Mail Order Bride: A Family for Christmas: Clean and Wholesome Western Historical Romance
Faith Johnson
Life has been hard for Adelaide since her mother’s death. She has been left with a young brother to tend to and a stepfather who flies into drunken rages, but she has done her best to bear it. But when her stepfather beats her one night—in front of her little brother—Adelaide knows she has to leave. Without a thought beyond escape, she grabs her brother and runs into the night.
But it is wintertime, with Christmas nearing, and Adelaide has nowhere to go. So when an ad for a mail order bride is blown up on her feet, she takes it as a sign from fate. With no time to write her husband-to-be, she boards the train and heads west. If Mr. Harry Dickens is as kind as he seemed in his ad, perhaps he will marry her—despite her unexpected arrival. And then, perhaps, she and Thomas will be safe.
Because after all, Christmas is a time for miracles, and Adelaide needs one now.