Calico Bride

Safe, predictable Angel Falls, Montana, is Lila Lawson's home—but she secretly wishes it had adventures like the novels she loves to read. Then the new deputy stumbles into her father's mercantile, gravely injured, and Lila gets more excitement than she can handle! A harsh childhood left Burke Hannigan with two options— get tough or give in. Lila's compassion and tender care make him yearn for more. But how can he ask her to forgive his outlaw past when he can't forgive himself? Unless love and faith can transform him into a hero worthy of this calico bride.

After the death of her parents, it broke Brianna Campbell's heart to send her younger brother out west on the mercy train, but with no means of supporting him, she hoped that he'd find someone to take him in. When she is finally able, she sets out for Calico, California, to reclaim him, and make a home to start a new life together. With no time for love, she doesn't count on meeting a handsome rancher who makes her heart race. Needing help for his ranch, Sean James takes in a couple of orphans from the mercy train under his temporary guardianship and provides room and board in exchange for good honest work. Still recovering from the death of his wife, he's shut himself off from the outside world, especially the marriage hungry young women of Calico. But the boys worm their way into his battered heart, and he finds he doesn't want to let either of them go when a sister comes to claim the younger of the two. Brianna's fierce independence earns Sean's respect, and to his surprise, his interest in more than just a friendship. His attraction to the pretty blonde grows with each passing day, but can he convince her to trust him and take a chance on love?

Determined to sow good deeds into the lives of needy people, the four youngest members of the 1876 Calico, Kansas, sewing circle reap romance. Gladys Polson, designing to aid a crotchety widower, falls for a stranger. Annie Bliss, knitting for soldiers, has a fort chaplain on pins and needles. Birdy Landry, sewing dresses for saloon girls looking for a new life, has her feathers ruffled by a beneficent shopkeeper. Schoolteacher Ruth Fairfield is about to teach a new guardian a few lessons in life and love. Will God stitch forever-after romances into the lives of these four women?

Love and faith in Angel Falls, Montana Patchwork Bride Back in Angel Falls, Montana, from her East Coast finishing school, Meredith Worthington is ready to follow her dream of becoming a teacher. And perhaps get to know Shane Connelly, the intriguing new wrangler on her father’s ranch. Shane has had enough of high society, yet he can’t resist Meredith’s charm. But will love have time to blossom before she discovers the secret he’s been hiding? Calico Bride Safe, predictable Angel Falls, Montana, is Lila Lawson’s home—but she secretly wishes for adventure. Then the new deputy stumbles into her father’s mercantile, gravely injured, and Lila gets more excitement than she can handle! A harsh childhood taught Burke Hannigan to get tough or give in. Lila’s compassion makes him yearn for more. But before he can ask her to forgive his outlaw past, he’ll have to forgive himself.

Grateful when she's hired as the Davises' maid, Ruby Ballard vows to help save her family's farm. There's just one problem: the boss's handsome son, Lorenzo. He makes her forget family duty, forget her lowly place, even forget her friends who are in love with him! But his love is a gift that could never be hers—not even for Christmas. Lorenzo knows Ruby is the only woman he could marry. Yet the quiet beauty refuses his courtship. As the holidays approach, he will make both their wishes come true, when he claims her at last as his snowflake bride.

"Love Inspired inspirational romance"--Spine.

New York Times bestselling author Jillian Hart will capture yourheart with these sweet stories of new romance in her Buttons & Bobbinsseries. Enjoy three heartwarming books in one great box set! GINGHAM BRIDE An arranged marriage bargain made long ago bringstogether a woman who doesn't believe in love and an honorable man whowants to protect her from her cruel father. CALICO BRIDE A woman who longs for adventure finds more excitementthan she can handle when she helps care for the town's new deputy, whostumbles into her father's mercantile, gravely injured. SNOWFLAKE BRIDE A penniless country girl can't afford dreams ofromance, though her boss's handsome son makes her wish she wasn't hisfamily's maid but his happily-ever-after. This box set includes: GINGHAM BRIDE CALICO BRIDE SNOWFLAKE BRIDE

"Willa Conner learned a long time ago that love is only in fairy tales. Left widowed, pregnant and penniless, Willa's last hope is the stranger who answers her ad for a husband. Austin Dermot, a hardworking Montana blacksmith, doesn't know what to expect from a mail-order bride. It certainly isn't the brave, beautiful but scarred young woman who cautiously steps off the train ... . Trust won't come easily for Willa--it's hard for her to believe she's worthy of true love. But she doesn't need to worry about that, because this is just a marriage of convenience ... isn't it?"--Publisher.