The year is 1880 and Delilah Ford has been living in a hospital for two years, studying and working to become a nurse. Lately though, her dream of being a nurse isn’t as strong as her desire to be a wife and mother. By chance, she meets Miss Snowden and is introduced to the idea of being a mail order bride. Delilah’s friend, Suzy, tries to talk her out of writing to Wiley Simkins, a sheriff in Texas, but she’s made up her mind... moreThe year is 1880 and Delilah Ford has been living in a hospital for two years, studying and working to become a nurse. Lately though, her dream of being a nurse isn’t as strong as her desire to be a wife and mother. By chance, she meets Miss Snowden and is introduced to the idea of being a mail order bride. Delilah’s friend, Suzy, tries to talk her out of writing to Wiley Simkins, a sheriff in Texas, but she’s made up her mind. How else is she going to meet a man when almost every waking hour is spent at the hospital? Wiley wants a wife and children and invites Delilah to come to Texas so he can court her properly. Delilah moves into his sister’s house and Rachel is like the big sister Delilah has always wanted. Wiley is a good man, but can Delilah trust him with her heart, when other women in town clearly want him too? The “Bluebonnet Brides of Texas” series features loving women who realize their worth and the men who love them. Libbie hopes you enjoy reading this clean mail order bride short story. Please remember, Books 1 - 3 of the series are just $0.99 or FREE on Kindle Unlimited Book 1: Gabrielle: An Overweight Seamstress for the Rancher Book 2: Rachel: A Former Soiled Dove for the Rancher(s) Book 3: Mollie: A Divorced and Barren Woman for the Widower and His Children less