Hope Left at Her Doorstep
(2024)(A book in the Brides of the Untamed Frontier series)
A novel by Lilah Rivers
Ruby Wilson is determined to keep her family’s store alive in the small, windswept town of Buffalo Crossing, Nebraska. Grieving her father’s death, she feels the weight of her responsibilities crushing her spirit. One stormy evening, closing up the shop, she finds an abandoned baby girl at her doorstep. As she stares at the helpless child, her heart breaks further under the strain of loneliness and loss. But, before she can gather her thoughts, a stranger appears, a handsome man with weary eyes and an air of despair.
Could he be the answer to her solitude?
Jesse Alastair once had everything in St. Louis, a thriving supply business, a beautiful fiancée, and a future full of promise. However, betrayal by his fiancée and best friend left him financially ruined and emotionally shattered. Desperate to escape the remnants of his former life, Jesse answered Ruby’s mail-order groom advertisement, seeking a fresh start in the remote plains of Nebraska. When he arrives, the sight of Ruby with the abandoned baby stirs something unexpected, a mix of compassion and the raw ache of his own past wounds.
Will he ever open his heart to new love?
Despite their guarded hearts, Ruby and Jesse find themselves drawn to each other. Their shared pain is creating an unexpected bond between them. Yet, just as they begin to hope for a future together, secrets from Jesse’s past and shocking revelations about the baby threaten to destroy everything. In a town full of danger and uncertainty, can they find the strength to trust in love again?
"Hope Left at Her Doorstep" is a historical romance novel of approximately 60,000 words. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
Genre: Historical Romance
Could he be the answer to her solitude?
Jesse Alastair once had everything in St. Louis, a thriving supply business, a beautiful fiancée, and a future full of promise. However, betrayal by his fiancée and best friend left him financially ruined and emotionally shattered. Desperate to escape the remnants of his former life, Jesse answered Ruby’s mail-order groom advertisement, seeking a fresh start in the remote plains of Nebraska. When he arrives, the sight of Ruby with the abandoned baby stirs something unexpected, a mix of compassion and the raw ache of his own past wounds.
Will he ever open his heart to new love?
Despite their guarded hearts, Ruby and Jesse find themselves drawn to each other. Their shared pain is creating an unexpected bond between them. Yet, just as they begin to hope for a future together, secrets from Jesse’s past and shocking revelations about the baby threaten to destroy everything. In a town full of danger and uncertainty, can they find the strength to trust in love again?
"Hope Left at Her Doorstep" is a historical romance novel of approximately 60,000 words. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
Genre: Historical Romance
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