Naomi
When her Ma died, her Pa couldn’t cope with the loss and set off to find gold, leaving Naomi and her brothers to fend for themselves and run the farm.
Even though she is the youngest, Naomi is the one that takes care of everyone. She cooks and she cleans so her brothers can work on the farm. Her friends all depend on her.
Naomi longs for a husband and family of her own, but she is plain and hasn’t caught the eye of any of the local bachelors.
When her friend Ivy writes to her about a widower who just placed an ad for a “Mail Order Bride”, Naomi decides that this may be her best chance for a husband and children. After all, Ivy found her love doing the same.
Leonard
It’s been 8 years since Aurora passed, and yet it seems like yesterday. The hurt is raw and Leonard has vowed never to love again.
But Marie is 8 years old, and longs for a Ma. John is 11 and rarely smiles. Kind neighbors and Leonard himself are not enough he realizes, no matter how much he loves his children.
Maybe a “Mail Order Bride��� will fill the gap. Someone to care for his home and his children….and that is ALL!
Her heart is breaking, but Naomi has realized that a caregiver is all she will ever be.
Leonard loves Aurora and only Aurora…..but why then can he not stop thinking about Naomi?
Genre: Historical Romance
When her Ma died, her Pa couldn’t cope with the loss and set off to find gold, leaving Naomi and her brothers to fend for themselves and run the farm.
Even though she is the youngest, Naomi is the one that takes care of everyone. She cooks and she cleans so her brothers can work on the farm. Her friends all depend on her.
Naomi longs for a husband and family of her own, but she is plain and hasn’t caught the eye of any of the local bachelors.
When her friend Ivy writes to her about a widower who just placed an ad for a “Mail Order Bride”, Naomi decides that this may be her best chance for a husband and children. After all, Ivy found her love doing the same.
Leonard
It’s been 8 years since Aurora passed, and yet it seems like yesterday. The hurt is raw and Leonard has vowed never to love again.
But Marie is 8 years old, and longs for a Ma. John is 11 and rarely smiles. Kind neighbors and Leonard himself are not enough he realizes, no matter how much he loves his children.
Maybe a “Mail Order Bride��� will fill the gap. Someone to care for his home and his children….and that is ALL!
Her heart is breaking, but Naomi has realized that a caregiver is all she will ever be.
Leonard loves Aurora and only Aurora…..but why then can he not stop thinking about Naomi?
Genre: Historical Romance
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