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Wind River Mail-Order Brides
Series · 5 books · 2024-2025

Books in series

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#1

A Convenient Heart

2024

Spinster schoolmarm Merritt Harding is done waiting for the future she’s always wanted. Which is why she answered a mail-order bride ad and is anticipating her groom’s arrival on the eve of Christmas. She’s about to get everything she’s dreamed of... Except the Jack who steps off the train can’t be the same man who wrote her letters. That Jack was a steady, mild-mannered businessman. This Jack is an enigma with flashing eyes and a pirate’s smile. He’s too charming, too keen, too perfect to be real. And too secretive. When the truth is revealed, will Merritt’s heart be shattered? Wind River Mail-Order Brides Book 1: A Convenient Heart Book 2: A Headstrong Heart Book 3: A Secret Heart Book 4: A Dangerous Heart
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#2

A Steadfast Heart

2025

When his family legacy is on the line, rancher Drew McGraw becomes desperate for someone to tame and tutor his three children. Desperate enough to seek a mail-order bride. But when the wrong woman arrives on his doorstep, Drew balks. Heiress Kaitlyn Montgomery runs straight from the scandal chasing her toward a fresh start on a secluded ranch. She strikes a bargain with Drew—a marriage convenient for both of them. But the more Kaitlyn adapts to ranch life and forms a bond with Drew’s children and their enigmatic father, she realizes that this ranch is where she is meant to be. And then her past catches up with her… This sweet historical romance is perfect for fans of the following \*ready-made family \*nanny/tutor \*single dad \*fish out of water Wind River Mail-Order Brides Book 1: A Convenient Heart Book 2: A Steadfast Heart Book 3: A Secret Heart Book 4: A Dangerous Heart Book 5: A Forgotten Heart
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#3

A Secret Heart

2025

The last thing middle brother Ed McGraw wants is to be tangled up in a scheme to find a mail-order bride for his black-sheep brother. But that’s right where Ed finds himself…writing love letters and not signing his own name. Intrigued by the woman who writes back. Rebekah Edwards keeps her dreams to herself and finds contentment working for the local newspaper running matrimonial advertisements. Until the day a new ad appears—one written by the very rancher Rebekah has pined for her entire life. But just as she strikes up a correspondence, Rebekah finds herself drawn inexplicably to Ed McGraw—the wrong McGraw brother for her. What will happen when she finds out the author’s true identity? This sweet historical romance is perfect for fans of the following \*mistaken identity \*love letters \*matchmaking gone wrong Wind River Mail-Order Brides Book 1: A Convenient Heart Book 2: A Steadfast Heart Book 3: A Secret Heart Book 4: A Dangerous Heart Book 5: A Forgotten Heart
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#5

A Forgotten Heart

2025

Rancher Nick McGraw had his dreams of teaching shattered and lost his chance for true love in one fell swoop. Years later, he’s finally moved on. The best Christmas gift he can give himself is a chance for a new start—with a mail-order bride of his own choosing. After he broke her heart, schoolmarm Elsie Atchinson hoped she would never see Nick again. But moments after they come face to face, Nick is attacked and left for dead in the midst of a white-out blizzard. Elsie can’t abandon him in his time of need. There’s just one problem. The Nick who wakes up with his head wrapped in bandages doesn’t remember leaving Elsie. This Nick only remembers falling in love with her. But Elsie knows that once Nick regains his memory, their fragile reunion will be shattered, leaving her heart broken once more. And when Nick’s attackers threaten the family ranch, things only get more complicated between them. It may just take a Christmas miracle for them to find their way back to the love they once shared and work together to save everything they hold dear. This sweet historical romance is perfect for fans of the following \*snowed in/stranded together \*amnesia \*second chance \*wounded hero \*caretaker heroine Wind River Mail-Order Brides Book 1: A Convenient Heart Book 2: A Steadfast Heart Book 3: A Secret Heart Book 4: A Dangerous Heart Book 5: A Forgotten Heart
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#8

Snowbound at Christmas

A Wind River Mail-Order Brides Christmas Anthology

2025

One Christmas snowstorm creates havoc for three couples who find themselves snowed in together—and a chance for new love to bloom and old feelings to be rekindled. Curl up on a winter's afternoon with this anthology of three heartwarming love stories set in the Wind River story world. Heart's Secret Haven Livery owner Lilly Murdock would prefer to skip over Christmas entirely. She's given up on finding love. What kind of man wants a wife who spends her days tending to the stable and who smells like a horse? When a snowstorm traps her with her childhood friend, old dreams come back to life. Rancher Jakob Anderson can't think of a worse punishment than being stuck inside the barn for days with the woman he once loved and never forgot. As he spends more time with Lilly, he realizes the feelings he thought he'd gotten over are just as strong as ever...Christmas snowed in unrequited lovesworn off lovetomboy heroine friends to love Her Gingerbread Refuge Widowed bakery owner Caroline Wilson has one to give her children a perfect Christmas. When a stranger and his young sister blow into her small-town bakery in the middle of a blizzard, she finds all her careful plans upended... and finds herself drawn to the driven businessman. Jerome Barnett doesn't know what to do with a younger sister—one he didn't even know existed until a letter arrived. It's Caroline that helps them connect, and Caroline that begins to melt his guarded heart. stranded together ready-made family matchmaking kids second chance at love grumpy/sunshine Her Yuletide Protector Heiress Lizzie Hamilton is on a desperate quest to escape an arranged marriage and finds herself trapped on a snowed-in train and mistaken for a common thief. She can't trust anyone, not even the deputy with shadowed eyes and a vulnerability beneath his hard exterior. Deputy Slate Jackson sees everything in black and white. But Lizzie is a conundrum. Kind to small children, afraid of every noise, a sadness she can't seem to shake. Is she really a thief or is she hiding a different kind of secret? When the snow begins to melt and the danger chasing Lizzie draws close, Slate must decide whether he can trust Lizzie... and his own heart. heroine on the run lawman hero/protector hero different worlds heroine hiding her identity holiday Wind River Mail-Order Brides Book 1: A Convenient Heart Book 2: A Steadfast Heart Book 3: A Secret Heart Book 4: A Dangerous Heart Book 5: A Forgotten Heart Book 6: Snowbound at Christmas

Authors

Lacy Williams
Lacy Williams
Author · 118 books
Lacy Williams wishes her writing career was more like what you see on Hallmark movies: dreamy brainstorming from a French chateau or a few minutes at the computer in a million-dollar New York City penthouse. In reality, she’s up before the sun, putting words on the page before her kids wake up for the day. Those early-morning and late-night writing sessions add up, and Lacy has published fifty books in almost a decade, first with a big five publisher and then as an indie author. When she needs to refill the well, you can find Lacy birdwatching, gardening, biking with the kiddos, or walking the dog. Find tons of bonus scenes and reader extras by becoming a VIP reader at www.lacywilliams.net/vip .
Martha Hutchens
Martha Hutchens
Author · 2 books

Martha Hutchens writes Historical Inspirational Romance filled with hope, heart, and a touch of small-town charm. A winner of RWA’s prestigious Golden Heart® Award, she draws on her experiences as a retired homeschool mom, lifelong knitter, and former chemist to craft stories rich in faith, perseverance, and historical detail. A self-proclaimed history nerd, Martha enjoys exploring historical sites and imagining the lives of those who walked there before her. She lives with her husband in the beautiful Ozarks, where she takes long walks with her bossy miniature poodle and dreams up new adventures. Whether writing about 19th-century frontier life or the challenges of World War II, Martha’s stories are filled with history, heart, and a deep love of storytelling. She’s always happy to connect with readers who share her passion for faith-filled fiction and the resilience of the human spirit.

Wendy Klopfenstein
Wendy Klopfenstein
Author · 3 books
Wendy Klopfenstein enjoys sunshine, sweet tea, and a good book, preferably all at the same time. Having always loved creating stories as much as reading them, she now puts the ones wandering around in her head on paper for others to enjoy. When she’s not sitting on the porch reading, you can find her working on her next novel.
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