Her One Lie Before Christmas
(2026)(A book in the Christmas Brides on the Frontier series)
A novel by Faith Reynolds and Gretchen Wheeler
She came to marry a stranger. If he discovers her lie, she’ll lose everything.
Beatrice Slade has no money, no home, and no intention of becoming her brother-in-law’s next wife. So when a Montana doctor advertises for a practical bride with nursing experience, she invents two years spent at St. Louis General and boards the westbound train.
Dr. Asa Bracken needs steady hands, not romance. But his new wife is quick, fearless with frightened patients, dangerously easy to want—and far too untrained to be what she claims.
As winter illness closes in and Christmas approaches, Beatrice must prove the woman behind the lie is exactly who Fir Ridge needs. Because when the truth comes out, she may lose her new profession, her new home...
And the husband she never meant to love.
This approximately 80,000 word novel complete with happily ever after is perfect for readers who love:
Beatrice Slade has no money, no home, and no intention of becoming her brother-in-law’s next wife. So when a Montana doctor advertises for a practical bride with nursing experience, she invents two years spent at St. Louis General and boards the westbound train.
Dr. Asa Bracken needs steady hands, not romance. But his new wife is quick, fearless with frightened patients, dangerously easy to want—and far too untrained to be what she claims.
As winter illness closes in and Christmas approaches, Beatrice must prove the woman behind the lie is exactly who Fir Ridge needs. Because when the truth comes out, she may lose her new profession, her new home...
And the husband she never meant to love.
This approximately 80,000 word novel complete with happily ever after is perfect for readers who love:
- Mail-order Marriage of Convenience
Frontier Doctor & Nurse Working Partnership
One Big Secret
A Capable Heroine Starting Over
Slow-Burn Love After Marriage
Small-Town Community & Earned Belonging
Sweet, Clean, and Wholesome Historical Western Christmas Romance
Genre: Historical Romance