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South Dakota Complete Series
(2018)(A book in the South Dakota series)
An omnibus of novels by Ruth Ann Nordin
This boxed set contains the complete South Dakota Series by Ruth Ann Nordin.
Loving Eliza (Book 1)
Eliza left her life of prostitution to become something she could never be back in Omaha: a lady. Her plan is to remain single for the rest of her life, but when she arrives in South Dakota, she runs into John Evans. And he's not about to let her remain single if he has anything to do about it.
As soon as John sees Eliza, he falls in love with her. Not only is Eliza the most beautiful young lady he's ever seen, but she isn't put off by the fact that he's mute. Since his mail-order bride didn't come, then he sees no reason why he can't marry Eliza and make a home with her.
Eliza, however, knows very well why they can't be together. She used to be a prostitute. John is a sweet man who's never even kissed a woman. He deserves a virgin who can give him her innocence and a future with children. Eliza can do neither one for him. But while she insists he waits to see if his mail-order bride is coming after all, she is taken in with his sweetness and charm until she's torn between doing what is best for him and what her selfish heart wants.
Bid for a Bride (Book 2)
After Loving Eliza, John and Eliza adopt a blind boy named Brian who was abandoned by his father. Bid for a Bride is Brian's romance. The story begins in the quiet South Dakota town where Brian lives.
Lucy finds out the man she just married already has a wife, and what's worse is that he's trying to sell her to the highest bidder. The preacher intervenes and helps her annul her marriage, but he's aware that Lucy's week with her bigamist husband might have resulted in a pregnancy.
To protect her reputation, he asks Brian Evans to marry her. Brian jumps at the chance and proposes to her. Seeing no other option, Lucy agrees. But will Brian have the marriage based on love that he longs for or will he always be Lucy's convenient husband?
Bride of Second Chances (Book 3)
Jeremy Graham made a promise to Rebecca, his wife, that he would never love another woman. After Rebecca's untimely death, her sister, Jane Syas, is about to be sold into marriage to a disgusting older man who only wants her to warm his bed and to do the chores around his house. Jeremy can't bring himself to stand idly by while her brother makes such an arrangement. Not only does he feel duty-bound to protect Rebecca's younger sister, but Jane's always been a friend in whom he could confide in. So he steps in to give her his name and his home, with the understanding that this is only a marriage of convenience. Love will never factor into the equation.
Jane, who has always been shy and content to hide in the shadows, begins to stir up old feelings in him - feelings for which Jeremy isn't prepared to feel again. And before long, he feels torn between holding onto the love he had for Rebecca and letting Rebecca go so that he can, once again, look forward to the future. He never imagined that marrying Jane would offer him a chance for love that he never thought he'd get again. With Jane, the future spans before him, and it's wonderful. But dare he take it? Or would he be betraying the love he had for his first wife?
Jeremy is Eliza's real son, and in this book, he'll discover he's adopted so he and Jane will search for Eliza.
Genre: Historical Romance
Loving Eliza (Book 1)
Eliza left her life of prostitution to become something she could never be back in Omaha: a lady. Her plan is to remain single for the rest of her life, but when she arrives in South Dakota, she runs into John Evans. And he's not about to let her remain single if he has anything to do about it.
As soon as John sees Eliza, he falls in love with her. Not only is Eliza the most beautiful young lady he's ever seen, but she isn't put off by the fact that he's mute. Since his mail-order bride didn't come, then he sees no reason why he can't marry Eliza and make a home with her.
Eliza, however, knows very well why they can't be together. She used to be a prostitute. John is a sweet man who's never even kissed a woman. He deserves a virgin who can give him her innocence and a future with children. Eliza can do neither one for him. But while she insists he waits to see if his mail-order bride is coming after all, she is taken in with his sweetness and charm until she's torn between doing what is best for him and what her selfish heart wants.
Bid for a Bride (Book 2)
After Loving Eliza, John and Eliza adopt a blind boy named Brian who was abandoned by his father. Bid for a Bride is Brian's romance. The story begins in the quiet South Dakota town where Brian lives.
Lucy finds out the man she just married already has a wife, and what's worse is that he's trying to sell her to the highest bidder. The preacher intervenes and helps her annul her marriage, but he's aware that Lucy's week with her bigamist husband might have resulted in a pregnancy.
To protect her reputation, he asks Brian Evans to marry her. Brian jumps at the chance and proposes to her. Seeing no other option, Lucy agrees. But will Brian have the marriage based on love that he longs for or will he always be Lucy's convenient husband?
Bride of Second Chances (Book 3)
Jeremy Graham made a promise to Rebecca, his wife, that he would never love another woman. After Rebecca's untimely death, her sister, Jane Syas, is about to be sold into marriage to a disgusting older man who only wants her to warm his bed and to do the chores around his house. Jeremy can't bring himself to stand idly by while her brother makes such an arrangement. Not only does he feel duty-bound to protect Rebecca's younger sister, but Jane's always been a friend in whom he could confide in. So he steps in to give her his name and his home, with the understanding that this is only a marriage of convenience. Love will never factor into the equation.
Jane, who has always been shy and content to hide in the shadows, begins to stir up old feelings in him - feelings for which Jeremy isn't prepared to feel again. And before long, he feels torn between holding onto the love he had for Rebecca and letting Rebecca go so that he can, once again, look forward to the future. He never imagined that marrying Jane would offer him a chance for love that he never thought he'd get again. With Jane, the future spans before him, and it's wonderful. But dare he take it? Or would he be betraying the love he had for his first wife?
Jeremy is Eliza's real son, and in this book, he'll discover he's adopted so he and Jane will search for Eliza.
Genre: Historical Romance
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