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The two Christmas Gifts
2019
First Published
4.39
Average Rating
86
Number of Pages

Christmas time should be a season of joy, but Mary Brown is alone, poor and working two jobs. When she answers an advertisement in the Matrimonial Times, Mary doesn’t see it as a chance at true love, merely a chance at a roof over her head. She journeys to Texas to meet her new husband, when their stage coach comes across a horrifying scene. Mary saves a little girl, but knows having a child with her might change her standing with her husband-to-be. John Gates lost his wife three years before, leaving him to raise his son alone. After three years, John is ready to admit that his son needs a mother. He’s reticent about the arrival of his bride, but grateful that the terms of their marriage are simply a partnership, no love involved. When Mary arrives with a frightened little girl at her side, John is furious. He berates her for being a liar and a cheat before leaving her and the girl stranded. Desperate, tired and hungry, Mary offers to work at the Inn for room and board. This wasn’t the future she had in mind, but she has to make the best of her situation because now she has a little girl to care for. Will John find out the truth about Mary’s child? Can Mary finally find Christmas joy? Enjoy this sweet Christmas mail order bride romance that will take you into the old west to witness as John and Mary find love amidst heartache, danger and loss.

Avg Rating
4.39
Number of Ratings
798
5 STARS
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3 STARS
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2 STARS
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