Clover Springs Mail Order Brides Books
A heartwarming clean mail order bride romance that will sweep you away to the American frontier. When Irish beauty Katie O'Callaghan flees her abusive uncle in Boston, answering an advertisement to become a mail order bride seems like her only hope for freedom. But the journey to Clover Springs, Colorado becomes a dangerous adventure when her wagon train is attacked, leaving Katie stranded and questioning everything about her mysterious intended groom. Daniel Sullivan desperately needs a wife—the bank won't finance his business without one. But when the woman he's been corresponding with fails to arrive, and a beautiful Irish stranger appears in town with danger following close behind, Daniel faces an impossible choice: protect his heart or protect the woman who's already captured it. Neither expected to find love. Both are about to discover that the greatest adventures begin when two hearts become one. As Katie and Daniel navigate the perils of frontier life, family secrets threaten to tear them apart. Can their growing love survive the truth about Katie's past? And will Daniel risk everything—including his dreams—to give Katie the safe haven she's always sought? This is Book 1 in the beloved Clover Springs Mail Order Brides series—12 heartwarming clean romances that follow Irish women finding love and new beginnings in the American West. Perfect for readers who love: ✓ Clean, wholesome romance with emotional depth ✓ Strong heroines who overcome adversity ✓ Protective heroes with tender hearts ✓ Mail order bride love stories ✓ Western historical romance ✓ Irish characters and heritage ✓ Series where characters' stories interweave ✓ Romance without explicit content ✓ Happy endings guaranteed "A beautifully written story of love, hope, and second chances that will keep you turning pages late into the night."
Mary Ryan leaves the orphanage and heartbreak behind and follows her friend Katie to Clover Springs to become a mail order bride. She's nervous but reminds herself that Davy Sullivan must be a nice man or Katie wouldn’t have recommended him. Davy Sullivan needs a wife, but he's not looking for love. In his experience, that only leads to heartbreak. Mary and Davy soon find out that getting married was the easy part. Staying together is difficult especially when past secrets come to light and threaten to destroy their future. Can they develop trust in one another and find happiness?
Eighteen year old Sorcha Matthews happy future is shattered when her soul mate, Luke, is tragically killed before she even gets to unite with him in Clover Springs. She flees Boston rather than face a life filled with horrific abuse. Widower Brian Peterson needs a wife to look after his two daughters. He isn't interested in romance but no self respecting woman will live on his homestead without a ring on her finger. Sorcha needs a husband, Brian needs a wife. Is this a match made in heaven? Or is Socha jumping from the frying pan into the fire?
Life isn't easy for a young woman alone in 19th Century Colorado, but when Emer Matthews needs to escape an untenable situation, she only has herself to depend on. She has no time for men having seen first hand the high price women pay for love, so she seeks solace with the sister she's never met, Sorcha. But when Emer gets to Boston, she discovers her sister has moved to Clover Springs and she's left alone with no money and no means to go back to Colorado. Lawrence Shipley is bored. He’s fed up of his match making domineering mother. He wants to gain independence by heading up the Shipley Banking Dynasty in Denver. But his mother has other ideas. She decides to go to Denver too, reluctantly agreeing to take Father Molloy’s latest protégée, Emer. Emer is nothing like any woman Lawrence has met. She intrigues him and excites him but it seems she won’t have anything to do with him. Can he destroy the wall she’s built around her heart? Or will her past catch up with her and destroy them both?
Recently widowed, Laura has no intention of tying herself to any other man. She is finally free of the life she choose after leaving the orphanage. But when evil catches up with her, she is left with no option but to run to Clover Springs. There her friends will provide some protection and safety. Paul Kelley needs a wife. His Ma agrees with him but the lady she has chosen is not the girl for Paul. He wants a mail order bride, a fresh innocent girl just like the other mail order brides who arrived in town. When Laura arrives with danger hot on her heels, he marries her for her own protection. Now they can live happily ever after But someone from Laura’s past has other ideas...
Returning from University, Ellen is disenchanted with her chosen career. Leaving home wasn’t what she wanted. She missed Clover Springs, in particular a certain older man. Could she convince her family her true vocation lay as a wife and mother? Samuel Higgins has been fighting prejudice his whole life. Suffering from a stammer and an inability to read, it is just his luck that the one girl he falls in love with is out of his league. What would an educated teacher want with an illiterate ranch hand? Maybe his brother is right, his future does lie in the California goldmines. Father Molloy is back in Clover Springs with two young’uns. They need a home. Who will provide it? Danger strikes. Can Samuel save the woman he loves and will they end up together or is one of them destined to leave Clover Springs forever?
Little Beaver, while happy with his lot as deputy sheriff in Clover Springs, wants what his friends have—a wife and children. But his heart is stuck on Asha, a woman who lives on the reservation and her father refuses to allow Little Beaver court her. Tragically, through no fault of her own, Asha is thrown off of the reservation and left to survive in the wilds. Heartbroken, Little Beaver vows revenge. His friends tell him he will destroy everything he has worked so hard to achieve, and rather than saving the woman he loves, he may place her in further jeopardy. Will Asha and Little Beaver find true happiness or has the magic of Clover Springs run out?
Alicia Carstairs had it all—or so she thought. Financially secure, well brought up, engaged to a prominent young man. So why was she on a train headed west in the hopes of securing a position as a governess? Aaron Higgins thought he was happy until all his friends, his brother and now Little Beaver, too, were married and having children. He wrote to Mrs. Gantley, asking for a bride. Miss Carstairs ends up in Clover Springs, offending everyone—most of all, Aaron. He wants to put her on the next train out of town. Or does he?
Running from her past, Doc Erin arrives in Clover Springs for a short stay but it seems Father Molloy has other ideas. Mick Quinn can't leave his past behind him. There is trouble in Clover Springs. The opening of a new house, not the sort that hosts sewing bees or quilting circles, is having a negative impact on all residents particularly the girls who live there. Erin wants to help, so does Mick. Can these two put their past pain behind them and be successful in their bid to return Clover Springs to the nice town it used to be? **This book doesn't contain any sex scenes, but due to subject matter is appropriate for ages 16 and older.**
Eleanor Templeton, recently arrived in Clover Springs, is looking for a place to hide and nurse her invisible wounds. Gary Barrett, the saloon owner, tries to break down the barriers she has erected, convinced he has found the woman of his dreams. Wilma, usually the first to help new arrivals, doesn’t want to meet the new school teacher. Seeing Eleanor from a distance has triggered painful memories leading to Wilma’s collapse. With Doc Erin out of town, can Father Molloy and Mrs. Grey rescue their old friend and their new one? Or is it the end of happy ever afters in Clover Springs?
A long lost relative escapes to Clover Springs, but it's not the happy reunion anticipated by her sister. She’s escaped with her life—but brought baggage that jeopardizes her future. When her past threatens her once more, Clover Springs rallies around to help. Abe O'Malley only stopped in Clover Springs on his way East, carrying only a broken heart and a loss of faith and tragic news for Mick and Cookie. Cathy needs saving from herself and those who wish her harm. Abe has to put aside his own feelings and help this stranger but can he overcome tragedy and loss to find happiness and to save Cathy’s life?
Tensions rise in Clover Springs as two communities clash. Mrs. Grey finds herself in the middle of the chaos as her past comes back to haunt her. With Father Molloy and her other friends by her side, she can forgive those who hurt her, but can she forgive herself? Can she open her heart to a life filled with love and kindness or will the chains of the past destroy Clover Springs?