Christmas Reads

Sadie Thompson arrives in Pebble Creek, Texas, unsure what to expect from her fiancé, James Matthews, a busy mercantile owner she’s never met. Though James is handsome and kind, his distant behaviour soon has Sadie questioning their engagement—and whether the matrimonial agency made a mistake. Sadie grows more uncertain as winter deepens and James remains cold toward her. With Christmas as her deadline, she must decide whether to stay and fight for a future in Pebble Creek or return to Philadelphia, leaving her heart behind.
When Sarah Fisher loses her brother and sister-in-law, she’s left to raise their two children and manage the family woodworking business. Facing mounting challenges, she hires widower Daniel Miller, whose skills revive the struggling shop—and whose kindness touches her heart. But as their bond grows, the district bishop questions Sarah’s ability to keep the family together, setting a Christmas deadline to prove herself. Can Sarah and Daniel build a future of love and hope before the children are taken away?
Bertie Bennett is desperate for a fresh start. After losing her parents and enduring her aunt’s scheme to marry her off to an odious man, she becomes a Mail Order Bride and heads to Colorado. But instead of meeting a rugged rancher, she’s greeted by 12-year-old Lila, who secretly wrote to the matrimonial agency to bring joy to her widowed father, Lucas Hartman. As Christmas approaches, Bertie finds herself drawn to Lucas and the promise of a new beginning. Now, she must decide whether to let go of her painful past and embrace the unexpected chance at love and hope.
In 1880, Rose Berkshire arrives in Glass Lake, Wyoming, eager for a fresh start with her fiancé, Eli Stillwell. But when Eli postpones their wedding until after Christmas, she doubts her decision to marry through a matrimonial agency. Determined to embrace her new life, Rose dives into holiday preparations and meets Jake Bodie, a charming rancher whose attention stirs unexpected feelings. Torn between loyalty to Eli and the possibility of a new love, Rose must confront her uncertainty. Will the magic of Christmas help Rose find the courage to follow the path meant for her?
Amos Graber returns to his Amish community seeking redemption, but many remain reluctant to forgive his past mistakes. Meanwhile, Linda Bontrager struggles to honor her late mother’s legacy by organizing the Christmas Market, battling self-doubt as the task grows overwhelming. When their paths cross, an unexpected connection offers hope and healing. Yet, the weight of their community’s judgement threatens to pull them apart. Can the spirit of Christmas bring them the courage to embrace a new beginning together?
​As Raven’s Point prepares for its beloved Christmas Festival, a shocking discovery halts the festivities: the mayor is found murdered. Thrown into the investigation, Maybelle and Detective Peter face dead ends at every turn, all while grappling with their growing attraction. With the festival looming and no clear suspect, they uncover a startling truth that could save—or ruin—Christmas for the entire town.
​Isabelle Becker leaves Boston’s poverty behind to become a Mail Order Bride in Colorado, hoping for a fresh start with rancher Ethan Callahan. But Ethan’s grief over his late wife creates a barrier Isabelle didn’t expect, leaving her uncertain of her place in his family. As Christmas nears, can they confront their pasts and open their hearts to the possibility of healing, love, and a new beginning?
Debbie King is thrilled to head-up the District’s Christmas Bazaar. Her life feels full with this role and her budding romance with Joshua Miller—until a mysterious new neighbor moves into a nearby abandoned farm. Reuben King, distant and clearly troubled, shuts down her attempts at friendship, only adding to his intrigue. But Reuben’s secrets pull Debbie in. When he makes a shocking decision, Debbie is forced to reevaluate her own life and choices. Suddenly, the stranger across the road becomes someone she can’t ignore—and perhaps someone she can’t resist.
For Emmy, Christmas in the poor tenements means hardship, handmade ornaments, and precious time with her mother and best friend, Reggie. But one fateful holiday, things change. Working for Miss Beatrice creates a rift between her and Reggie, and then Freddie—a wealthy suitor—offers the security Emmy desperately needs for her ill mother. Now, torn between Freddie’s offer and her love for Reggie, Emmy must choose between her heart and her dreams for a better life.
After a tragic loss, Penelope Langford feels trapped by her parents’ overprotection and can't bear another Christmas in Baltimore. Taking a leap of faith, she heads to snowy Miles Gulch, Wyoming, as a mail-order bride for Joshua Harding, a man with his own troubled past. As Christmas nears, Penelope must find the courage to embrace love and healing, trusting in the season’s magic to mend their hearts.
As Christmas nears, Maybelle stumbles upon a murder scene while delivering glass baubles—and finds Peter, the town's detective, already on the case. Despite the lingering tension from their recent kiss, Maybelle can't resist helping him investigate. Meanwhile, she’s swept off her feet by wealthy newcomer, Drake Archibald, whose charm further complicates things. With Peter’s jealousy and their suspect list shrinking, Maybelle is torn between solving the case and following her heart. Will she stay focused on justice, or will feelings for Drake and Peter cloud her judgment?
Maggie Whitaker leaves the Boston orphanage where she’s spent most of her life and heads to Clearwater, Texas, hoping to find a new family through a matrimonial agency. When she arrives, her intended groom has already married. Stranded in an unfamiliar town, she is taken in by kind widow Harriet Barnett. Harriet’s health declines, and her moody grandson Sam arrives for the holidays. As a winter storm forces them to work together, Maggie and Sam's initial tension softens into friendship—and perhaps something more. Could Clearwater be the home Maggie’s been searching for?
When Susan Miller's parents leave for the winter, she's sent to stay with a kind widow—who is just as surprised as Susan when her handsome grandson, Ezra, arrives for the holidays. Tension rises between them, but a fierce storm forces them to work together, and Susan begins to develop unexpected feelings for Ezra, despite his girlfriend. When a Christmas project brings them all together, a misunderstanding exposes secrets that shatter Ezra’s relationship. Now, Susan and Ezra must confront their feelings and decide if they’re ready to take a chance on love.
Elizabeth Lewis longs for the day she’ll be swept off her feet and marry – but first, she must wait for her older sister Mary to find a husband. When Mary agrees to a binding contract with a matrimonial agency, Elizabeth is thrilled. But disaster strikes when Mary disappears the day she is to travel to meet her prospective husband. Suddenly, Elizabeth finds herself stepping into her sister’s shoes, traveling toTexas right before Christmas. For a time, she must be Mary to fulfill the strict terms of the contract. She meets John Hall, her sister’s intended, and quickly finds herself falling for him. Can she maintain the illusion long enough to get her family out of trouble?
Josiah Schrock's two young nephews have been living with him since losing their parents in a tragic accident. Unable to care for them while at work, he hires Olivia King to watch them and manage the household. What he doesn’t count on, is how easily Olivia slips into the role. Josiah’s girlfriend is none too pleased. As Christmas grows near, the boys are to be sent to Pennsylvania to live with kin. However, Josiah now loves them dearly. How can he send them away? Yet he must fulfill his promise. Nothing goes as planned, and two days before Christmas Olivia turns out to be the key to everything.
Elias Hartman is an unusual man, his interests tend toward books and poetry rather than cattle and poker. Wanting a suitable wife, he writes to a matrimonial agency and is introduced to his perfect match: Cora Bennett is bookish, quiet, shy, and loves poetry. Upon meeting, however, their connection becomes shaky. Things become even more conflicted when an orphan boy captures both their hearts and runs havoc through their lives. With Christmas around the corner and the snow piling up at the door, Cora must determine where her future truly lies: back in Philadelphia? Or here in the Wild West with the enigmatic Elias?
Lily Montgomery’s parents have died, leaving Lily and her sister, Hope, to struggle with their debts. Lily’s only option is to become a Mail Order Bride. She is quickly matched with Jacob Meyers, a rancher in Wyoming. Jacob is honest, hard-working, and  kind—the sort of man Lily should fall in love with at first sight. But their engagement lacks a vital spark--the kind of spark that lights Jacob's eyes when he looks at Hope. Lily supposes she ought to feel jealous. But there's the matter of the tall, handsome sheriff--and the sparks that fly every time their eyes meet. If only Sheriff Dalton was inclined to marry a Mail Order Bride.
Paisley Burger runs the best-known pet store in Wrangler’s Hill. When she's found dead in her store shortly before Christmas--Geneva Pomolo suspects foul play. The good-natured Paisley had acquired certain enemies during her fifteen years in Wrangler’s Hill, and as Christmas approaches, Geneva and her investigating partner Iris Reeves encounter the worst of human nature. Meanwhile, things are heating up in Geneva’s personal life. Iris may be moving, and Geneva's long-suffering gentleman friend, George, has marriage on the brain. This Christmas may prove to be the most momentous of Geneva’s life—if only she can survive it.
Nurse Maggie Foster loses her job and can't find another. Accepting a marriage proposal seems to be her only option. She becomes engaged to a man she’s never met in Miles Gulch, Wyoming. Upon arrival, a kind stranger tells Maggie her husband-to-be has succumbed to a terrible illness. At a complete loss, Maggie gratefully accepts her offer of shelter during the Christmas season, and she quickly finds herself becoming part of the household – Hannah, her daughter Emma, and her son Oliver—the handsome, taciturn blacksmith of Miles Gulch who intrigues her at every turn.
Ellen Kauffman’s younger sister Nancy is walking a dangerous path. Smitten with a divorced Englischer, Nancy is deaf to Ellen’s warnings. Ellen will do anything to save her sister from being shunned. So, when Mark Otto, the man Ellen secretly loves, declares his interest in Nancy, Ellen does all she can to help him. Ellen prays she can save her sister and get over her feelings for Mark by Christmas. But when Mark volunteers at the Kauffman bakery, it only increases her affection for him. When a massive snowstorm hits, and Nancy spends time with the Englischer, it appears all Ellen’s efforts were for naught. Yet, the magic of Christmas can still have its way—can’t it? ​
Ian Ross has worked hard all his life; he has a prosperous ranch in Montana, a beautiful home, plus a sweet Mail Order Bride on the way. But when his home burns down, everything goes awry. Ian is back where he started, living in a hastily built shack. The last thing he needs is the responsibility of a wife. When Maude Smith arrives from Boston, calling off the engagement seems like the right thing to do. So why is he jealous when his cousin starts paying attention to Maude? Christmas is around the corner, and Ian is doing his best to face the future with courage. But he has some hard lessons to learn: pride can be dangerous, and it isn’t the building that makes a house a home.
Berea Bachman helps her parents run an Amish Bed and Breakfast. Curious and a bit nosy, she loves hearing about the lives of the guests. Shortly before Christmas an Englischer arrives, a man who is both intriguing and different—a man who captures her imagination. Daniel Lapp has loved Berea for years. He can’t imagine sharing his life with anyone else. But now, she seems interested in some Englischer who is staying at the inn through the holidays. When secrets about him are revealed, will Berea’s eyes and heart finally be opened to the man who has been there all the time? Will she accept the gift of Daniel’s love this Christmas?
Neither Ellie Dawson nor Jonathan Hart are strangers to tragedy. They both have lost parents and sisters. When a matrimonial agency matches the two, it seems common ground isn’t enough to make a successful marriage… From the absentee preacher to the onset of Christmas, Ellie’s engagement to Jonathan proves to be anything but simple. Running from her own sadness, she tries to understand this rather odd, reclusive man. But as she begins to fall in love with him, she realizes he has different ideas. Jonathan can’t help but brood over the deaths of his parents and sister in a white-out blizzard. When Christmas arrives, his mind is on everything except for the young woman in front of him – no matter how appealing he finds her.
Alice Thorton is five when her parents are killed in an accident. Together with her little sisters, she is sent to live in a dismal part of London with her grandfather, but Christmas is a quiet, lonely affair in his little cottage. Alice’s only friend is Charlie Tillman, a cheerful young dockworker who  looks out for her and her sisters. But Alice’s entire world crumbles one Christmas when her grandfather has no choice but to send them away to their aunt--an aunt who dotes on the two littlest ones but wants nothing to do with Alice. Alice’s yearns to return home to her grandfather and Charlie, but with every passing Christmas, it becomes more impossible. She struggles though devastating jobs, deceitful masters, and eventual homelessness. It will take one last great miracle to bring both Charlie and Alice home in time for Christmas.
Ruth McCann has a plan for her future. She’ll marry the man her father picked out for her. Though she doesn’t love him, she’s resigned to the life laid out in front of her. Everything changes when her husband-to-be dies. At her father’s urging, she becomes a Mail Order Bride to Noah Walker in Mine’s Place, Colorado. The family welcomes her with open arms, but Noah is taciturn and silent. Is he keeping a secret from her? If only he were as open and affectionate as his younger brother Liam… With her wedding approaching, Ruth finds herself faced with a choice: pour her heart into the marriage of convenience…or hold out for a love that may never be.
When Bonnie Ross's brothers get the idea of moving, there’s no talking them out of it. Soon, they’re on the way to Spring Valley, Texas. Her only consolation is the promise they’ll be settled by Christmas – and there are plenty of bachelors in Texas. But the house they’ve bought is dilapidated and the weather is horrid. Even worse, the bachelor who has caught Bonnie’s eye is already engaged. When her brothers decide to chase another opportunity in California, Bonnie must make a choice: uproot herself again or stick it out in Spring Valley. Would it be more heartbreaking to say goodbye to her brothers – or to watch the man she loves wed someone else on Christmas Eve?
As a servant, Emelia Brandon is subject to hard work, little food, and great hardship. She finally chooses to become a Mail Order Bride, flee to Arizona, and marry a stranger. Christmas is coming, and she hopes to celebrate it with someone she loves. On the train, Harley Willard meets Emelia, who fascinates him, but he’s vowed to never marry again. When the train is stranded in Texas, Emelia seeks refuge at Harley’s ranch. She likes him, but she must leave soon for Arizona. She fears her true happiness and true love are not in Arizona, but in Texas. What happens next is a tale of bad guys, adventure, love unexpected, and hope renewed.
​At nineteen, Nicole Lantz is on the precipice of adulthood in her small Amish community: baptism, marriage, children, life as a homemaker on an Amish farm. And at the same time, her growing friendship with Englischer Viviana Holt is showing her glimpses of a different world. A world that grows increasingly alluring as Christmas draws near and a gift from Viviana sparks disapproval from her parents and Hamish, her beau. And there’s Stephen Byler, the good-hearted friend with whom she’s helping plan the youth dinner. But she’s going to marry Hamish … isn’t she? Nicole searches for answers through a snow-filled landscape and the simple beauty of an Amish Christmas.
At 24, Grace Montgomery is tired of being called a spinster. Desperate, she accepts the proposal of a much older man. As the date for the wedding nears, she realizes she cannot marry him. It would be like marrying her father. She flees on a train with no destination in mind. By the time she gets to Mine’s Place, Colorado, she’s come to her senses. She’s in the middle of nowhere with no job. When handsome Jack Sinclair mistakes her for his Mail Order Bride, Grace takes her place. She falls in love with her new home and her new husband and plans a warm, happy Christmas. But what will happen when his real Mail Order Bride shows up, and Jack finds out the truth?
Englischer Marcy Sutton leaves home right before Christmas when problems caused by her husband Scott’s gambling wreak havoc. On the way, she and her two children are stranded in a blizzard. They seek shelter with Hester's and Gideon’s Amish family, whose way of life reminds Marcy of the true meaning of Christmas. Scott can’t bear spending the holidays without his family. He becomes frantic when he can't find them. He must make things right with Marcy. But will he finally admit to his gambling problem? And can their marriage be saved in time to celebrate a happy Amish Christmas together as a family once again?
Valerie Mayfield's stepfather sells her into marriage to a shady saloon owner in Texas. But her husband-to-be has no intention of marrying her; he wants her as a new saloon wench by Christmas. Risking her life, Valerie flees, finding the only person in Texas she can trust… The man she met on the train – Noah Daugherty. Valerie's former fiancé will do anything to get her back, for he paid good money for her. Unwilling to let Noah’s family risk their lives on her behalf, Valerie flees once again. The saloon keeper captures her, but he misjudges Noah, and Noah’s love for Valerie. He also misjudges Valerie’s new-found Texas toughness.
​Tamara Zehr struggles to keep her late husband’s Amish furniture business going while tending her four young children. It quickly becomes impossible—especially during the Christmas season. Isaac Hochstetler is more than happy to help, but Tamara suspects he wants more than friendship. When mysterious Peter Lapp begins to help, Tamara is unwittingly drawn to him, leaving her confused. Isaac feels threatened and begins to pressure her. And then her late husband’s aunt moves in unexpectedly to help. Tamara tries to juggle it all. She dreams of a happy Christmas; she dreams of seeing smiles on her children’s faces. Is it too much to ask for?
When spinster Thelma Taylor loses her job, it’s time to start over somewhere new. The Mail Order Bride agency matches her to James McCoy, a widower in Colorado with two children. Despite her apprehension, Thelma sets out west, hoping to be happy and settled by Christmas. When she arrives, James insists they marry at once. His two children, however, avoid her and play mean pranks on her. Thelma knows these things take time. But as tensions mount and her relationship with her husband changes by the day, she fears her goal of “happy and settled by Christmas” will never be reached. Will a secret of her own be the key to it all?
Mrs. Pomolo does it again! This Christmas anthology includes TWO BRAND NEW Never Before Published Cozy Mysteries! Altogether, it features Nine Christmas cozies from the popular Mrs. Pomolo Investigates series. Our beloved Mrs. Pomolo arms herself with pluck and persistence as she and her best friend solve puzzling mysteries in their sleepy little Midwest town. Grab this collection today!
On Christmas Eve, Dovie Ellis gives birth to a baby girl she names Christmas. Lost and afraid, Dovie flees, abandoning her child. Raised by great-grandparents, Chrissie spends her childhood frolicking in the countryside, falling in love with sweet, handsome Jonah Costigan. But when her great-grandparents die, everything changes. Chrissie is shipped to London to work in a cotton mill, and it’s not long before she’s cast out on the streets at Christmastime. Chrissie searches for her mother and yearns for Jonah, but with every Christmas that passes, hope grows more distant. Until one Christmas, everything changes
Grace Wittmer cares for three elderly Englisch ladies in her home. Thaddeus, her hired hand, takes care of the animals and the land. Near Christmas, Grace receives two unexpected guests: the 15 year-old great-granddaughter of one of her boarders and her newborn, Cherise. The baby’s mother wants nothing to do with Cherise, and Grace gladly takes on the child’s care. When Grace is courted by Moshe, things become conflicted. Thaddeus has always loved Grace from afar. And now, he might lose her forever. Will he ever muster the courage to speak up? And what will happen to the child Grace now loves? The baby’s great-great-grandmother has called the authorities for help. Has something been set in motion that can’t be stopped?
Charis Otto prays Eli will propose to her on Christmas. However, her plans are dashed she is forced to go help her ailing aunt in Illinois. When Charis arrives, she is not welcomed as warmly as she expected, and she misses Eli that much more. However, she begins to forge a friendship with Laban Raber, the man running her aunt’s farm. Charis writes to Eli, but the longer she’s gone, the more infrequent are Eli’s responses. Not to mention, she’s growing fonder of Laban every day. When Charis goes home for Christmas and sees Eli, she realizes she has been mistaken all along. Now, all she wants is to get back to Illinois and Laban—but what kind of welcome will she receive this time?
Nancy Grant’s stepfather bets her hand in marriage during a poker game– and loses. Nancy has no choice but to flee. She learns of a Mail Order Bride agency and takes a leap of faith and applies. When Nancy steps off the train in Mine's Place, Colorado, she discovers her fiancé Jesse Cartwright is kind and thoughtful and someone she thinks she can love. But Jesse is hiding something. Nancy doesn’t understand what it is, but when her new home goes up in flames due to his past, her dreams turn to cinders as well. Will Jesse be able to break free in time to give Nancy a Merry Christmas?
Years after being left at the altar, Susan Spencer is facing another sad, lonely Christmas. Wanting a change, she accepts a match with a blacksmith in Miles Gulch, Wyoming. She sets out on the long journey with dreams of a happy Christmas. Upon arrival, her dreams are shattered when her ill fiancé passes away. Alone in Miles Gulch, Susan befriends the folks in town, and they assume she was already married to the blacksmith, and she hasn’t the heart to set them straight. With a home, a job, and friends, Susan is determined to make this new life a better one. But when her old flame walks through the door, she realizes Miles Gulch is about to give her more than she bargained for.
Madeline Reynolds is setting out on adventure – and she’s not happy about it. When her new husband Jack tells her he’s moving them to Shadow Gulch, Idaho, she’s reluctant to leave Boston. But with her husband’s orders, she boards the train to her new life…only to find everything changed by a terrible tragedy. Madeline finds herself adrift in Shadow Gulch, without a penny to her name. There she meets a rancher named Damon Osborne. He nvites her to stay in his home along with his mother and daughter. Madeline desperately wants to get home to Boston, but she finds her attachment to Shadow Gulch growing – and so is her attraction to the handsome young rancher. ​
Florence Glick has devoted her life to caring for her injured, widowed sister and her four children.  Florence doesn’t mind—except the chance to have her own family is fading away. Florence writes out her frustrations in her diary. When a mysterious neighbor moves in, Florence’s interest is piqued. But there is something odd about him; something Philip Lehman is not revealing. As Florence falls for him, she yearns to know his secret. Dorothy discovers Florence’s diary right before Christmas and asks her to leave. Florence is horrified. Who will take care of Dorothy and the children? When Philip comes to find her, his secret is finally revealed, and it’s going to change her life—and Dorothy’s life forever.
Caleb Ebersole listens to his dying grandfather’s words in utter shock. The buggy shop is to be left to his brother Ephraim? His brother couldn’t care less about the shop. Ruth Reihl shudders upon hearing her ex-fiancé is back in town—and with his pregnant Englisch wife? Desperately needing distraction, she agrees to ride out with Ephraim Ebersole… The only bright spot in Caleb’s life is his growing interest in Ruth Reihl. But when his brother takes an interest in her, too, Caleb fears his brother will take everything from him. Not only his livelihood and passion, but the woman who is capturing his heart.
​At twenty, Sadie Alberts is being married off to an old business acquaintance across the United States, in Oregon. Nearly to her destination, she’s has an accident outside Shadow Gulch, Idaho – one that leaves her stranded and her memory gone. She is taken in by the kind folks of Shadow Gulch and finds a home with the local doctor and his family. She makes friends, including the local sheriff, and more importantly, his handsome, stalwart deputy, Roswell Morrison. With no memory, Sadie is stuck in Shadow Gulch until she figures out who she is and where she was heading – or until she makes up her mind that Shadow Gulch itself has everything she needs…
Becky Kauffman loves her nanny job. Little Tommy Bookman is a charmer, with his toothy grin and mischievous eyes. His father, Englischer Travis Bookman, is also a charmer—something Becky tries her best to ignore. And there is Daniel Flaud, her Amish friend, who is intent on courting her. She cares deeply for Daniel, but Travis causes no end of confusion and doubt. When things come to a head during a Sunday preaching service, Becky discovers where her love truly lies. But has she burned bridges beyond repair?
Chester Claus runs a year-round Christmas-themed diner in Wrangler’s Hill. He is the embodiment of the holidays—gregarious, portly, his eyes radiating amusement as he hands out candy to children. The idea of anyone wanting to murder him is preposterous. When Claus is found dead during a Christmas Feast, poisoned with his own knife, Geneva Pomolo, and her partner, Iris Reeves investigate. What they discover will shatter the legend around Claus’s life. As Geneva is close to uncovering the truth, her own life is endangered by someone who will go to any lengths to avoid prison—even if that means committing a second murder…
Unlike most women her age, Linda Shrock has no plans to get married – ever. She wants to be like Aenti Lea - single, self-supporting, and independent. When her sister Ruth has baby number five in six years, Linda stays with them. But Ruth is upset all the time, the infant cries constantly, and Ruth’s husband’s furniture business is struggling. These are not the makings for a merry Christmas. Even worse, the Weavers’ hired hand, Luke Troyer, seems determined to disrupt Linda’s plans to live life as a spinster. She fights the intense attraction that pulls her and Luke together. Can she remain strong enough to follow through with her plans, or will her heart open to love and marriage?
When Bell Wade’s father passes away, she becomes dependent on his colleague’s goodwill. But her gratitude doesn’t extend to being married off to a vile man. In Bell’s drive to make decisions for herself, she finds a matrimonial agency that matches her with a man in Idaho. To her surprise, her husband-to-be, Doctor Elliot Sanders, has no idea of her existence. And when it turns out that Elliot’s niece Maria wrote the letter to the agency, Bell has another choice to make. Will she back out of the agreement and try again? Or will she stay on in Shadow Gulch and give the handsome doctor a chance to get to know her – and love her?
With Rebecca Vanderhall's fate sealed, she has two choices: embrace it or fight it. She chooses the latter. The only way out is to find her match as a Mail Order Bride. With courage, Becky sets out on a long journey to Shadow Gulch, Idaho, where she meets the man she’s to marry. With her past chasing her, Rebecca arrives in Shadow Gulch and meets her husband to be – Walter Adams, a man with a dark past. Can she learn to love this man she’s agreed to marry? Or will the handsome, friendly proprietor of the inn, Ethan Dowser, steal her heart before she says, I do?
Blanche Weaver’s life falls apart when her husband Andy is killed in a tragic accident. Now widowed with four children, how will she survive? With Christmas approaching, she manages to get a factory job. The job is physically grueling, and Blanche struggles to keep up with the others—mostly men who don’t want her there. Blanche’s eldest daughter, only ten, is tasked with watching her younger siblings. When Blanche despairs, Jonas Eicher, the local toymaker, intervenes. Blanche doesn’t know what to make of this kind man. But when she realizes his affection for her, she balks. How can she even look at another with her dear Andy so recently gone?
Tilly Barton's seafaring husband, Ray, is due home any moment now. Soon, she’ll be baking gingerbread and decorating the Christmas tree with her children. But everything changes when Ray is tragically lost at sea. Tilly is now a widow with three little ones in the brutal London winter. They’re cast into a turmoil of hardship, with Tilly struggling and scraping to keep her family alive. Christmases come and go, bringing little joy. As Tilly fights to survive the harsh streets of London, she has only one hope: the light in Micah Connoly’s smile. Yet even his love can’t drown out their terrible poverty – or the uncertainty around Tilly’s legal marital status. And each year, a sinister enemy creeps closer and closer. An enemy who could take everything Tilly is fighting so hard to protect…
When Margaret Jameston’s father passes away, her whole life falls apart. In desperation, she finds a matrimonial agency and is matched with businessman Benjamin Tupper. On paper, he looks respectable. In person, he’s polite and devastatingly handsome – but he has a dark secret. As Margaret unravels Benjamin’s history, she finds becoming a Mail Order Bride is far more than she bargained for. With disaster and danger in the mix, will Benjamin prove too much for her? Or will she find an inner strength that comes from loving someone deeply?
As the daughter of Marquess of Listerdam, Lady Caroline leads what many consider to be an ideal life. She lives in a beautiful estate overlooking pristine land, with a family who only wants the very best for her. With a Christmas Masquerade Ball approaching, and the eldest son of the Duke making his interest more obvious, it appears as if Lady Caroline will soon truly have it all. However, Lady Caroline does not want such a life. She longs for simplicity, freedom, and a life full of love rather than duty. To her, the upcoming ball is a chance to finally escape from her obligations—if only just for a night. A handsome gentleman, an eager cousin, and an arrogant heir all set the stage for a night of trickery and hopefully romance. Will Lady Caroline accomplish her goal? Or will she learn that the pressure and expectations of the ton are far greater than she ever imagined?
Amateur sleuths Geneva Pomolo and Iris Reeves, receive invitations to a new theme park days before Christmas. Perdition Parva is like a traditional English village at the center of which stands the imposing Murder Manor. Maids and servants wander the place in vintage garb, along with actors playing stock character types from Golden Age whodunits—the headstrong colonel, the doddering vicar, the slightly barmy fortune-teller, and so on. But when a real murder occurs, illusion quickly gives way to reality. As the investigation deepens and a second murder is attempted, Geneva plunges headlong into a game of wits with a murderer who is both cunning and implacable—one who shows no hesitation in wanting to make Geneva and Iris the next victims—and all before Christmas.
Melanie Zook’s newlywed sister has moved to Pennsylvania and is desperately unhappy. Melanie yearns to be with her at Christmas, but money is short, and bus tickets aren't cheap. Melanie decides to host Christmas parties for the Englisch in their family’s big barn. She enlists the help of her friend Amy; Amy then recruits her brother Noah. Melanie balks at this idea. She has been secretly in love with Noah for years, but he doesn’t think of her in that way. Melanie knows that any hope of being with Noah is a lost cause, so why won’t her stubborn heart admit the truth of it and move on?
Life isn’t easy for a Mail Order Bride … especially when the bride isn’t sure she wants to be one. But when Naomi Paxton is left a young widow, her friend Kate suggests she apply to a bridal agency along with her. At a loss for what else to do, Naomi agrees, and is matched with a young store owner named Steven Wragley in Rough Creek, Missouri. To Naomi’s surprise, the person who greets her at Christmastime in Missouri isn’t her intended husband, but his mother. Even more surprising, Steven Wragley has no idea she’s coming. Worst of all, he’s dead set against the idea of Mail Order Brides.
Mary Sutter couldn’t get away from Hollybrook fast enough. Her former fiancé and his new wife are expecting their first boppli by Christmas. So when Mary gets the opportunity to help her aenti in Ohio, she goes immediately. Once in Ohio, Mary takes over her aenti’s job with the annual Christmas bazaar and is paired up with Daniel Bender. Mary has never met such an aggravating man. But what Mary can’t understand is—if he’s so annoying, why can’t she stop thinking about him? When she discovers Daniel is courting a local girl, her feelings become clear. Has Mary fallen again for someone who is destined to break her heart?
Christmas is approaching, and private investigator Geneva Pomolo is spending a blissful week at a bed and breakfast. But her hopes of a few idle days are shattered by a scream in the night. A woman stumbles into her room with a strange tale of ghostly apparitions. It soon becomes clear that the bed and breakfast is crowded with more ghosts than a Dickens novel. Additionally, Geneva is drawn into the mystery of the recent death of a famous songwriter—his body stashed in a Christmas tree lot. As the case progresses, Geneva suspects a connection between the millionaire's death, a recent bank robbery, and the ghosts that haunt the bed and breakfast. With Christmas approaching, it’s up to her and her partner Iris to catch the culprit before death catches up to them.
Six months after her youngest sister tragically dies, Ginny still carries the guilt and the sadness. When a neighbor asks if she watch over his farm during December, Ginny is eager to get away. On the farm, Ginny encounters mysterious noises and missing items, and fears she's not alone. She enlists her friend Michael to help her solve the mystery — but she doesn’t expect to fall in love with him. She is devastated when Michael shares his plans for his soon-to-arrive Mail Order Bride. With her grief, her fear, and her budding love for Michael—despite his fiancée’s impending arrival, Ginny knows that after this Christmas, nothing will ever be the same again.
Christmas is everywhere – except in Daniel Whitmore’s house. After losing his wife, Daniel has forbidden his children to celebrate--so his older daughter Melina comes up with a plan. Abigail Keating misses the family she used to have. All she has left is an angry, abusive uncle. When he threatens to marry her off to a gambler, she flees. An advert for a Mail Order Bride is the perfect answer – until Abigail finds out Melina wrote the letter for her father. With Christmas coming, Abigail and Daniel try to piece together a friendship, complicated by painful pasts and grief. Can love possibly prevail this Christmas season?
Miss Marcella Evanston has everything a lady could want. She is young, beautiful, wealthy, and engaged to be wed to the Earl of Brenington. Becoming a countess is a dream come true--until that dream is wrenched away. A farewell letter leaves her heartbroken at Christmas. Fortunately, Marcella's cousin invites her to Hallingbrook Grange, located in the centre of the Christmas balls, teas, and dinners. With Christmas in full swing and love in the air, can Marcella trust again? After repeated run-ins with a challenging earl, it seems that Hallingbrook Grange at Christmas is full of surprises.
Amish schoolteacher Eliza Frey is in love with longtime family friend Andy Clymer—but Andy has no clue. He makes that clear when he asks Eliza for advice about dating two different women so he can decide which one to marry by Christmas. Eliza is hurt but makes some half-hearted suggestions. He takes her advice and reports back to her with the results. Frustrated, she turns the tables on him and asks him for her own dating advice. Sparks fly as these two stubborn people butt heads over their love lives. Will they ever make their way to the real truth? Can they both find love by Christmas?
​Kathryn Wittner's father calls her disobedient, rebellious, and even evil. Kathryn isn’t surprised when she’s banished from the house. Yet all she really wants is to be loved for who she is. She’s gone about it in the wrong way and is now suffering the consequences. And she’s not the only one suffering—so is her sister, her mother, and a newborn baby. Help comes through a totally unexpected friendship with a Mennonite man. Isaiah shows her a truth she’s never before seen or experienced. Soon, she is rethinking her complete rejection of God and her Amish roots. Is it truly possible to redeem such a huge mess? Is there truly hope for her this Christmas?
Aimee Mitcham flees to Rough Creek, Minnesota, to meet the man she's agreed to marry. But tragedy strikes. Now alone and surrounded by strangers, Aimee is taken in by rancher Gregory Keegan and his spirited mother Sheila. Aimee is drawn to her benefactor, but Gregory is reluctant to open his heart. So Aimee settles into ranch life, befriending Sheila, helping out neighbors, and preparing for what she hopes will be a merry Christmas. When she’s caught between her attraction to Gregory and the attentions of a ranch hand, she realizes this will be the most revealing Christmas of her life…
With the holidays approaching, amateur sleuth Geneva Pomolo takes a role in the community theatre’s A Christmas Carol. Geneva hopes for a calm respite from the rigors of crime-solving, but the cast is stacked with powerful egos who think they deserve a career in Hollywood—such as Peter Vankirk, who lands the role of Ebenezer Scrooge against his rival, Reginald Overt, and Annie Rigbee, a young actress who spends her free time practicing her autograph. When Peter is murdered, every actor becomes a suspect. As Geneva and her partner Iris investigate the killing, they uncover a trail of secrets suggesting that this Scrooge led a double life. As tempers flare and bad spirits fester, Geneva senses Christmas is going to be anything but cheerful. But even she can’t foresee how bad things will get…
Life in Shallow Gorge, Colorado, isn’t easy — as Mary Ferguson discovers when she answers an advert for a Mail Order Bride in the dead of winter. Now far from home, she is relieved to find that George McDonald is a kindly, honorable man. But shortly after they meet, George is taken in by the sheriff for questioning. George is under suspicion of murder, and the evidence is mounting against him. Worse still, someone is sabotaging him, putting both of them in danger. With Christmas upon them, and in spite of her confusion and uncertainty, Mary finds herself wanting to spend the holiday with her new husband — if only she can keep him out of jail.
Anna Miller has everything to look forward to this Christmas. After three long years, she's certain Jed Graber is finally going to propose. Jed asks her out on a special Christmas date, but instead of proposing, he tells her he’s moving hundreds of miles away, and Anna’s world comes crashing down. Later, Jed’s brother, Dale, tries to comfort her, but she draws away. Anna struggles to pick up the pieces of her life. When Christmas comes again, Anna faces spending it alone. Unless she truly is seeing something special in Dale's eyes. But after what Jed did to her, how can she trust his brother?
Raising his three children in Shallow Gorge, Colorado, Billy Spence is at his wits’ end. It’s hard enough to eke out a living in such a rough area; it’s even harder caring for three little ones on his own. He’s desperate for a solution by Christmas… All alone, Alice Fletcher wants to leave New York. Billy’s advert for a Mail Order Bride by Christmas is her answer. But between Billy’s reluctance to let himself love again, Alice’s need for honesty, and a dastardly plot to take Billy’s farm from him by the New Year, things aren’t exactly going smoothly in Shallow Gorge.
Elizabeth Wittner’s rebellious sister Kathryn has been gone for four months. Her parents refuse to talk about where she is. When Elizabeth overhears a clue, she finds Kathryn. Elizabeth can help her sister, but only with the cooperation of her beau Stephen. But Stephen refuses to help. Why? The answer leads to heartache. Now reeling with uncertainty, Elizabeth seeks advice from Caleb Kurtz. But Caleb offers much more than just advice. Stunned by his generous heart, Elizabeth doesn’t know what to do. Her response could lead her to a completely different life. Dare she take Caleb up on his offer?

​Doris’s full Christmas story is now bundled together for the very first time just for you! Here is what you get:
The Cousin
The Punishment
The Revelation
Enjoy these three Amish Christmas Romances in one convenient volume!
Do you love cozy mysteries? This Christmas anthology is for you!
This collection includes three Christmas favorites from the Mrs. Pomolo Investigates series: Christmas Pudding & Poison, Santa & Suspects, Christmas & Crimes
As always, Mrs. Pomolo is full of pluck, persistence, and a sharp wit as she and her best friend solve puzzling mysteries in their sleepy little Midwest town. Enjoy this collection today!
Cara Cooper’s third Christmas starts out as the best she’s ever known. As the daughter of a kitchen maid, she’s just old enough to be really excited. A stranger named Edna appears and takes Cara to a beautiful house filled with toys and Christmas treats. Now kidnapped, Cara’s life is set on a collision course with tragedy. As Edna descends into madness, Cara falls from favour and ends up as a maidservant herself, taken from her real mother so long ago that she barely remembers her. One Christmas after another brings nothing but sorrow and hardship. The only hope Cara has is sweet and lovely Levi Hall, a childhood friend who slowly becomes her true love. But as Edna grows more and more cruel toward Cara, can Levi rescue her in time? ​
​Molly Stone's father has sold her into marriage to settle his debts. Despite her fears, Molly travels to Nebraska to meet her fiancé. Within a day, he shows his true colors, and Molly is forced to flee. U.S. Marshal Jake McDonald is home for his father’s funeral. His stay grows complicated when he finds an unconscious woman in the snow. When it turns out she has amnesia, he tries to solve the mystery behind her appearance. Christmas is coming and Jake and Molly are falling in love. Molly, feigning her amnesia, doesn't dare tell him the truth. Will their Christmas dreams endure or turn into a nightmare?
When Rebecca's employer, Esther Fretz, visits her son for Christmas, Rebecca is forced to go with her. Rebecca knows no one in Baker's Corner until she meets Justin Raber.  Justin is friendly and makes her feel almost at home. Justin has his life planned out. He's going to marry Mary Ellen Gropp. But when he meets Rebecca, he takes a liking to her; although, he does his best to ignore it. He's already made a commitment to Mary Ellen. Yet despite his best efforts, he is drawn to Rebecca. And then his girlfriend shocks both Justin and the entire town with a decision of her own.
Nancy Springer struggles to pay the loan on her family’s farm while her father does little to help. When he loses the farm, they are forced to move in with Nancy's cousin. The only bright spot in the bleak situation is neighbor, Will Helmuth. Nancy can’t deny her growing feelings for him but fears he will never feel the same way about her. Widowed farmer, Will Helmuth still grieves for his wife. He has no interest in courting anyone, yet his doggedness is tested when Nancy moves in next door. As Christmas approaches and he spends more time with her, he finds his resolve slipping...
Ezra Tobias cannot inherit his brother’s ranch, nor become the permanent guardian of his niece and his nephew, unless he marries the sister of his late brother’s wife. Ruby Berkley receives a posthumous letter from her sister, asking her to marry her husband’s brother—which Ruby isn’t about to do. But why did she come out west if she has no intention of marrying him? When Ezra discovers her reason, it threatens to tear apart his family and break his heart in the process. However with matters of the heart, nothing is ever certain...
Ned Chapman returns from war with scars marring him both inside and out. As a result, he loses both his wife and his zest for life. Trying to help, his mother secretly orders him a Mail Order Bride for Christmas. Lily Lockhart bears scars of her own. She grew up in an orphanage and wants to escape her tedious life. Yearning for a fresh start, she becomes a Mail Order Bride. When Lily discovers she’s been tricked, she's in turmoil. How can she tell Ned the truth? Can their fledgling love possibly heal their scars and give them the new beginning they so desperately need?  ​
Invited by an old friend to visit England, Geneva Pomolo and Iris Reeves spend Christmas in the luxurious Crowley Manor. The manor is ruled by the powerful and dreaded matriarch, Maud Crowley. As long-held quarrels build to a boil, blood is spilled. Trapped in the sprawling estate by an unprecedented snowstorm, Iris and Geneva employ all their wits and sleuthing experience to solve the murder. Cut off from the police in unfamiliar terrain with Christmas looming, Geneva and Iris have only one night to catch the murderer before he or she strikes again. The only thing they know for certain is the suspect is still in the house, and everyone staying there is in mortal danger. ​
Amanda Olsen is out of options. She's a maid for Luella Ramsey, but now that Amanda is growing more beautiful, Luella is determined to get rid of her – even if it means shipping Amanda out west, where there is no promised husband waiting for her. Half-Apache, half-white, Levi Fletcher has never been accepted. When the sheriff brings a half-dead young woman to his door, Levi knows he has to help her. Lies, villainous outlaws, and Amanda's fear of the future can't stand against the Christmas miracle that's in store for both of them...
At seventeen, Diane Eicher has lost almost everything – and she's in danger of losing even more. After her parents die in an accident, Diane is bereft. It was all so sudden, not only for her, but also for her four younger siblings. Diane turns to the young man she's courting for support, but he's quick to back away. Now Diane is all alone, and the bishop has told her that unless she proves she can run her parents' fabric store as well as raise her siblings, the children will be split up and sent away to relatives. Diane has already lost her beau and her parents – she can't face losing the rest of her family, too. And the bishop has imposed an impossible deadline: Christmas Day. ​
Deryn Kavanaugh is set to marry a wealthy attorney out west. But upon arrival, her nightmare begins. Rex Gilbert, her fiancé, is not an attorney, but a ruthless saloon keeper. Deryn is put to work, waiting on drunks and unruly men. One night, Deryn is injured. Wes Branson, a local bounty hunter, takes Deryn home to his family. As time passes, she and Wes fall in love. But Wes must continue chasing outlaws if he is to buy his dream ranch. How can he marry now? Meanwhile, Gilbert is not finished with Deryn and will have her for his own—and Wes Branson better not get in his way.
Mail Order Bride Alice Thompson is desperate to move on from the grief of a late husband and an unsatisfying life in New York. As she travels west, her train is robbed, and her journey is cut short by a shocking revelation. William Conway rescues Alice and takes her to the orphanage where he grew up. Martha, the matron, welcomes Alice. Soon, strong feelings between William and Alice blossom. But when the truth of Alice's situation unfolds just before Christmas, disaster strikes. Is the new love between Alice and William strong enough to confront the man who is determined to have Alice at all costs? 
It’s the week before Christmas and Andrew Jacobs, manager of the mall, has engineered a raffle: On Christmas Eve one lucky person will win a large cash prize and the keys to a new Jeep Grand Cherokee. Except, things don’t go according to plan. The money is missing, and someone stole the keys to the Jeep and drove it straight out of the mall. Amateur sleuth Geneva Pomolo faces one of her toughest cases yet—featuring a surly and uncooperative mall Santa, vengeful former employees, and a chirpy but annoying photographer. As the holiday approaches, families and businesses are fracturing, and Geneva must hold them together… assuming, of course, she can make it till Christmas.
During the Christmas season, Mary Lapp takes a job house sitting. She prays her time away from home will help her heal after losing her sister—and diminish the plaguing guilt that haunts her. Despite what everyone says, Mary feels responsible for her sister’s death. But when Mary contends with strange and mysterious occurrences that threaten her safety, she fears she should have never come to the Friesen’s farm – until love comes to the door and her life is forever changed.
Henry Watson’s young wife is killed, and Henry buries his heart with her. When his ailing father begs him to get married by Christmas, Henry can’t disappoint the old man. Widow Kitty Clarke loses her job and becomes a Mail Order Bride, claiming her daughter is her sister to make herself more marriageable. After Kitty arrives in Montana, she falls in love with Henry and prays that someday, he’ll feel the same way toward her. As Christmas approaches, Kitty’s lie is exposed. Now, there seems little hope of her ever gaining Henry’s affection or finding any kind of happy ending… ​
Doris Glick’s beau was convicted of car theft and is in prison. But she is determined to remain loyal to him. She’s sure when her family hears the complete story of what happened, everything will be cleared up. She prays Jordan will be released by Christmas. Doris’s cousin Matthew—who isn’t truly related to her—is more upset than anyone about Doris’s courtship with Jordan. But he can never reveal his true reason. No one would understand his affection for Doris. As Christmas approaches, he realizes there is only one decision he can really make… Now, he just has to make it. ​
Doris Glick’s beau has been released from prison—and just in time for Christmas. Life can return to normal, and she and Jordan can continue courting. But Doris is wrong. Nothing goes as she hopes. Jordan has changed—and not in a good way. Matthew Wanner, Doris’s best friend and adopted cousin, begins to court his girlfriend in earnest. Doris wants to be happy for him, but she struggles. When she discovers the reason why, her entire world tilts, and she is blindsided. Where is the promise of Christmas? Where is the joy and peace and love that Doris seeks? ​
Doris Glick’s beau has done more than enough to cause pain to his family and everyone in the district. Doris is beside herself. She’s tired of making excuses for him, tired of defending him, tired of him. But how can she break up with him when he’s hurt? The only person she wants to confide in is her adopted cousin, Matthew Wanner. As Christmas approaches, she becomes more and more drawn to Matthew. Matthew is moving quickly toward asking Annie Hersberger to marry him. While Doris does her best to support him, her heart is breaking. Has she trapped herself with a beau she doesn’t love? ​
​Lena Phillips has everything she could want: a father who adores her, a mother who spends hours reading to her, a nursery full of wonderful toys. As Christmas approaches, Lena grows more and more excited – unaware a dark plot is brewing, and she will be caught in its tendrils. Sold to a cruel couple in the slums of Victorian London, Lena is plunged into a world of begging, stealing, starving, and abuse. Lena's family searches in vain for her. Every Christmas that follows is progressively colder and more desperate than the first. Lena loses hope that anyone will want her – except a boy with sad grey eyes. A boy who needs her as much as she needs him...
The annual Christmas festival is approaching, and everyone in Wrangler’s Hill is expected to attend. But the holiday season turns tragic when rich and miserly Dale Landon is found dead in the freezer of Donna Gimble's ice cream shop. Now, Amateur sleuth Geneva Pomolo and her best friend, Iris Reeves, must scramble to figure out who wanted him dead. The trouble is, everyone did. Their investigation reveals a myriad of suspects. As the festival approaches, the two women find that their perpetrator is far more dangerous, and far closer, than they would like to believe…

​An Earl with a scandalous reputation, a young woman whose parents hope to see her marry a respectable man, a not so accidental meeting, a dramatic rescue on the way to the Christmas Ball, a love long held declared...
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Joane Ramsbury’s relatives insist she make a match worthy of her guardian, the Earl of Montshire. But the only man Joane desires is the local vicar, Miles Gale. Unfortunately, the Earl will never approve. As Christmas approaches, rumors about the Earl’s unsavory business dealings begin to circulate. Most turn their backs on Joane and her family, including possible matches. But not Miles. Thanks to her uncle’s dealings, Joane and her aunt are reduced to penury. If a match between Miles and Joane were possible, things could change… Otherwise, Christmas promises to be a dismal affair.
Michelle Brits is heading to South Africa for Christmas. She wonders if it's time to move back to her home country for good. On the plane, she bumps into a mysterious stranger with an adventurous spirit she finds irresistible. When circumstances force Justin to join Michelle's family over Christmas, it becomes apparent that Michelle is falling hard for him. Yet Justin has been a wanderer all his life. When tragedy strikes on Christmas Day, Justin comes through. Has he found his purpose at last? Could his wandering days be over? And what Michelle yearns to know most of all: Is staying in South Africa a real possibility for him? ​
Katherine Lynd’s sister did just fine as a Mail Order Bride. Couldn’t Katherine do the same? She is set to marry Marshal Casper Mulroney. Things seem to be working out smoothly, until an abusive husband sets out to kill his wife. When Katherine’s fiancé shoots him, something goes hard in Katherine’s heart. She can’t get past it. How can she put aside her revulsion for the marshal’s actions long enough for a courtship, let alone a marriage by Christmas Day? There is more in store for Katherine—forcing her decision, and she doesn’t know which way to turn.
After being assaulted, Nettie will do anything to leave the city—including lie that she’s a widow and her step-sisters are her daughters. She’s desperate to make herself as alluring as possible to the gentleman who placed a Mail Order Bride advert in time for Christmas. Ross Layton wants a wife. Nettie is perfect for him, and her daughters fill his house with joy and laughter. Until the truth is exposed, and suddenly his wife is a stranger to him. After all the lies, will Ross and Nettie ever be able to work through their terrible beginning—especially in time for Christmas?
Days before Christmas, Lorna McDougall fights to save her clan—even if it means putting herself in the path of the English. Struck by an arrow, she barely manages to escape. Weak and losing hope, she is discovered by Finlay MacClaine, who binds her wound and cares for her. When they are both captured by the English, their fate seems certain. Finlay concocts a risky trick. The plan is highly perilous, and if it fails, it means certain death for the woman he now loves. Both Finlay and Lorna are in dire need of a Christmas miracle...
A forced engagement, an insufferable fiancé, a childhood sweetheart, and a tragic accident all conspire to bring Agnes either her happiest Christmas or her most miserable. Just as Agnes finally gets up the nerve to do something about her unhappy engagement, a tragic accident catapults her right back into her fiancé’s control. But a Christmas miracle could change everything… 
Widow Missy Cartwright can't survive on her homestead alone. She writes a Mail Order Bride agency, and Jedediah Jones answers. She hardly expects the handsome, hard-working man who shows up. Grieving her first husband, Missy sets firm boundaries. This will be a marriage of convenience only. Praying for a home built by Christmas, Missy believes that somehow things will be all right. As her new husband works with dogged determination, love begins to blossom, but she fears Jed will never love her back—for she made her rules clear. Right before Christmas, a storm roars through, bringing a shocking surprise. Dare Missy believe her wishes might come true?
Sadie Verkler escapes to Ohio to mend her broken heart. How could Peter Wyse have dumped her so quickly for Eloise Gundy? And how could he have married Eloise within months? With time, Sadie accepts Aaron Roggi’s courtship in Ohio. But a family emergency calls her back to Indiana just before Christmas. She goes, dreading a run-in with Peter, who is now tragically widowed. Fearing she still loves him, she yearns to return to Ohio and Aaron. When she gets her wish, things go horribly wrong. And when Peter shows up two days before Christmas, she is forced to face the truth.
Dumped by her fiancé, Hazel Fletcher accepts her best friend’s invitation to fly to South Africa for Christmas. When Hazel meets her friend's brother Johan, she’s immediately struck by his raw good looks, his steadiness, and his quiet strength. Hazel is does her best to avoid his charms, but trucking over the veld, attending the Christmas braai, and getting caught in a sandstorm conspire against her. Still, she’s determined to return to the States. When her ex-fiancé wants her back, Hazel’s confusion mounts. Disaster strikes, and Hazel fears her options have run out.
Lord Lewis Barrington, son of the Earl of Rostendom, faces increasing expectations to make a suitable match in order to produce an heir. But the only woman to catch his interest is a most unsuitable vicar’s daughter, Esther Mullens. As Christmas approaches, Esther determines to help the less fortunate of London. She petitions members of the peerage to donate, but she meets with failure and a large dose of criticism and judgment. When a winter snowstorm traps her and Lewis—along with some of the impoverished children she’s trying to help—Esther discovers something surprising. Perhaps the wonder and magic of Christmas will bring Esther all her desires after all. 
Shipwrecked right before Christmas, Douglas MacNeill nearly dies. He’s discovered by Sheena MacLachlan who hides him nearby, caring for him on the sly. Sheena’s father arranges for her betrothal to another man at the Christmas feast. Sheena wants nothing to do with the man her father has chosen. Tending for the shipwreck survivor, she is pulled toward his blustery good looks and strong, proud personality. But it will hardly make a difference. Her fate is sealed. Sheena is trapped—she can’t defy her father’s wishes, nor can she betray the one she loves.
Mail Order Bride Jenny Lynd travels across the country only to be dumped by her fiancé. Desperate, she takes a position as a maid. She meets local rancher Dan Ellison, who becomes her friend. Dan Ellison has his own broken heart to mend, but he can’t resist Jenny’s sweet charm. When he works up the courage to express his love, Jenny wants nothing to do with him. Christmas is going to be full of lost dreams and loneliness … unless Jenny can find the courage to open her heart again.
Prudence Winchester hates the pretense of high society. She wants her life to be different, to have some meaning. She meets the struggling artist, George, and falls for his stunning good looks, his witty conversation, and his tender heart. But of course, her parents would never agree to their courtship. When forced to attend the Christmas Ball to secure a marriage arrangement, Prudence discovers the bitter truth about George. Her artist friend is now lost to her. Indeed, he was never hers at all. Prudence must escape… But where will she go? And will she ever find love?
A dying clansman warns Brian MacPherson of the Mackintosh attack. All Christmas preparations halt. Brian challenges the rival chief to a duel. His daughter, Ailsa Mackintosh, leaps to her dying father’s defense. Brian and Ailsa meet in the forest to negotiate. Their growing attraction to each other troubles Ailsa. She goes to the MacPherson village to propose peace but is captured by the new rogue chief, who tries to force her hand in marriage. Brian frees Ailsa, and now with both their lives on the line, they must persuade the clans to live in peace… ​
Nellie Wilder has pegged all her hopes for a family and a home of her own on widower Thomas Miller, until she arrives in Plum River and discovers it was Thomas’s sister Laurie, who has been writing her—not Thomas. Thomas has no intention of loving her or any other woman. He is determined to remain faithful to his wife’s memory. Can Thomas’s heart, seared by pain and loss, open up enough to let Nellie in, or was Nellie’s trip to Wyoming a complete disaster?
The Christmas season has eighteen-year-old Courtney crossing the state line with her little brother Dennis to rendezvous with the man who deserted them years ago. Courtney remembers him only as the tall man who ran away. Dennis doesn't remember him at all.

Courtney is furious, but Denny is curious. Will their meeting result in a happy Christmas memory or another miserable disappointment?
​In this clean and wholesome Regency Romance, lady’s maid Justina Stanley is stunned and thrilled to discover she is the missing heir to the Earl of Rosedale. Solicitor Stephen Montgomery guides her through this startling life transition, offering his kindness and assistance. Justina considers him a dear friend. Sometimes, he seems to be even more… But all is not well. Justina’s two half-sisters resent her ascension in society and set out to make her life a living misery. When the Duke of Wockshire falls for Justina, her half-sisters’ resentment knows no bounds. But the Duke harbors a secret. When his true intentions are exposed, Justina is directly in his line of fire. Confused and disheartened, Justina struggles to make sense of her new life. With her emotions in turmoil, she doesn’t know where to turn.
If you enjoy sweet Mail Order Bride romance and a lot of adventure, you’ll love this tender Christmas story of healing, redemption, and a mother’s love.

Widow Martha Mahey will do anything to see her young daughter smile again. In December, the two of them take off across the country to meet Martha’s new fiancé. Martha prays they’ll make it by Christmas. She feels certain that if they do, young Betsy will smile again and have a chance to heal her grief. A raging snow storm leaves them stranded in the forest, only two hours from their destination. Martha musters all her courage to fight off wolves and frigid temperatures before all is lost. Will she get her Christmas miracle? Will her fiancé find her in time?
Lally is in love with an engaged man. She doesn’t want to love Jack Ruger, but some things can't be controlled. Lally takes refuge in her best friend, Russ Marin, or at least, she tries to. But something has changed, and Russ is not interested in being of help. In fact, he’s downright rude and dismissive. Adding to her stress, Lally gets word that she will have to move her consignment shop by the first of the year. She panics. Without her holiday income, she’s doomed. But how can she move her entire inventory in time, without cutting into her end-of-year sales? Lally is unexpectedly rescued by the person she least expects. And the best part … she rescues him right back!
​Rachel Owen adores her boss. If only he would notice her… Her boss meets her at the local school to discuss their annual Christmas fund-raiser. While at the school, Rachel bumps into a high school counselor. Immediately aware of his good looks and charming sense of humor, she ignores him, not willing to waver in her love for her boss. Later, Rachel becomes the guardian of her teen-aged cousin Destiny, and is thrown again and again into the counselor’s presence. He shows interest in her, but she resists both his attention and her growing attraction toward him. When Destiny goes missing, a crisis ensues, and Rachel discovers a truth she doesn’t want to face. But she has no choice, and in facing the truth, her Christmas brings her a very unexpected blessing.
Christmas is almost here! Excitement is everywhere! Guster is throwing a Christmas Party! He's invited all his friends. When Santa calls to say he is going to come and hand out presents, Guster is over-the-moon excited! The happy news travels like a speeding bicycle through the neighborhood. But right before the party begins, disaster strikes! Santa has a North Pole emergency and can't come. What will Guster do? Can he find someone to fill in for Santa? Will his friends stay when they find out Santa didn't come? Special thank you gift included.