The Bride Herder Books

Take one failed rancher turned matchmaker and ten unexpected women looking to become brides. Put them all together in a house in Bent, Colorado. What could possibly go wrong? Chance Redburn lost his ranch and his only living relative, his Aunt Viola, in the same week. Now he has no choice but to try and make a go of his inheritance., Viola’s matchmaking service. He arrives in town to a shipment of brides to match and no idea how to do so. To make matters worse his aunt kept no records of who her clients were. The only thing he finds is a stack of letters that informs Chance that one of the women expects to be matched to him! Only he never asked Aunt Viola for a bride. Violet Montgomery left her classroom and home in Greenbough Alabama to become the matchmaker’s assistant and hopefully make a match with matchmaker’s rancher nephew. Only when Violet arrives the matchmaker is dead, and the nephew is now running the matchmaking service. Does he know Violet is supposed to be his love match? Can Violet help the clueless man figure out how to match brides to grooms? Why is the town calling him The Bride Herder? Even worse why is Chance checking the women’s teeth and asking their weight? Find out in the first book of the exciting Bride Herder Series: “A Bride to Herd.”

Overcoming obstacles that life hands us, Myrakle Estes's lost her hearing due to scarlet fever at the age of three, but gained a talent no one understands. She learned after her papa's death that he made arrangements for her to marry with a significant dowry. She and her companion dog, Dumpling, reluctantly go to a matchmaker in Bent, Colorado in order to fulfill her papa's dying wishes. Joseph Penella makes violins as a hobby. His occupation is helping his Pa and brothers run a successful horse ranch. The time has come for him to take a wife, and Miss Viola, the town matchmaker, has been asked to find a suitable wife for him and his brother's. Will Miss Viola's unexpected passing affect Joseph's chances? Can Joseph convince the new matchmaker that Myrakle is the right bride for him? Will Myrakle accept his love for her and her extraordinary talent for music?

Cina Fairbanks thought she'd be a schoolteacher forever - she loved her students, and she felt she was making a difference. But when a cold-hearted plot to take her job forces her to leave town, she wonders if the future could possibly hold the promise it once did. With only a few options, she decides to write to Miss Viola Redburn, a matchmaker in Colorado, to see about the possibility of starting over. It seems it's the right choice for her, but when she arrives, she learns that things have taken a horrible turn - Miss Viola has passed away, and no one knows who Cina was supposed to marry. She's not about to give up, though--her life is meant for something greater, and she will push through until she figures out what it is. A new love, a new direction, a fresh start -- that's what she came across the country to find, and she won't settle for anything else. Especially when it comes to love.

A runaway bride looking for a safe place to hide, the preacher offering her sanctuary but not his heart, and a matchmaker determined to bring them both together. Espéranza Martinez wants to marry for love. Nothing less will do. However, she always finds something lacking in her suitors and has no problem telling them so. When her parents finally arrange a marriage to a man she has never met, Espé takes her limited funds and runs away. She finds a group of young women and plays along that she too is a bride headed West. What she didn’t count on was a confused matchmaker, a church needing help or the preacher that might be just what she needs. William Gregory loves his life as a pastor and ministering to his small flock in Bent, Colorado. When he hears of a new matchmaker in town taking over his aunt’s business, William is thankful he wasn’t one of the men looking for a wife. That was until the mysterious Espé graces the steps of his small church seeking sanctuary that his thoughts begin to turn to the sacred institution. How long can Espé hide at the church until the truth comes to light? When Espé’s parents arrive demanding she returns home for her wedding, will William help Espé see that running again isn’t the answer, unless she is running into his arms? Read more by Christine Sterling Read the Black Hill Brides Romances: 1. Her Secret Past 2. Her Secret Baby 3. Her Secret Shame 4. Her Secret Love 5. Her Secret Husband Read the Silverpines Romances: 1. Wanted: Medicine Man 2. The Coffin Maker 3. Wanted: Gravedigger 4. Snowbound 5. Wanted: Redemption 6. Changing Seasons Read the Proxy Bride Romances: 1. A Bride for Jeremiah 2. A Bride for Elijah 3. A Bride for Benjamin Read the Pinkerton Matchmaker Romances: 1. The Pinkerton Matchmaker 2. An Agent for Claudette 3. An Agent for Penelope 4. An Agent for Marianne Read the Holiday Romances 1. Wynter's Bride 2. A Cozy Mitten Christmas

Helena Hebert likes a tidy life. As the only child of a bookish father, she enjoys the freedom of running the roost in her small town of Wayfair Ohio, but when her aging father can no longer keep a job she is desperate to find a way to support both of them. Augusta (Agi) Pennington has more than he can manage with three growing boys and burgeoning business. The seed money he dug from the Arizona desert is bringing him big returns but he can’t seem to find anyone willing to keep house for him anymore. Desperate to get a handle on his boys behavior and their rapidly deteriorating home he seeks the help of his friend and the new bride herder in town. Will he have what it takes to win a bride?

Alice Bowen was cursed – that had to be the reason for the series of disasters that had befallen the young debutante as of late! Bold, outspoken, and outgoing- Alice was the center of attention in Baltimore, but in Brownsville, Texas, her confused matchmaker was pairing the women up like prized steer. Her prospective husband didn’t need a wife, he needed a housekeeper and nanny – something she certainly had no experience with! Colton Farmer was widowed. He was caring for his child alone, trying to keep the farm going, and now matched up with the girl of his dreams: Alice. He was smitten with the beautiful woman the moment he’d laid eyes upon her… but dealing with a woman who has no idea how to run a homestead was something he wasn’t ready for. 

Could Alice be the answer to his prayers? Or was she more than he could handle without losing his house, his mind, or his heart forever? * * **This book was originally part of the Bride Herder series but all references to that world have been removed and moved to a small town near the border or Texas and Mexico.

Harley Swinney has convinced himself he’s not looking for a wife. But Adeline Miller isn’t so sure about that… 1890 Bent, Colorado Adeline has big dreams of becoming a journalist. But when her father sets her up with a matchmaker out west, Adeline must put her dreams of writing on hold. Once Adeline arrives out west, Chance Redburn seems to have failed at his matchmaking job. As it turns out, her intended match, Harley, wants nothing to do with her. A confirmed bachelor and hardworking rancher, Harley has vowed to make the family cattle ranch thrive—and he’s done just that. His life is too filled with work to add on anything else—especially a bride. So imagine his surprise when he discovers his name was matched to a newly arrived bride from the east. It must be a mistake… right? Never one to give up, Adeline sets out to discover if Harley is sure he doesn’t want a wife. She sees the way he looks at her when they see each other. Does he truly want to remain single? Or is he just playing hard to get…

Abigail Bowen lost everything in a tragic fire. Mason Stillwell is about to lose his livelihood. What happens when a clueless matchmaker pairs these hard to please people together? Abigail’s whole world is destroyed when her parents die in a tragic house fire. All that remained was her fragile relationship with her younger sister. To keep her safe, Abigail travels out West to marry a man set up by a matchmaker, but when they arrive to find out she’s dead and her clueless grandson has taken over, Abigail's situation gets a whole lot worse. Mason Stillwell doesn’t have time to coddle a woman seeking love. He needs a wife capable of managing his bar's bookkeeping, the one job he can’t do. What he doesn’t expect is for his potential match to be like oil to his water, but with no other option, he realizes he needs to find a way to make it work. Can these two opposites find happiness through an unlikely match? Will they both be able to reconcile their pasts? And will they find a way to do it before Mason loses his bar and both their futures? *This book was previously published by my Jenna Brandt pen name under the Border Brides series and has since been republished under my Jennifer Branson pen name under the Second Chance Brides of the Old West series. This book was also previously part of the Bride Herder series under the title Herd to Please.

Take one stuttering man, one clumsy woman, a whole passel of brides and one clueless matchmaker. Mix them all together and what do you get? Disaster! Jasmine Hammond wanted more in her life and thought marriage would do the trick. Problem was, there was no one in her home town to marry. So she did what anyone would do, she enlisted the help of a matchmaker. And she wasn't the only one. Nine other brides from all over the country traveled with her to Bent, Colorado to entrust their marital endeavors to the famous matchmaker, Viola Redburn. Problem was, when they got there, Viola was dead. Rafe Adams, like other men in town, was in want of a wife. But after hiring Viola Redburn to find him one, disaster strikes! But there's still hope. Viola's nephew inherits everything, including her matchmaking business. But Chance Redburn is a rancher, not a matchmaker. The only thing he's used to matching is cattle, and they're not picky. A passel of brides, on the other hand, is a different matter. But despite Chance Redburn's clumsy attempts, he's getting the job done. But can he find a woman for Rafe that can see past his horrible stutter? Find out in this fun-filled romp of clean, sweet, western historical romance!