What Boaz Grady wants more than anything else is to have his children living with him. But in order to get them back, he needs to marry a woman who'll be their mother.Eva Connealy left Omaha, Nebraska to be a school teacher. While in Montana, her stagecoach is attacked, and the men decide to sell her. While the men in Lewistown post bids for her, Boaz makes a wager of his own and wins the right to marry her.Despite the shaky beginning, Boaz is sure she'll adjust to her new life as his children's mother. But she wants to be more than a mother. She also wants to be a wife and vows to figure out how to take their marriage of convenience into something much, much more.

Eric Johnson's real mail order bride shows up later than expected, and she quickly learns he is already married. Now Allie Jones is stuck in a small Colorado town with no way to leave. She must either marry the only suitable bachelor or risk being sold to the saloon's owner to be one of the soiled doves. Seeing she has no real choice, she agrees to marry the bachelor.Rumored as being a monster by the people in town, Travis Martin is content to live alone, sheltered in the wooded area of the mountainside. The last thing he expects is a preacher when there's a knock on the door. With great hesitation, he agrees to the marriage. He can't confine such a beautiful young lady to the saloon, but he knows the marriage won't be a happy one for her, not when she could have had someone so much better.So the best thing he can do is keep his distance and leave her alone. She, however, can't help but be intrigued by her new husband. Is he the ugly beast the people in town claim, or is there...

All Eliza wanted was a new beginning... Eliza leaves Omaha for a new life. A chance to be something she never had the opportunity to be before: a lady--a woman with a good reputation. John Evans has never belonged in his small town. So when Eliza shows up and treats him better than anyone ever has, he's ready to marry her before she finds someone she'd rather be with. But she harbors a secret that makes someone like her unsuitable for marriage, and she is determined that no one will ever find out. Ever. Until someone from her past shows up... Then who is going to dare love a woman like her?From the AuthorThis is the current edition of the paperback book. About the AuthorRuth Ann Nordin has written several books. Some are comedies (such as With This Ring, I Thee Dread and Meant To Be). Some are historical western romances (such as Eye of the Beholder and His Redeeming Bride). Wherever she is inspired, she'll write what is on her heart. For a complete list of her books, please visit http://www.ruthannnordin.com.

Helena, Melissa, and Chloe are still arranging marriages, but not all will go smoothly on the way to a happily ever after...Dr. Derek Westward has been happy living his life doing everything possible to upset the Ton. Second to his occupation, it's one of his favorite pastimes. Then his brother dies, and the worst thing imaginable happens. He inherits the title of a marquess. Now he has to secure the future of his family's estate with an heir, and worse, he's expected to be on his best behavior, something he's been unable to do since childhood.Miss Danette Everson has given up on ever marrying. At twenty-five, she's resigned herself to spinsterhood, until her friend decides she'd be better off married. Before she knows it, she's a bride. But her new husband isn't the reputable gentleman she was hoping for. No, he's got a horrible tendency to scandalize the Ton at every opportunity that presents itself. Surely, a pair couldn't be more mismatched. Whatever were the three matchmaking...

When Joel Larson goes out to check on a sick child, the last thing he expects is a shotgun and a marriage proposal he can't refuse! *This historical western romance is rated R.

This collection of blog posts by Ruth Ann Nordin features fun times with the characters from her books. Included are interviews where we get to hear directly from the characters what they think of the books they are in. Most of the time, they aren't happy and aren't shy about voicing their opinions. There are also silly antics from the Larson family (who are featured in the Nebraska Series). For example, Dave Larson (hero in Eye of the Beholder) calls for a ban on all of Ruth's books. Then, he's kidnapped, and everyone is suspected of committing the crime, including Ruth who is taken to court! There is even a contest among the Larson brothers on who is the best hero in the Nebraska Series.Other bonus features found in this collection include arguments between characters who are not at all happy to be paired up together, leading to one character in particular (Mr. Malcolm Jasper in His Wicked Lady) who actually resigns. Whether characters are competing to be the best hero or are...

From the moment Mark Tanner sees Lexie Rogers, he knows she's destined to be his wife. There is only one problem: her fiancé. Mark knows she's better off with him, but can he convince her of that before it's too late?Lexie's mother has planned out her life for her. Living in the shadow of the older sister who never pleased her mother, it's up to Lexie to be the daughter her sister never was. And now that includes marrying the man her mother selected for her. Then Mark comes along and turns her world upside down. Will she throw caution to the wind and run away with him? Or will she make the biggest mistake of her life and stay with her fiancé?*This is book 2 in the Across the Stars Series.Across the Stars SeriesBook 1: Suddenly a BrideBook 2: Runaway BrideBook 3: His Abducted Bride

A lone traveler arrives at an old house in the middle of the night. Even creepier than the house is the man who lives there. But not everything is as it seems. This is a flash fiction story, and it's about 980 words long.

Finally, Season after Season of not being able to secure a wife, Lord Clement’s life is changed for the better when a beautiful stranger kisses him. Now he has a wife who has it all: beauty, passion, and excitement. What more could a gentleman want? Miss Paula Leighton has to do something before her brother marries her off to a drunk duke who wants nothing more than to use her to get an heir. So when she sees Perry Ambrose, the Lord of Clement, she takes the opportunity to escape, causing a scandal that forces his hand. And the scheme works. She no longer has to marry the duke. But it’s not over. Thanks to her tainted past, her newfound love with Perry is threatened when her brother comes back into her life. Can she protect Perry from finding out the truth or will her brother get the upper hand?

The Bride's Choice by Ruth Ann Nordin:"Stop stuttering, Jack. Don't be so clumsy. What's wrong with you?" Over and over, Jack Warren heard such words his entire life from his father and others. When his brother comes across an ad looking for hired hands in Lincoln, Nebraska, Jack jumps at the chance to go. Finally, he'll get to live his life in peace since he'll be far removed from others. What he doesn't count on is the owner's attractive daughter who happens to be available.When the new hired hands arrive at her pa's farm, Maybell is immediately drawn to Jack. Though he wasn't the most graceful of all men to work for her pa, there's a certain charm and sweetness about him that appeals to her. Her pa, however, has other ideas. Certain someone as timid as Jack wouldn't make a good husband, he rejects Jack's suit. Instead, he plans for her to marry his brother, and he'll do everything he can to make that happen.When the Whistle Blows by Janet Syas Nitsick:When the Whistle Blows,...

In Falling In Love With Her Husband, Kent Ashton was the villain… Or was he? Everyone has their story, and this is Kent's version of events. See what really happened behind the scandal with Rebecca and why he went to find Ann Statesman in North Dakota. This is a novella. It is not a romance. It is the prequel to Catching Kent. Catching Kent is Kent Ashton's romance.