Jasper's Runaway Bride

Jasper's Runaway Bride
Author: Margery Scott
Publisher: Margery Scott
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2018-10-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1988191165

Life is what happens when you’re busy making plans! When Lynna Spiers impulsively runs away from her wedding, she soon realizes she should have made a plan. Arriving in Colorado penniless and starving, she doesn’t expect to faint in the arms of a stranger. Jasper Morrison has a plan. Now that his ranch is prosperous and he can support a family, he’s ready to settle down and get married. He has the letter with the marriage proposal to a woman he’s been corresponding with in his pocket, ready to mail. But when a woman he’s never met faints in his arms and then begs him for help, he can’t refuse. Convinced her fiancé will come after her, Lynna needs a place to hide until she can earn enough money to go further west. As the days go by, Lynna becomes more attracted to Jasper, and she suspects he’s developing feelings for her as well. Lynna can’t live with herself if she brings danger to Jasper’s door. Jasper can’t live with himself if he lets her go. But before they can make a plan together, her fiancé arrives – and he has revenge on his mind.

Jasper's Runaway Bride

Jasper's Runaway Bride
Author: Margery Scott
Publisher: Rocky Ridge Romance
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2020-06-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781988191423

Life is what happens when you're busy making plans!When Lynna Spiers impulsively runs away from her wedding, she soon realizes she should have made a plan. Arriving in Colorado penniless and starving, she doesn't expect to faint in the arms of a stranger.Jasper Morrison has a plan. Now that his ranch is prosperous and he can support a family, he's ready to settle down and get married. He has the letter with the marriage proposal to a woman he's been corresponding with in his pocket, ready to mail. But when a woman he's never met faints in his arms and then begs him for help, he can't refuse.Convinced her fiancé will come after her, Lynna needs a place to hide until she can earn enough money to go further west. As the days go by, Lynna becomes more attracted to Jasper, and she suspects he's developing feelings for her as well.Lynna can't live with herself if she brings danger to Jasper's door. Jasper can't live with himself if he lets her go. But before they can make a plan together, her fiancé arrives - and he has revenge on his mind.

High Stakes Bride

High Stakes Bride
Author: Margery Scott
Publisher: Margery Scott
Total Pages: 111
Release: 2018-07-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1988191157

Chloe Taggart has one goal – to leave Rocky Ridge (and the diner she runs with her father) as soon as possible and see the world. She has no desire to be under any man’s thumb when she could be sailing the Pacific or touring ancient Greek ruins. Rancher Austin Hayward is content with his life in Rocky Ridge, but it would be perfect if he could share it with Chloe Taggart as his wife. Unfortunately, even though Austin has loved Chloe for years, she has never looked at him as anything more than a friend. When Chloe’s father loses the diner to Austin in a poker game, Austin makes her a proposition she can’t refuse. But Chloe has a plan of her own – a plan that will give her what she wants in the end. If it works … and if Austin loves her enough to let her go.

Substitute Bride

Substitute Bride
Author: Margery Scott
Publisher: Clover Ridge Press
Total Pages: 142
Release: 2019-04-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1988191025

He married the wrong twin! Six years after Cole Berringer goes west to build a new life, he writes to his childhood sweetheart, Sarah Main, and proposes marriage. But instead of the woman he left behind, her twin sister, Elizabeth, arrives in Colorado to take her place. Elizabeth Main has loved Cole for years, but has always known she isn’t the woman he loves, so when her twin refuses his marriage proposal, she grabs at the chance to make her dreams come true. As the weeks go by, Cole and Elizabeth grow closer, and Elizabeth is convinced it’s only a matter of time until Cole returns her love. But then, Sarah arrives …

Mail-Order Melanie

Mail-Order Melanie
Author: Margery Scott
Publisher: Margery Scott
Total Pages: 119
Release: 2020-09-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1988191475

Left penniless and homeless, Beckham socialite Melanie Rutherford sees no other option but to become a mail order bride. Luckily, a wealthy rancher in Colorado needs a wife, and although she’s not entirely thrilled with the idea of going west, at least she’ll be able to live the lifestyle she’s accustomed to. However, when she arrives in Cedar Valley, Colorado, she learns that her betrothed has married someone else. When Tom Harper’s brother, Earl, elopes with his childhood sweetheart, Tom is elected to break the news to the mail-order bride he was supposed to marry. Tom has no intention of getting married, yet something about the woman who arrives on the stage makes his brain shut down and he finds himself offering to take his brother’s place. With nowhere to go and no way to get back to Boston, she accepts Tom's proposal, only to discover that Earl had lied about many things – including the fact that he didn't own a prosperous ranch, but that he and his family owned a … farm! And she’d be expected to work! Can a woman who only knows how to host dinner parties and attend the opera ever become a real farmer’s wife? And can a man who didn’t want a wife ever become a real husband? Will Melanie and Tom be able to put their differences aside and allow themselves to have a real marriage?

Audra

Audra
Author: Margery Scott
Publisher: Margery Scott
Total Pages: 109
Release: 2019-03-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1988191106

Rancher Neall Gardiner is wealthy, educated, and has everything he could possibly want except one thing – a wife and children of his own. While there are plenty of unmarried women in Sapphire Springs, Texas, he can’t be sure any of them want him for himself and not for the security and wealth he can offer. Keeping some of the details of his life a secret, he sends for a mail-order bride. With no way to support herself and her infant son, Audra Holt will soon be homeless. Her best friend convinces her to answer an ad for a mail-order bride. Since Audra doesn’t know how to read, she has no way of knowing that her friend didn’t mention the baby in the letter she sent to the Texas rancher. How will Neall react when Audra arrives in Sapphire Springs? And when her illiteracy comes to light, how will Audra fit into Neall’s life? Can she be the wife he wants, or was their marriage a mistake?

Wanted: The Perfect Husband

Wanted: The Perfect Husband
Author: Margery Scott
Publisher: Margery Scott
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2017-01-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1988191041

Sybil Franklin needs a husband – fast! In order to keep the ranch she inherited from a father she never knew, she must be married within thirteen days. One man comes highly recommended. The problem is, he has no interest in marriage, no matter what she offers in return. Devin McGregor had a ranch once, had a fiancé, had a future. He made a mistake, and it cost him everything. Now, he’s afraid to risk failing again, even though it’s tempting to accept Sybil’s marriage proposal. When Sybil decides to post an advertisement for the perfect husband, Devin knows he has to stop her from being taken advantage of, but there’s only one way to do that – marry her himself. If Devin can’t overcome his fear of failure, he’s going to lose everything again – including the woman he loves.

Hannah's Hero

Hannah's Hero
Author: Margery Scott
Publisher: Margery Scott
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2018-01-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1988191130

US Marshal Kirby Matheson is on his way to testify at a trial when he comes across an injured woman on the trail. Although he risks missing the trial, he can't leave her to the elements and goes out of his way to take her to safety. When Hannah Wilde is rescued by a handsome stranger after being thrown from her horse during a storm, she finds herself growing to like him, much to her dismay. He’s exactly the kind of man she’s sworn never to get involved with – a lawman! Kirby feels a connection to Hannah unlike any he’s never felt with another woman. He’s sure she feels the same, so why is she being so frosty toward him? And why is he suddenly thinking about giving up the one thing he’s always valued – his freedom? Hannah is determined to resist her growing feelings for Kirby. However, when danger follows him, Hannah realizes she could lose him forever - unless she's already too late.

The Morgans of Rocky Ridge, Books 1-3

The Morgans of Rocky Ridge, Books 1-3
Author: Margery Scott
Publisher: Clover Ridge Press
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2022-07-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1988191289

The Morgans of Rocky Ridge, Books 1-3 in this sweet historical romance series. Come to Colorado and meet the Morgan men: Cade, the man who is willing to risk everything for the woman he loves; Trey, the gambler, who has to decide if he's willing to give up his freedom for love; and Zane, the marshal who risks his reputation and his future for a scandalized woman. Book 1 - Cade When revenge leads Cade Morgan to hold up a stagecoach and kidnap his childhood friend, Bella Morrow, he discovers his feelings for her are stronger than ever. He suspects Bella feels the same way, so why is she intent on marrying another man? Bella Morrow is on her way home to marry a man her father chose for her. Although she has prayed for a way to avoid the marriage, she's shocked when her stagecoach is attacked and she is kidnapped by a man who seems strangely familiar to her, and secretly pleased to discover her captor is Cade Morgan, the boy she fell in love with when they were barely more than children. But what kind of future can they have when she is betrothed to another man, and Cade is wanted by the law? Book 2 - Trey When Trey Morgan wins half a saloon in a poker game, he heads back to Rocky Ridge, Colorado, to sell his share and move on, back to the life he loves - no responsibilities, no ties. But he doesn't expect his partner to be Claire O'Doyle, a beautiful Irish redhead who captivates him like no other woman ever has. Claire O'Doyle has no use for men like Trey. They remind her too much of the father who abandoned her and her mother. She'd love nothing more than to pay Trey off and get him out of her life. But someone is trying to run her out of Rocky Ridge, and she doesn't need the distraction of a man whose charm makes her forget her vow to stay away from gamblers. As the threats escalate, so does Claire and Trey's attraction to each other. But will Trey walk away? And if he does, will Claire let him go? Book 3 - Zane The west is a dangerous place, especially for a lawman. Zane Morgan, sheriff of Rocky Ridge, Colorado, has accepted this and has resigned himself to being alone. He won't ask a woman to share his life when the odds of him living long enough to raise a family are slim. Priscilla Rowan is on the run. Pregnant and fleeing her preacher ex-husband, she's on her way to California when nature ruins her plans and her child decides to be born sooner than expected. Although she doesn't trust any man, she has no choice but to accept Zane's help and protection until she can move on. As Zane and Priscilla grow closer, Zane discovers protecting her becomes much more than his duty. But when the threat is eliminated, can he convince her to stay without giving up who he is?

Anna

Anna
Author: Margery Scott
Publisher: Margery Scott
Total Pages: 147
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1988191653

When Anna Tibbits' new brother-in-law refuses to honor his promise to also provide for her, she is cast out with only a few dollars to her name, nowhere to go and no way to earn a living. Desperate, she agrees to become a mail-order bride to a farmer in Coldwater Creek, Montana. With hope in her heart, she travels west, only to discover that the man she agreed to marry is not the kind of man he seemed to be in his letters. Glenn Pruitt, Coldwater Creek’s only doctor, has no plans to marry. He’s far too busy to court a woman, even if there was one in town he was interested in. But his life is turned upside down when he learns that his infant niece is now an orphan and he is her only family. But how can he take care of a child when he doesn’t even have time to take of himself? When Anna and Glenn meet, they come to an arrangement which suits them both. Their relationship grows and the future looks promising, until a crisis threatens everything, even their lives.