Emma's Perfect Blunder
(2026)(The third book in the Rejected Mail-Order Match series)
A novel by Patricia PacJac Carroll
A desperate letter. A rejected bride. And a mistake that might just be perfect.
With postwar Mississippi offering few prospects, Emmaline Portnoy takes a daring chance and answers a mail‑order bride advertisement and then boards a train to Texas, determined to secure her future. Cattle baron Henry Blackthorn wants wives for his sons, but the hard-working and stubborn oldest son, Reid, wants nothing to do with marriage. When a refined Southern belle arrives at the Blackthorn ranch, misunderstandings and one inconvenient blunder change everything. As Emma and Reid are thrown together, they discover that first impressions can be deceiving and love often arrives when least expected.
Emma’s Perfect Blunder is a heartwarming Western romance filled with gentle humor, family ties, and unexpected love.
Genre: Historical
With postwar Mississippi offering few prospects, Emmaline Portnoy takes a daring chance and answers a mail‑order bride advertisement and then boards a train to Texas, determined to secure her future. Cattle baron Henry Blackthorn wants wives for his sons, but the hard-working and stubborn oldest son, Reid, wants nothing to do with marriage. When a refined Southern belle arrives at the Blackthorn ranch, misunderstandings and one inconvenient blunder change everything. As Emma and Reid are thrown together, they discover that first impressions can be deceiving and love often arrives when least expected.
Emma’s Perfect Blunder is a heartwarming Western romance filled with gentle humor, family ties, and unexpected love.
Genre: Historical