Mail Order Merry


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Merry Winters wants something more out of life, but she feels beholden to her sister and brother-in-law, who have given her a home for the past four years. When a fire takes their lives, and leads her with their two young children to raise, she agrees to move to Montana to be a mail order bride as long as she can keep running her business. Clyde Bellman has a plan for his life, and he’s at the point where that plan calls for a wife. He sends a letter to a matchmaker in Massachusetts hoping for a strong, independent bride. When Merry arrives with two young children in tow, he knows he needs to be the best uncle the two children have ever seen. Can he help his new bride to overcome her sadness and become a good wife? Or will he spend the rest of his life hoping for love that will never come?




Merry Christmas, Even If You Don't Buy This Book


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Unlike the endless droves of generic Christmas greetings with clichd sayings, sugary sentiments, and sparkly angels, these cards stand apart from the rest by expressing what people really feel when the season rolls around.




Mail Order Miscreant


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Charlie Miller moved to Montana to help her friend Merry, and she did so happily, knowing there were more men than women in the west. She expected to meet someone and live happily ever after. When she’s still alone three years later, she seriously contemplates writing to her sister Elizabeth, hoping she’ll find a husband for her. A chance meeting with a stranger in a snowstorm changes all her plans. Abel Burton takes a chance and heads to Mistletoe, Montana, to meet a local artist. Meeting Charlie is just a side benefit—one that will change him forever. When he returns home, he takes his new bride with him. He worries that his sister-in-law will get in the way of his happiness when she immediately treats Charlie as her servant. Will the two of them get past the interference caused by the other woman’s presence? Or will they lose their chance for true love?




Caillou: Merry Christmas!


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It's Christmastime and Caillou's family is gathering together. Even his Aunt Poppy and her cat Balthazar have come from far away to celebrate the holiday with Caillou, his sister Rosie, and their parents and grandparents. Before they know it, Christmas Eve has arrived, and Caillou—who is too excited to sleep—suddenly hears a strange noise. Could it be Santa? Capturing the precious memories and emotions of the holiday season, toddlers learn about the deeper meaning of Christmas.




Merry Christmas! Celebrating AmericaÕs Greatest Holiday


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It wouldn't be Christmas without the "things." How they came to mean so much, and to play such a prominent role in America's central holiday, is the tale told in this delightful and edifying book. In a style characteristically engaging and erudite, Karal Ann Marling, one of our most trenchant observers of American culture, describes the outsize spectacle that Christmas has become.




Brides of Beckham Books 11-20


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A collection of books 11 through 20 of the Brides of Beckham series. Included are: Mail Order Misfit Elaine, tired of being treated as fragile and with a cane in hand, sneaks out to meet the owner of a mail order bride agency. She chooses a man and travels to Kansas City to marry him. Meanwhile, Colin considers a mail order bride at a restaurant when he sees Elaine, rejected by her intended groom. He impulsively asks her to marry him instead. Mail Order Minx When Berta elopes, Millie takes her place as a mail order bride. Although she can't cook and loves meddling in others' lives, Connor is excited for his new wife's arrival. When Millie shows up instead of Berta, he takes it in stride since Berta had already married someone else. Mail Order Misunderstanding After years of studying, Julia finally landed her first teaching job in a small Texas town. But on her arrival, she was mistakenly married to a man who had been waiting for his mail order bride. Now, she must navigate the challenges of being a married teacher and wondering how her new husband will react when his true bride arrives. Mail Order Misfortune Anna arrives to meet her groom two weeks late, only to find him already married. She reluctantly becomes a teacher for the community, while Jesse moves to Wiggieville with his son and struggles with his mischievous reputation. Mail Order Melody L'Angelina, a famous opera singer, receives a threatening note and becomes a substitute mail order bride named Eliza Woods. Calvin Simpson sends for a mail order bride and is thrilled when a mature woman arrives. Mail Order Mischief Elizabeth, a mail order bride agency manager, is lonely and loves one man. When she receives a letter from a man in Texas, she considers marrying him to be near her sister. Bernard works for Elizabeth after his life is shattered. As he heals and gets to know her, he realizes he's falling for her but knows his place. She wants to take a trip to Fort Worth, and he can't let her go alone. Mail Order Mistletoe Meg O'Reilly, a teacher, is harassed by the last four members of the demon horde. When they give her a copy of the Grooms' Gazette and tell her to find a groom, she chooses one and sends a letter that same day. The last thing Lars Borgen wants is love, but he needs a wife to share his life and work. Mail Order Midwife Patsy Lawrence was a widowed midwife who felt like life was passing her by while she worked and missed out on time with her daughter. She took matters into her own hands and responded to a mail order bride offer, hoping for a better future for herself and her child. Dr. Wesley Hardy needed a wife to complete his frontier existence and sent a letter to an agency hoping to find someone compatible. He received a response from Patsy, a widow with a young daughter, but was unsure about her profession as a midwife. Mail Order Merry Merry Winters feels indebted to her sister and brother-in-law who have given her a home for four years. When they pass away in a fire, she agrees to become a mail order bride in Montana as long as she can continue running her business. Clyde Bellman is ready for a wife and sends a letter to a matchmaker in Massachusetts. When Merry arrives with two children, he must be the best uncle to them. Mail Order Miracle Francine "Frankie" Weston left home at 17 to homestead in Idaho with her brother, disguised as a man. Now, at 20, she wants to marry and sends for a mail order groom willing to take her last name. Wallace Miller, a former demon horde member, is struggling to find direction until his sister shows him a letter from a woman seeking marriage.




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Mary Engelbreit's A Merry Little Christmas


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Welcome to a winter wonderland! Christmas is coming, but there's still so much to do! In their tiny village in the woods, Gregory Mouse and his family are just as busy as Santa and his elves. They have gingerbread houses to decorate, presents to wrap, cookies to bake, and snowy hills to sled—all before the celebration begins! This playful holiday alphabet book offers children a miniature world filled with wonderful details—a treat that could only come from Mary Engelbreit, the beloved artist whose bestselling edition of The Night Before Christmas is already a classic.




The Mistaken Mail Order Bride


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Eric Johnson has been writing to his mail-order bride for months, and at long last, the day she’s due to arrive has come. Only, the young lady who comes off the stagecoach isn’t at all what he expected. She's homely in appearance, and she has an orphan child with her. However, he is a man of his word, so he's going to marry her. He had enjoyed their correspondence over the past year, after all, and really, initial impressions aren’t everything. But when the preacher pronounces them husband and wife, he finds out she’s the wrong lady. Caroline Benton’s just as shocked as he is, not realizing she’d gotten off at the wrong town and followed the wrong man home. Why, oh why, didn’t she think to ask him his name? Now she and the orphan child she brought with her are stuck in a strange town with a man who’d been waiting for someone else. She can’t imagine he’s at all happy to be paired up with her for the rest of his life. Not only is she rather unattractive, but she doesn't know the first thing about housekeeping. Just what is she supposed to do to convince him it’s not the end of the world that he married the wrong mail-order bride?




There's Something about Merry


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"Codi Hall brings all the feels."—Monica Murphy, New York Times bestselling author Curl up this Christmas with a fun, festive romcom full of Christmas tree farm shenanigans and a romance between an outdoorsy single dad and the kind, ambitious, Christmas-loving neighbor he can't stop thinking about. A guarded single dad. A woman scared to love. Clark Griffin and Merry Winters are determined to be friends and nothing more. But they've been anonymously flirting with each other online, and with a little Christmas magic and the help of a precocious kid, these two might just get their one wish this year. "A fun, engaging, and romantic read that is perfect for Christmastime!" —The Nerd Daily for Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist