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Katy Madison

Owner of general store looking for a wife to start a familyAbandoned as a child, John Bench has always craved a family of his own. Even if it means advertising for a wife from back East.Selina Montgomery must keep her new husband at a distance. Because if John discovers the truth about the secret she once carried, their mail-order marriage could crumble before it’s even begun! They’ve promised to love, honour and obey, but can the spark that flares between them transform Selina and John’s wedding vows into a passion that will last for ever?Wild West WeddingsMail-order brides for three hard-working, hard-living men!

Katy Madison invites you to her

Wild West Weddings

Mail-order brides for three hard-working, hard-living men!

Three penniless East Coast ladies are prepared to give up everything they know for the lure of the West. Will they find new beginnings, new families and eventual happiness as mail-order brides?

Their advertisements answered, three rugged frontiersmen await their new brides—with eagerness and not a little trepidation!

What have they all let themselves in for?

Read Olivia’s story in

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Anna’s story in

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Author Note (#ulink_eca1b868-2dc8-560e-ab12-9a958166098b)

This is the last story of three friends working in a Connecticut cotton mill who decide to become mail-order brides when the Civil War causes the mill to close. California was booming at the time, and was little affected by the war, but there was a severe shortage of women. According to census rolls, men outnumbered women by approximately seven to one—so it was no surprise that many men decided to advertise for brides in the East, where women were far more plentiful.

After the exchange of a few letters, couples made the commitment to marry. Taking a complete leap of faith, mail-order brides travelled for months to reach virtual strangers who would become their husbands.

This is the story of Selina and John, and it begins with their marriage on the day they meet in person for the first time—a situation that must have been awkward and scary, especially when they both arrive at the altar with baggage from their past.

I hope you enjoy their story.

Visit me on the web at katymadison.com (http://katymadison.com) or on facebook.com/katmadison (http://www.facebook.com/katmadison).

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Katy Madison

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

Award-winning KATY MADISON loves stories. At the age of eight Katy went to her mother and begged for a new book to read. Her frustrated mother handed her a romance novel and Katy fell in love with the genre. Now she gets to live the glamorous life of a romance writer, which mostly means she stays in her pyjamas all day and never uses an alarm clock. Visit her at katymadison.com (http://katymadison.com).

Contents

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Introduction (#u30e57c1c-bfab-5510-b184-faed01ff9239)

Author Note (#ulink_740b0808-12d6-53be-87fb-2ebece763c68)

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About the Author (#u13bf6d10-d46d-5fe0-a338-3306d4aabbdc)

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Owner of general store looking for a wife to start a family.