books in series

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#1

The Blacksmith's Daughter

2017

Minnie Smith grew up an only child in Portland, Maine. As the Blacksmith’s daughter, she excelled at being her father’s apprentice. But when a rumored treasure leads to her father’s death and her being thrown into the streets by unscrupulous men, she has no choice but to seek safety in the West. Traveling with a group of mail order brides who dislike her, and no groom at the end of her journey, will she find safety or ridicule? Samuel Knight came to the brand new town of Gunther City, Oklahoma to build a life for himself during the Land Run. As the town’s only blacksmith, he’s done very well until one heroic act puts his career in jeopardy and him in a wheelchair. With one look at the tall woman no groom has claimed, he is eager to heal and make her his own. When the work of his shop gets done in secret while he heals, everyone wants to know the answer to one question—Who’s doing the job of the blacksmith? Will Samuel accept a bride who wants to do “men’s” work? Will Minnie's secret ruin their relationship before it even begins? Will she be able to see justice done in her father’s death? Just what is to become of the beautiful but determined Blacksmith’s Daughter?
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#2

Dixie's Dachshund

2017

Dixie Levine is desperate for a new start. After being accosted by a drunk in an alley and rescued by a feisty stray dachshund she loses both her job and room because she won’t abandon her rescuer. So, when someone suggests she answer a letter for a mail order bride in Gunther City, Oklahoma she decides she has nothing to lose. Oliver Forrest and his two older brothers all wrote for brides. He obtained acres in the recent land run and is now ready to settle down with a wife of his own, on his own land. He just prays that the young lady who answers his letter is kind and loves dogs as much as he does. Dixie and Oliver connect instantly over their mutual love of dogs but it takes more than that to make up a marriage. When she’s arrested during their wedding for a crime she claims to be innocent of, it looks like there is no chance for a happy ever after. Can Dixie convince the sheriff and the town of her innocence? Will Oliver stand by her through her troubles or will the accusations and teasing of his brothers be too much for the youngest son? And what of Mr. Darcy the Dachshund, will he fit in with the cow dogs Oliver raises or will Dixie be forced to give him up? The answers all will be found in DIXIE’S DACHSHUND.
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#3

Lou Lou's Christmas Wish

2018

Lou Lou Lee only ever had one wish: A home filled with a loving husband and many children. As an orphan adopted by a terrible family she had no choice but to run for her safety from her adopted brother’s advances. Taken in by the church she agrees to become a mail-order bride to Oklahoma to see her dream come true.
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#4

Alice's Trebled Heart

2018

Alice Canning lives for music, she loves to hear it and, as a gifted musician, she loves to play it even more. For as long as she can remember, she’s dreamed of marrying a man who appreciates music as much as she. Life however, has a way of squashing dreams, and when her father’s business is devastated, so is her dream. The villainous Jet Butterfield, taking advantage of the situation, tricks Alice’s father into a debt that can only be satisfied by Alice’s hand in marriage. To escape that fate, Alice flees to Oklahoma as a mail order bride. Henry is the middle brother of the three Forrest sons. He, along with his parents and brothers, all claimed land during the Oklahoma Land Run, creating their ranch. Henry has everything he could ever wide open spaces, beautiful sunsets, a herd of healthy cattle, and a family who works together making the Rocking F Ranch a success. Henry has everything he wants but a wife to love and work by his side. So he sends for a mail order bride. When Alice meets Henry, he’s everything she ever wanted in a husband, except one thing—he’s tone deaf and doesn’t really appreciate music at all. Can Henry and Alice find harmony in their differences? Can expectations destroy love before it has a chance to ring clear? Can Henry help calm Alice’s Trebled Heart once and for all?
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#5

Martha's Grace

2018

Martha Grace has lost everyone she ever loved and has vowed to never love another. But when facing destitution after her parent's death, she decides going west as a mail order bride is her only solution. Andrew Ootaknih is Cherokee, but he has lived his entire life as a white man's son. Respected by the community as a Deputy he seeks to marry a girl from the east who can tolerate his obvious Indian heritage. Can Martha Grace come to terms with his lineage and her fear of being forever alone? Will his full-blood Cherokee brother challenge Andrew to marry within his people? Can Martha utilize the gift of her middle name to overcome so many obstacles and release her heart to truly love this amazing man of the law?
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#6

Jane Anne's Ghostly Gift

2018

Jane Anne Taylor is desperate to leave her abusive stepfather and the family business. But to join a group of mail order brides heading to Oklahoma seems crazy. Can she hope to find acceptance in the new town of Gunther City? Tailoring is all she knows and ends up working with the local seamstress anyway. A mysterious elderly woman teaches her an intricate sewing technique called tatting. A craft that only the owner’s mother-in-law knew and was thought to be lost with her passing. François Foucart has everything he'd dreamed of, a lucrative career, a great reputation as an architect, friends and community he loves. What he doesn't have is a woman who stimulates his creative mind and fills his heart with the kind of love he'd witnessed as a child growing up in France. Uncertain of the American tradition of a mail-order solution, he sends his letter with the others and hopes for the best. Can Jane Anne and François find a common ground in which to build their happy ever after? Will Jane Anne's secret friend ruin her chances with François by causing the appearance of deceit? Can their love triumph over the deception, or will the truth be proven by Jane Anne's ghostly gift?

Author

Lynn Donovan
Lynn Donovan
Author · 50 books

Lynn Donovan spends her days chasing after her muses, trying to get them to settle down and behave long enough to write down their words and actions. The results are numerous novels, anthologies, and short stories. Lynn enjoys reading and writing all kinds of fiction, paranormal, speculative, contemporary romance, and time travel. But you never know what her muses will come up with for a story, so you could see a novel under any given genre. All that can be said is keep your eyes open, cause these muses are not sitting still for long! Oops, there they go again… You can learn more about Lynn on her blog https://authorlynndonovan.wordpress.com, follow her on Twitter @MLynnDonovan, her Face Book Author page at Author Lynn Donovan www.facebook.com/lynndonovanfgg, and her website: http://lynndonovanauthor.com And on Amazon www.amazon.com/author/ldonovan

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