Josie: Bride of New Mexico (American Mail-Order Bride 47)
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Authors: Kristin Holt
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Book Description: Josie-- Bride of New Mexico
Book 47
American Mail-Order Brides
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Book Description: Josie-- Bride of New Mexico
Josie: Bride of New Mexico
is forty-seventh in the unprecedented 50-book American Mail-Order Brides Series. [Rated PG]
*Sweet Romances Appropriate for All Audiences*
Josie and her twin sister Lessie are entirely on their own. When the Brown Textile Mill burns and Lessie loses her job, long-unemployed Josie insists they seize the opportunity for a fresh start with a pair of husbands in Utah Territory… their
best
chance of remaining together.
The illusion shatters minutes after the wedding ceremonies when Lessie’s new husband Richard Cannon sends the other couple far away to New Mexico Territory. Cannon Mining is under attack from within, and Josie’s husband Adam requires
her
help to bridge the chasm between his silver-spoon upbringing and the workers he employs— men who won’t hesitate to kill to achieve their goals.
Can a genuine and abiding love be forged from a marriage of convenience?
Copyright © 2015 Kristin Holt, LC
Kindle ISBN- 10: 1-63438-024-X
Kindle ISBN- 13: 978-1-63438-024-9
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the writer’s imagination or have been used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, actual events, locales or organizations is entirely coincidental.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any manner whatsoever without written permission from the author except in the case of brief quotation embodied in critical articles and reviews.
eBook and Paperback Cover designs © 2015 by Teresa Allen:
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eBook and Paperback interior design by
Kristin Holt
.
Dedication
Josie: Bride of New Mexico
is dedicated with utmost respect to
Diane Lashley
, a *Pioneer Hearts Member. Diane loaned me the names of her granddaughters, Lessie Anne Cannon and Josie Anne Taylor. In real life, I believe these little girls are cousins. In my pair of novels within the
American Mail-Order Brides
Series, the young ladies are identical twins and wholly fictitious characters. I don’t know the first thing about the personalities of the real Lessie Cannon and real Josie Taylor.
As these two names are extra precious to Diane, I worked diligently to ensure my fictitious
Josie
and
Lessie
(
Lessie: Bride of Utah
, release date 1-2-16) live up to their namesake’s expectations.
With heartfelt appreciation, Diane. These two companion novels are
for you
.
Note: *
Pioneer Hearts
is an amazing Facebook Group of Readers and Authors of Western Historical Romance (of all sensuality/heat levels). We talk about books we love, we jaw about history, and we all seem to love cowboys and the Old West. This group is 1500+ members strong, and less than 200 are authors, but we’re all the best of friends. Interacting with one another is a joy. You’ll find that this series,
American Mail-Order Brides
was conceived within the Pioneer Hearts group. All authors are members of Pioneer Hearts, and we’ve written this groundbreaking, unprecedented series with the sole intent of providing enjoyment and daily, ongoing reading pleasure for our friends.
Chapter One
GENTLEMEN SEEK PAIR OF BRIDES
Utah Territory: Two hard-working businessmen cousins seek a pair of brides, connected by familial bonds, for immediate marriage. Candidates must be of European descent, Protestant, fluent in English, and between the ages of seventeen and twenty-five.
Desirable characteristics: hard-working, factory or mill experienced, physically sound and of good health, cooperative by nature, desirous of companionship and marital harmony. Appearance unimportant, though slim of figure and pleasant of feature preferred.
Irish Catholics, Jews, and Mormons need not apply.
Address correspondence to Adam Taylor, in care of Cannon Mining, Ogden, Utah Territory.
