A daring escape. A mountain sanctuary. One man’s peaceful life becomes upended when the bride he thought he was going to marry rejects him and another comes to take her place. It’s Christmastime and these brides are looking for peace and protection, but when trouble follows them to the mountain, will their newfound love survive? Find out in this heartwarming holiday series of clean, standalone, romance stories written by some of your favorite bestselling authors! —- Christmastime 1885, Colorado Territory. Tristan Walker mail-order bride was supposed to help him run his remote trading post. Instead, he gets her friend, Holly Sullivan, a schoolteacher escaping false accusations that cost her position and reputation in Baltimore. Practical Tristan can't imagine what he'll do with a woman whose hands are made for books and learning, not cooking and hunting. But as Christmas nears, Holly's determination to adapt and her gift for teaching brings unexpected joy to his isolated world—especially to the half-Native children in the area who have no school to attend. When the opportunity for Holly to clear her name arrives, Tristan fears the mountain life that once seemed so lonely might be emptier still without her.
Author
P. Creeden is the sweet romance and mystery pen name for USA Today Bestselling Author Pauline Creeden. Her stories feature down-to-earth characters who often feel like they are undeserving of love for one reason or another and are surprised when love finds them. P. Creeden married her college sweetheart, who she also met at a horse farm. Together they raise a menagerie of animals and their one son, an avid reader, himself. Animals are the supporting characters of many of her stories, because they occupy her daily life on the farm, too. From dogs, cats, and goldfish to horses, chickens, and geckos—she believes life around pets is so much better, even if they are fictional.
