title: Train Ride to Heartbreak
author: Schlachter, Donna
description: What kind of woman would answer an advertisement and marry a stranger?
  
   Escape into the history of the American West along with nine couples whose relationships begin with advertisements for mail-order brides. Placing their dreams for new beginnings in the hands of a stranger, will each bride be disappointed, or will some find true love?
  Perfect for the Preacher
   by Megan Besing
   1897, Indiana
   Fresh from seminary, Amos Lowry believes marriage will prove to his skeptical congregation that he's mature. If only his mail-order bride wasn't an ex-saloon girl, and worse, pregnant.
  
  The Outlaw's Inconvenient Bride
   by Noelle Marchand
   1881, Wyoming
   After a gang of outlaws uses a mail-order bride advertisement to trick an innocent woman into servitude, an undercover lawman must claim the bride-even if it puts his mission in jeopardy.
  
  Train Ride to Heartbreak
  by Donna Schlachter
   1895, Train to California
   John Stewart needs a wife. Mary Johannson needs a home. On her way west, Mary falls in love with another. Now both must choose between commitment and true love.
  
  Mail-Order Proxy
   by Sherri Shackelford
   1885, Montana
   A mail-order marriage by proxy goes wrong when a clerical error leads to the proxies actually being married instead of the siblings they were standing in for. In their quest to correct the mistake, the two discover outlaws, adventure, and even love.
  
  To Heal Thy Heart
   by Michelle Shocklee
   1866, New Mexico
   When Phoebe Wagner answers a mail-order bride ad that states Confederate widows need not apply, she worries what Dr. Luke Preston will do when he learns her fiancé died wearing gray.
  
  Miss-Delivered Mail
   by Ann Shorey
   1884, Washington
   Helena Erickson impulsively decides to take advantage of her brother's deception and travels to Washington Territory in response to a proposal of marriage intended for someone else. How will Daniel McNabb respond when Helena is nothing like he expected?
  
   A Fairy-Tale Bride by Liz Tolsma
   1867, Texas
   Nora Green doesn't feel much like Cinderella when her mail-order groom stands her up. But could the mysterious jester from the town's play be her Prince Charming?
  
  The Brigand and the Bride
   by Jennifer Uhlarik
   1876, Arizona
   Jolie Hilliard weds a stranger to flee her outlaw family but discovers her groom is an escaped prisoner. Will she ever find happiness on the right side of the law?
  
  The Mail-Order Mistake
   by Kathleen Y'Barbo
   1855, Texas
   Pinkerton detective Jeremiah Bingham is investigating a mail-order bride scam bankrupting potential grooms. When unsuspecting orphan May Conrad answers his false ad, she becomes the prime suspect in the case.
  