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Barbara Greenfield needs a new life. Having grown up surrounded by luxury and status, Barbara has known the benefits that come with wealth. But now that her family is gone and she is left alone in the world, all she truly wants is to start over somewhere new. And so, her dream leads her to Daisy Creek, where Barbara hopes to build a new life. One that is peaceful, quiet, and all her own.

After an unfortunate scandal robs her of all decent standing in society, Daphne can see no better alternative for her future than to go against her family's wishes and become a mail order bride. That is, until she receives a letter from her betrothed’s younger brother, saying that her husband-to-be, Dallas, has skipped town with another woman. As her hopes of starting over as a married woman begin to collapse, Daphne decides that her only option is to go through with her plan to move west to Daisy Creek. It is there she meets Parker, a local saloon owner.

Cole McKenna has been a rancher at Silver River since he was old enough to walk. He doesn’t mind the scars and bruises, but he’s starting to hate the feeling of being tied down, especially when the neighboring ranch is put up for sale. Raven Branch has always called to him and when a pretty young woman from the city arrives to take over he is determined not to let her ruin his favorite piece of land. Soon he has to wonder though. Is he keeping an eye on the ranch...or the woman?

Claire Calhoun wants nothing more than to continue her happy relationship with Deputy Peshenka but as he begins to press her for information about who she really is, she knows it can never work out. When he finally proposes, her heart says yes but her past speaks louder. Before she has the chance to make things right with Pesh, he's wounded in the line of duty. Can some help from Carson Hill's own posse bring him back to her safely in time for her to make it up to him?

When Kitty Collins runs away from her complicated life in Gold Hill, Nevada, the last thing she's looking for is more complications. But complications are exactly what she finds, in the shape of two attractive cowboy suitors. There's more at stake than Kitty's heart, though. When Kitty runs to the cattle ranch where her sister Sarah and Sarah's new husband William live, she finds a ranch under siege from lawsuits brought by neighbors, drought, wildfires – and arson.

Martha Walters won’t chance another broken heart. But after escaping from the brothel her ex-fiancé sold her to, she believes only marriage can keep her safe. On the run and desperate to find a potential husband, she takes a risk on a handsome cattle rancher 10 years her senior. Gray Jenkins worries he’s too old to attract a wife. Now in his 40s, the wisecracking farmer with the soft heart takes a longshot and places an ad for a mail-order bride. But he’s stunned when a charming woman a decade younger shows up on his doorstep.

After her mother’s death left her trapped in a toxic life with her drunk and abusive father, Heather knew she needed an escape. But fleeing one terrible reality lands her straight into another. Heather is desperate until she finds a newspaper ad that might just be her way to freedom and happiness at last.

Sheriff Josh Ryder longs for someone to come home to every night. But the lawman’s recent notoriety attracts so many replies to his mail-order bride ad that he has no idea if it’s him or his name they’re after. But he can’t tear his eyes away from the photo of a stunning Georgia beauty. Though the sheriff’s immediately drawn to the feisty woman, he balks at her demands for a lifestyle beyond his means. Can the fiery couple fan their sparks into a sizzling sprint to the altar?

If you’re not willing to take a chance, you’ll never know what could have been. After losing his wife to a horrific forest fire, Landen Clayborn is looking to start over. So, when the mayor of Daisy Creek offers him the chance to start up a new restaurant in town, Landen is eager to accept. With sorrow behind him and his restaurant beginning to flourish, Landen is moving forward - and any ideas of love and remarrying are the furthest things from his mind.

As a female doctor in a world where superstition is common, Greta has had to fight against the ignorance of both strangers and her family in order to fulfill her dreams. From being dubbed a witch doctor who practices voodoo to facing the disapproval of her parents—even after she has earned her degree and established a medical practice of her own, Greta knows that her only chance to be taken seriously will come from starting over someplace new. So, when she finds Nate’s advertisement for a mail-order bride, Greta is hopeful that she may have finally found that chance.

As a woman of the Lakota Indian tribe, Macha has often been encouraged to mingle with the townsfolk of Daisy Creek. That was how she came to know Mr. Dennis Forks, the town's new blacksmith who settled in Daisy Creek some months ago. Ever since she first saw him, Macha has found herself drawn to Dennis.

Marshall McKenna has resigned himself to a life on the outskirts of his growing family. He’s convinced himself that he doesn’t need love to be happy. He’s sure that he’s doing all right. Then, a woman from his past shows up and brings her two boys with her. She needs him, and he’s surprised to find that he might just need her, too.

Darrell McKenna is used to being an independent man. With a steady rodeo career and a job on his family ranch, he has everything he wants. When it all changes in the blink of an eye, can he see past his disappointment to something better over the horizon?

Chloe Anders always knew she'd marry Matthew Longren. It just wasn't always obvious that Matthew knew it. But now that the Longren brother whom Chloe's father has described as a scoundrel and a cad has opened The Faro Queen Hotel in Virginia City with his older brother and begun to settle down, it looks like the time has come for Chloe and Matthew to marry. But not everyone agrees. When The Faro Queen burns in winter 1881, Chloe finds herself trailing the arsonist through a snow storm and cornering him, only to get knocked out and left for dead in a burning building.

Sheriff Jacob Benning longs for the pitter-patter of tiny feet. But after placing a mail-order bride ad, he breaks his arm and ruins his penmanship so that any educated lady would dismiss his correspondence. So, when a delightful maid from Boston seems taken with his haphazard prose, he clings to hope that his dreams of fatherhood might still come true.

The people of Bear Creek are used to Montana’s harsh winters, but nothing could have prepared them for the winter of 1895, when the worst blizzard they have ever seen threatens to destroy the town. Ranch hand Peter Gibson has to work tirelessly to keep the cattle on the Jenkins’ ranch alive, but despite the blistering conditions, he has something else consuming his thoughts. Shirley Freda has been scarred by love in the past, but when Peter asks her to visit the ranch to have dinner with him and the Jenkins family, she can’t resist the allure of the handsome cowboy.

Jenna, an experienced dressage coach, has had more than her share of romantic upsets with cowboys. The last thing that she needs is another disappointing man. When she meets Clint McNair, the new hand over at Brooks Ranch, she's not looking to steal him away from her friend's matchmaker plans for her niece. After all, he's only 25. How could he be a good fit for her? Jenna dismisses her ongoing fantasies about the young rodeo bull rider as being nothing more than lust, until an unexpected and terrifying close-call at the rodeo forces her to reassess the young cowboy.

She thought God had forgotten her, until a pastor reached out from Wyoming and offered her a brand-new life. But can she let go of the memories she left behind to love again? Missy Stanton believes her life is over when her husband, Tommy, dies in a tragic work accident in the railyards of Boston. Alone in the city with no family and worse prospects, she turns to the Matrimonial Times in a moment of weakness. There, she meets Pastor Jack Tibsdale, who offers her a home in a place in Birch River, Wyoming, in return for her hand in marriage.

Ranch hand Eddie Murtaugh worries he’ll never find a wife. And with poor reading and writing skills and no proper education, he has little hope of attracting a mail-order bride. So, he’s delighted when the letter his doctor friend helps him draft earns attention from an attractive New England woman of substance.

All Demetri has ever wanted was to protect his deaf sister. It’s why he became a doctor, and it’s why he must get her away from Colorado. Hunted by the Irish mafia, Demetri and Sandy flee to Bear Creek, where they settle into a calm life, free from the troubles of their past, or so they think. With Sandy safe and flourishing in her new life, Demetri longs for something more, and long winter evenings of letter-writing soon brings Emily into his life.