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The Rancher's Reluctant Bride
2025
First Published
4.70
Average Rating
180
Number of Pages

She didn’t come West to play house. He didn’t ask for a wife. But with two children caught in the middle, neither of them has much choice. Charlotte McKinney was supposed to be married already. But after being left behind with nothing but a dress and a pile of canceled invitations, she agrees—grudgingly—to let her family enroll her in Miss Mabel’s Matchmaking Registry. A quiet marriage out West, far from the whispers and pitying looks, seems like the simplest way to salvage what’s left of her pride. She never expected to walk straight into a custody battle... or a life that’s already falling apart. Beau Collins didn’t want a bride. What he wanted was to keep his children. But when his late wife’s wealthy parents petition the local judge to take the kids away—claiming his home is unstable and his ranch too dangerous—his sister takes matters into her own hands. A capable wife, even a reluctant one, might be his only chance to keep his family together. But Charlotte isn’t the kind of woman who follows orders. And Beau isn’t the kind of man who asks for help. They may be stuck together by circumstance, but hearts are harder to wrangle than cattle, and love isn’t something either of them planned for. Sometimes, the match you didn’t want becomes the one you can’t live without. They ask for quiet, obedient brides. Mabel sends them the ones with fire. Full of laugh-out-loud banter, heartfelt faith, and sweet frontier romance, The Brides of Miss Mabel’s Registry is a series of wholesome, charming love stories where opposites attract, sparks fly, and happily ever after comes with a few unexpected detours.

Avg Rating
4.70
Number of Ratings
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Author

London James
London James
Author · 32 books

Welcome to my little corner of the internet! So who am I? Well, it’s quite simple actually. Of course, first and foremost, I’m a wife and mother. However, along with those two hats, I’m also a Sweet Historical and Contemporary Romance author who writes in her fuzzy pants and loves her horses and her cats! Love historical romance? Well, then strap on those petticoats, travel back in time, and go on adventures with my sweet Historical Romances. Not feeling historical today? I have a few sweet Contemporary Romances, too! And if you are looking for something with a little more heat (not too much, but more smooching and some fade-to-black scenes), then check out my titles written under the name Angela Christina Archer

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