The Christmas Groom's Secret Past
(2025)(A book in the Where the West Meets the Heart series)
A novel by Carol Colyer
Anna Carter has spent years rebuilding her life after her fiancé ran off with her best friend just days before Christmas. After the couple dies, Anna finds herself caring for their child alone, just as the holiday she hates approaches. Needing support and stability when her father passes away, she places an ad for a mail-order groom, never expecting the man who answers to awaken feelings she thought were long buried.
Tyler Steele left behind a life as a bounty hunter after a case ended in betrayal and death, carrying the weight of what went wrong. Answering the mail-order ad of Anne seems practical at first, but the woman who placed it surprises him at every turn, her courage and kindness challenging the walls he has built around his heart.
A marriage of convenience soon becomes a test of trust when a charming villain stakes a claim on the child and the fortune she unknowingly carries. With Christmas only days away, danger presses closer, and love may demand a courage they didn’t know they had.
"The Christmas Groom’s Secret Past" is a historical romance novel of approximately 70,000 words. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
Tropes: Mail-order Groom, Disguised Identity, Forced Proximity, Second Chance at Love
Genre: Romance
Tyler Steele left behind a life as a bounty hunter after a case ended in betrayal and death, carrying the weight of what went wrong. Answering the mail-order ad of Anne seems practical at first, but the woman who placed it surprises him at every turn, her courage and kindness challenging the walls he has built around his heart.
A marriage of convenience soon becomes a test of trust when a charming villain stakes a claim on the child and the fortune she unknowingly carries. With Christmas only days away, danger presses closer, and love may demand a courage they didn’t know they had.
"The Christmas Groom’s Secret Past" is a historical romance novel of approximately 70,000 words. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
Tropes: Mail-order Groom, Disguised Identity, Forced Proximity, Second Chance at Love
Genre: Romance
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