Brides Along the Chisholm Trail Series by Maxine Douglas, Carol M. Highsmith, kryshove (csp37249350) CanStockPhoto

Roseanne Duncan witnesses her employer push his sickly wife down the staircase. Fearing she’ll have to testify against a prominent man in town, she’s given an ad for a mail-order bride in Dodge City. Believing this is a way for her to escape the possible danger of her employer, she travels to Dodge City and marries under the name of Abigail Johnson. Logan Granger is a Pinkerton Detective assigned to Dodge City area as an undercover bartender... moreRoseanne Duncan witnesses her employer push his sickly wife down the staircase. Fearing she’ll have to testify against a prominent man in town, she’s given an ad for a mail-order bride in Dodge City. Believing this is a way for her to escape the possible danger of her employer, she travels to Dodge City and marries under the name of Abigail Johnson. Logan Granger is a Pinkerton Detective assigned to Dodge City area as an undercover bartender. When his mail-order bride, “Abby,” steps off the train she doesn’t fit the description of a matronly woman who has agreed to his marriage contract of no emotional attachments. There’s no time to reconsider, the preacher is waiting to marry them. Rose hadn’t expected the handsome man waiting for her to be a bartender with a six shooter on his hip and a badge on his chest. Logan hadn’t expected his soon-to-be wife to be young, beautiful, and a runaway murder witness. less

Abigail Johnson hadn’t expected that a lawman of the Wild West would ignite something in her she’d thought died along with her first husband. Now that they are married, he wants to take her into the Indian Territory. Gabe Hawkins aims to find what lies further beneath Abby’s matronly facade. When an order from the territory judge reassigns Gabe to Fred, Indian Territory, he and Abby are forced to start a new life away from civilization... moreAbigail Johnson hadn’t expected that a lawman of the Wild West would ignite something in her she’d thought died along with her first husband. Now that they are married, he wants to take her into the Indian Territory. Gabe Hawkins aims to find what lies further beneath Abby’s matronly facade. When an order from the territory judge reassigns Gabe to Fred, Indian Territory, he and Abby are forced to start a new life away from civilization. When a gang of outlaws roll into town and take over the trading post, Abby wishes she’d listened to her husband. Instead she finds herself a hostage and Gabe is trying to find a way to get her out alive. less

Suzanne Butler is saloon girl “Montana Sue” at the Lady Gay in Dodge City who has been hiding from an arranged marriage for over a year. Word has reached her that the man she spurred is on his way to Dodge City to reclaim her.  Cyrus Kennedy is a widowed Texas cattle baron, expected to deliver his cattle to the stockyard in Dodge City, make arrangements with a new housekeeper and tutor for his ten year old son... moreSuzanne Butler is saloon girl “Montana Sue” at the Lady Gay in Dodge City who has been hiding from an arranged marriage for over a year. Word has reached her that the man she spurred is on his way to Dodge City to reclaim her.  Cyrus Kennedy is a widowed Texas cattle baron, expected to deliver his cattle to the stockyard in Dodge City, make arrangements with a new housekeeper and tutor for his ten year old son. He didn’t expect a former feisty saloon girl would be going back to Texas with him. Will Suzanne be able to shed “Montana Sue” and avoid an unwanted marriage? What will Cryus’ men and his boy think when he brings the red-headed Suzanne Butler home with him along the Chisholm Trail? less