Substitute Brides
(2024)Six Book Collection
(A book in the Substitute Brides series)
An omnibus of novels by Margaret Tanner
No woman wants to be a substitute bride.
With great reluctance these women have been forced, by circumstances beyond their control, to take the place of another bride. Will it bring them happiness or heartache?
Miss Martin
The loss of her job, and subsequent fear of destitution, has forced Anna Martin into this insidious position.
Dayne Pengelly’s livelihood has been stolen. To get it back, he needs to leave his ranch and his daughter Frankie, to find work.
What will happen when his mail-order bride doesn’t turn up, but another woman does?
Miss Aylett
Jobless and homeless, Naomi is desperate enough to become a substitute bride to a man she had never met or corresponded with.
Kane came to town expecting to pick up his mail-order bride. He is furious when he is confronted by a strange woman saying she has been sent as a substitute.
Miss Grant
Ewan Kinkaid’s grandfather blackmails him into applying for a mail-order bride.
After a relentless smear campaign, Mary Grant loses her livelihood.
Because of her desperate circumstances, Mary is forced to become a mail-order bride. And if that isn’t bad enough, she ends up becoming a substitute bride for Ewan.
Miss Nash
Edwina is her father’s daughter, brave and resilient, while Cameron is a man on a dangerous mission.
Sent undercover to unmask the ringleaders of a rustling gang, their fake marriage will be a perfect cover. The only problem is, Edwina is not the woman he was expecting.
Miss Bell
Cody’s need for a wife is so urgent, that when his bride lets him down, he is prepared to accept a substitute.
For Jillian, taking a husband is a matter of life and death for her and four-year-old Bobbie.
A marriage of convenience seems perfect for them, but only if their hearts don’t get involved.
Miss Dwyer
What an ultimatum – Find a wife or go to jail.
Pleading guilty to his brother’s crime was not the smartest thing Jack Forsythe ever did. Now he is forced to find a wife when the girl he planned to marry lets him down.
Molly Dwyer’s mother was branded a witch by a crazed mob. After her death Molly is in fear of her life.
How can this unlikely duo ever find happiness together?
Genre: Inspirational
With great reluctance these women have been forced, by circumstances beyond their control, to take the place of another bride. Will it bring them happiness or heartache?
Miss Martin
The loss of her job, and subsequent fear of destitution, has forced Anna Martin into this insidious position.
Dayne Pengelly’s livelihood has been stolen. To get it back, he needs to leave his ranch and his daughter Frankie, to find work.
What will happen when his mail-order bride doesn’t turn up, but another woman does?
Miss Aylett
Jobless and homeless, Naomi is desperate enough to become a substitute bride to a man she had never met or corresponded with.
Kane came to town expecting to pick up his mail-order bride. He is furious when he is confronted by a strange woman saying she has been sent as a substitute.
Miss Grant
Ewan Kinkaid’s grandfather blackmails him into applying for a mail-order bride.
After a relentless smear campaign, Mary Grant loses her livelihood.
Because of her desperate circumstances, Mary is forced to become a mail-order bride. And if that isn’t bad enough, she ends up becoming a substitute bride for Ewan.
Miss Nash
Edwina is her father’s daughter, brave and resilient, while Cameron is a man on a dangerous mission.
Sent undercover to unmask the ringleaders of a rustling gang, their fake marriage will be a perfect cover. The only problem is, Edwina is not the woman he was expecting.
Miss Bell
Cody’s need for a wife is so urgent, that when his bride lets him down, he is prepared to accept a substitute.
For Jillian, taking a husband is a matter of life and death for her and four-year-old Bobbie.
A marriage of convenience seems perfect for them, but only if their hearts don’t get involved.
Miss Dwyer
What an ultimatum – Find a wife or go to jail.
Pleading guilty to his brother’s crime was not the smartest thing Jack Forsythe ever did. Now he is forced to find a wife when the girl he planned to marry lets him down.
Molly Dwyer’s mother was branded a witch by a crazed mob. After her death Molly is in fear of her life.
How can this unlikely duo ever find happiness together?
Genre: Inspirational
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