The Deputy's Crafty Bride
(2026)(The eighth book in the Brides of Miss Mabel's Registry series)
A novel by London James
Lena McIntyre has always relied on her wits, her smile, and the occasional sleight of hand to stay one step ahead of trouble. But when a furious judge issues a warrant for her arrest, Lena decides it’s time to disappear. One stolen envelope from Miss Mabel Blessington’s desk later, she’s on a stagecoach bound for Pine Grove, Oregon, armed with the address of a man who asked for a respectable bride—never guessing he’s also the town’s deputy.
Deputy Reid Harrison wanted a quiet, law-abiding wife who wouldn’t mind life in a small logging town. What he gets is a sharp-tongued beauty who lands on his doorstep looking like a walking secret. The townsfolk seem to take to her, his grandmother adores her, and even Reid can’t deny that his unexpected bride brightens his days and stirs feelings he never intended to have.
As church raffles, small-town gossip, and one very determined grandmother nudge Lena closer to an honest life, the lies she arrived with grow heavier by the day. When the truth finally comes knocking, Lena must decide whether to run like she always has—or trust God and one stubborn deputy with her future and her heart.
A witty, heartwarming Christian historical romance about grace that doesn’t look the other way, second chances that cost something, and the unexpected joy of finding a home where you never meant to stay.
They ask for quiet, obedient brides. Mabel sends them the ones with fire.
Full of laugh-out-loud banter, heartfelt faith, and sweet frontier romance, The Brides of Miss Mabel’s Registry is a series of wholesome, charming love stories where opposites attract, sparks fly, and happily ever after comes with a few unexpected detours.
Genre: Inspirational
Deputy Reid Harrison wanted a quiet, law-abiding wife who wouldn’t mind life in a small logging town. What he gets is a sharp-tongued beauty who lands on his doorstep looking like a walking secret. The townsfolk seem to take to her, his grandmother adores her, and even Reid can’t deny that his unexpected bride brightens his days and stirs feelings he never intended to have.
As church raffles, small-town gossip, and one very determined grandmother nudge Lena closer to an honest life, the lies she arrived with grow heavier by the day. When the truth finally comes knocking, Lena must decide whether to run like she always has—or trust God and one stubborn deputy with her future and her heart.
A witty, heartwarming Christian historical romance about grace that doesn’t look the other way, second chances that cost something, and the unexpected joy of finding a home where you never meant to stay.
They ask for quiet, obedient brides. Mabel sends them the ones with fire.
Full of laugh-out-loud banter, heartfelt faith, and sweet frontier romance, The Brides of Miss Mabel’s Registry is a series of wholesome, charming love stories where opposites attract, sparks fly, and happily ever after comes with a few unexpected detours.
Genre: Inspirational