title: Mary Beth's Mail Order Cowboy
author: Chapel, Christy
description: When Mary Beth had placed her ad for a mail order husband she hadn’t expected much to come from it; after all she had no money, no land, and nothing else of value to offer.  She needed a hero, and quick.  But what she had hoped was that at least one person would have answered her plea for help.  As the months wore on she had all but given up on finding the husband she so desperately needed, and resigned herself to a lifetime imprisoned by her cruel stepfather.
     Rancher Wes Roberts couldn’t get the thought of Mary Beth out of his mind, and the desperate nature of the ad she had placed.  He figured it wasn’t unusual that he hadn’t received a reply to his letters, given that she had probably already chosen her husband and moved on with her life, but something nagged at him.  He would never forgive himself if he didn’t find out for sure that she was safe, even if it wasn’t with him.
     When Wes arrives, not only is Mary Beth still there, she is more in need than ever.  After he rescues her from the desolate life she has been living he realizes that he needs her just as much as she needs him.
     Please enjoy this sweet, clean, historical western romance novella of 21,128 words.