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Clara

(2025)
(The second book in the Wild Rose Ridge Historicals series)
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A baker on the run.
A guarded sheriff.
And a mail-order-bride escape.


Clara Miller never meant to witness a murder, but when Chicago detectives dismiss her testimony, her life is on the line. Fleeing west as a mail-order-bride is her only shot at safety, until she discovers her intended groom is a small-town sheriff who sees her as more burden than blessing.

Sheriff Amos Goodwin refuses to run from a fight, even if it means entering a marriage of convenience to strengthen his reputation in town. But from the moment Clara stumbles into one of his arrests, disaster seems to follow her. Worse, a WANTED poster arrives naming her as a person of interest in a murder investigation. Amos must decide whether to uphold the law or risk everything to protect the woman who has captured his heart.

It's Christmas. But a snowstorm is on its way, and trouble is closing in. Will he protect Clara at the cost of his badge? Can love survive when duty demands everything?

This sweet Christmas historical romance is perfect for fans of the following tropes:
*Mail-order-brides
*Marriage of convenience
*Sheriff hero
*Christmas
*High-stakes danger
*Frontier time period
*Washington Territory



Genre: Historical Romance

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