Mary Barnett had requested the pleasure of Miss Emilene as a houseguest of Chrissy’s for the first few days of the couple's marriage, but Billy showed up after work on the second day to ask for the return of his little princess, whom he had missed.
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And they lived happily ever after!
The End
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Why, you ask, are authors always asking for reviews? Well, mainly because it helps people find our books. You don’t have to say much. “I liked it because . . .” or even just “I liked it!”
Of course I hope you liked it! But do feel free to share with me what I could have done better (you’ll find all sorts of links below), or if you’d like to see someone else get her (or his!) own story.
And, thank you for reading!
ABOUT THIS SERIES
The Widows, Brides, and Secret Babies series presents Mail Order Brides with a twist—a secret baby, whose existence was not mentioned in any correspondence.
My volumes are scattered through this multi-author project, each volume standing alone, but permit me, please, a moment to brag. My previous title in this series, Mail Order Megan (Widows, Brides, and Secret Babies, Book 11), was not only a runner-up in the AllAuthor Cover of the Month contest, but on its first day out actually garnered the coveted orange “#1 Best Seller” banner on Amazon!
Here’s where you can find the rest of the series:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084WYL1QX
NOTES ON MAIL ORDER BARBARA (Or, More Than You Ever Wanted To Know About My Upcoming Books)
In my mind there is a map of the world which includes layers for various eras. It is gradually being populated in my imagination by the people about whom I write—and their ancestors and progeny! Everyone has a place in this world, but many may never cross paths with even one of the others. It is a big world, after all!
On the other hand, a great many characters do appear in more than one story, a few in featured roles, many more in the background. This particular tale starts in the east with an entirely new cast of characters. But wait! It seems Sister Evangeline has a brother (and a great many other siblings, but for now they serve merely as background).
Said brother, Father Francis, has a parish in Green River, Kansas, and his best friend is the Reverend Joe. Pastor Joe ran the Christmas pageant you may have attended in Rescuing Christmas (Christmas Rescue series). The story of the Tri Brands Ranch begins to unfold in that volume. Obviously, if you are reading this (unless you read from the back—many folks do!), you know that while the fact of that operation is critical to this story, its origin is merely “history.” But if you want to know more about Charles Barnett, Rescuing Christmas is his story.
And what about Billy Stuart? My very first book, Love’s Odds (originally part of the First Street Church Kindle World and later with the First Street Church series from Sweet Promise Press), features a woman whose family tree stretches back to the Stuarts in Scotland. That story was told in Love’s Laird but awaits expansion and re-editing before being again available (that and another book, Love’s Sweet Memories, became unavailable when Amazon closed down its Kindle Worlds). And, yes, Billy is one of those Stuarts.
Do you recall Charlie Sue from Rescuing Christmas? She’s a bit of a handful who enjoys life in a big way and we met her again here. But there is more to her than just a young hoyden who gives as good as she gets (and makes divine lace), she admitted to me one day. Her adventure will be the next one told, in Overwhelmed in Oklahoma (Yours Truly: The Lovelorn series). Now that tale is set almost fifteen years in the future from this one, but there will still be one or two people you know in it.
And, isn’t Dorothy Cooper a lovely woman? A widow rearing two lively young girls, she not only does the bookkeeping for Tri Brand, but does special sewing for the town’s womenfolk. You will be able to learn more about her in Rescuing Barnabas (Christmas Rescue series), also coming soon.
But wait, there’s more! At least three additional novels are on my schedule which will take place in Green River. (Just be sure to follow me on one of the links below.) And, no, unless you are hooked on Ancestry, none of these interrelationships are important except to the characters themselves. It helps them feel secure.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR (Including Contact Links)
A few decades ago I “retired” from the corporate world and announced I was going to write a romance novel. I then spent the summer at the beach and the next year on the road visiting friends and relatives in some forty states and multiple Canadian provinces and Mexican estados. I chalk this—and the many intervening years before I finally actually published a book—all up to research. And I still love to travel!
In the meantime I’ve honed my editorial skills, gotten a history degree, and learned a fair amount about antiques, running a business, and restoration of orphan buildings, the last several in conjunction with my charming spouse. And for us the adventure continues, although I seem to be writing a bit more (check out my Upcoming Books, above for a partial publishing schedule!).
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