The Bride He Never Asked For
(2026)(The sixth book in the Wind River Mail-Order Brides series)
A novel by Susan Leigh Carlton
Luke Bennett isn’t looking for a wife. The widowed Wind River rancher needs a housekeeper and nanny for his seven-year-old daughter, Molly, and his advertisement makes one thing perfectly clear:
Marriage neither offered nor expected.
Those words are exactly what Ellie Whitfield needs to hear.
Pregnant after an assault she has told no one about, Ellie believes she is no longer worthy of marriage. A respectable job far from everyone who knows her offers the chance to begin again and provide a future for her unborn child.
After two months of letters, Luke invites Ellie to Wind River for a visit. What neither expects is how quickly she fits into his home—or how easily friendship begins turning into something deeper.
But Ellie’s secret cannot remain hidden forever. When the truth comes out, she expects to lose the family she has grown to love.
Luke never asked for a bride.
He may have found one anyway.
The Bride He Never Asked For is a tender Wind River historical romance about healing, unexpected love, and finding a family where you least expect one.
Genre: Romance
Marriage neither offered nor expected.
Those words are exactly what Ellie Whitfield needs to hear.
Pregnant after an assault she has told no one about, Ellie believes she is no longer worthy of marriage. A respectable job far from everyone who knows her offers the chance to begin again and provide a future for her unborn child.
After two months of letters, Luke invites Ellie to Wind River for a visit. What neither expects is how quickly she fits into his home—or how easily friendship begins turning into something deeper.
But Ellie’s secret cannot remain hidden forever. When the truth comes out, she expects to lose the family she has grown to love.
Luke never asked for a bride.
He may have found one anyway.
The Bride He Never Asked For is a tender Wind River historical romance about healing, unexpected love, and finding a family where you least expect one.
Genre: Romance
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