The Marshal's Wife
(2026)(The second book in the First Families of Sterling series)
A Story by Christine Sterling
Originally published in 2021, as Chloe’s Christmas Escape (The Marshal’s Mail Order Bride series) and as The Marshal’s Christmas Bride in A Cheerful Heart: 2025 Life Charity Anthology. The book has not been changed from the original, apart from fixing some typos and sentence structure.
A woman on the run. A marshal with scars too deep to heal. One Christmas marriage of convenience could save them both—or break their hearts.Chloe Kingston is running out of time. After witnessing something she was never meant to see, she knows staying in Pittsburgh means certain danger. When her father places her safety in the hands of a trusted lawman, Chloe boards a westbound stage towards a future she never imagined. Arriving in Sterling under a stranger’s protection and an unexpected marriage proposal was never part of her plan.
Jackson Masters is tired of surviving. Haunted by the war and the wound that changed his life forever, the weary marshal longs for peace, purpose, and a family to call his own. When a brave young woman in desperate need of sanctuary arrives in town, Jackson offers Chloe more than shelter … and risks the heart he swore he’d never give away again.
Even though Chloe is falling for Jackson’s quiet strength, steadfast faith, and the safety she’s craved for so long, the dangerous men hunting her could destroy everything they’ve built. And although Jackson is drawn to Chloe’s courage, fierce loyalty, and tender heart, the ghosts of his past—and the fear of failing her—may keep him from embracing the Christmas miracle standing right in front of him.
Will Chloe and Jackson trust God’s plan before the shadows of the past steal their chance at a future together?
The Marshal’s Wife is the second book in the stirring First Families of Sterling. If you enjoy marriage-of-convenience romance, protective lawmen, women in danger, and heartwarming Christmas miracles, then you’ll love Christine Sterling’s deeply felt frontier love story. Set against the snowy beauty of the Colorado plains, Sterling is home to courageous women, swoony heroes, and stories full of faith, forgiveness, and second chances. Perfect for readers who love clean Christmas historical romance, wholesome 1800s western frontier love stories, and heartfelt Christian romance series.
Read The Marshal’s Wife and unwrap your Christmas miracle today.
Genre: Inspirational
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