Ramona K Cecil

A riverboat explosion offers a welcome escape. A notorious riverboat gambler killed Rosaleen Archer's husband and Has taken her captive, forcing her to do unspeakable things. Convinced God hates her, Rosaleen looks to luck for help as she attempts to escape when the riverboat explodes. She awakens in the arms of a stranger who carries her from the riverbank to a new life and a fresh start, outwardly free of her past. Reverend Jacob Hale senses

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A bride's portrait of Dodge City, Kansas: Adeline Reid, once the sweetheart of a notorious train robber, is determined to keep her shady past a secret. Her newfound focus has gained her two things--a successful portrait studio and a life free of romance. But when Deputy Miles Carr's inquiries into a local shopkeeper's murder lead to her door, her life and heart are threatened with exposure. A bride's sweet surprise in Sauers, Indiana: As a young American...

Immerse yourself in the discomfiture of five couples who are virtual strangers when they agree to wed for practical reasons. Emily marries Steven for the sake of his children. Regina���s family has arranged for Diedrich to come from Germany as her groom. Chiquita is bartered in marriage to Eduardo to cover her father���s debts. Pearl accepts Jason���s hasty proposal to help him run his family���s farm. Sarah Jane is forced...

Spend Christmas with 9 historical couples from Amish, Mennonite, Quaker, and Amana settlements. Enjoy a simple Christmas, sweetened by love, as four romances develop among the Ohio River Valley quakers of the 1800s. Two Mennonite couples face influences from outside thier old traditions. Two Amish couples from the early 1900s are affected by world events. And in an Amana community, childhood sweethearts are reunited.

Nine Meddling Matchmakers Find Love When They Least Expect It
Meet nine women of the late 1800s who have found themselves in the role of matchmaker. They think they have mastered the art of recognizing romantic potential in others, but when it comes to their own lives they have been unlucky in love. In small communities from Tennessee to Colorado, Wyoming to Indiana, love unexpectedly enters the women's lives with men they never imagined

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