When Trudy Bauer arrived at the St. Louis based Mail-Order Brides of the West agency and befriended the agency's maid, Evie Davenport, the two formed a strong and lasting friendship. Now Evie is traveling by stagecoach to Y Knot, Montana, as a mail-order bride for Chance Holcomb. But she is hiding secrets: an illegitimate child growing up with no father, she was not considered eligible to partake in the mail order process, stole a letter she felt...

"Texas Badlands, 1886: Fresh out of medical school, John McCutcheon finds his stagecoach under attack by brutal outlaws. With the help of a feisty acquaintance, Lily Anthony, he manages to fend off the assault. Lily is attracted to the charming cowboy-doctor, with his chiseled good looks and teasing ways, then heartbroken to learn he's engaged to be married. Once settled in Rio Wells, Texas, John tries to ignore the fact that his cousin has taken...

"Kathryn Ford knows one thing for sure: she will not marry the boring, arrogant man her father has arranged for her since the day she was born, simply as a pawn to enrich his vast holdings. When she discovers she's been disowned for her defiance, the pampered socialite takes her destiny in her own hands. Determined to show her father what a capable woman she is -- without his help or interference -- she signs up to be a mail-order bride, totally prepared...

"When Roady Guthrie, longtime foreman for the McCutcheon ranch, takes time off to go bear hunting, he never expects to find a young woman asleep in his hunting cabin in the midst of a snowstorm. Worried what their unchaperoned situation will do to her reputation, Roady is uneasy when the snowfall keeps them stranded -- just long enough for him to lose his heart. Sally Stanford has a secret -- one that sent her running from St. Louis to Y Knot and...