A Husband for Cordelia

Cynthia Woolf

Mar 2020 · Brides of Golden City Book 2 · Firehouse Publishing

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Cordelia Jameson is left alone after her brother’s death. He left her with $5000 which she knows won’t last forever and she doesn’t want to be alone. She wants a husband and children. She decides to become a mail-order bride and goes to Brides for the West to sign up.

David Thomas survived his sociopath wife’s machinations. She was hung for attempted murder and kidnapping, though he would have divorced her in any case. He’d do anything to protect his four-year-old daughter Margie. But now that he’s moved out west, he realizes he needs someone to care for Margie and he needs a wife for himself since he wants more children, too. He’s vowed he won’t allow his emotions to get involved, not after what he went through with his first wife.

While Cordelia is living at the boarding house, waiting for her mail-order groom, her brother’s former partner, Richard Lynch, finds her. He demands the money that her brother left her. She refuses and he backhands her sending her to the floor. If not for the interference of another of the brides, he might have beat her to death.

When Cordelia leaves to marry David, she believes she’s left Richard behind her. But like a bad penny, he shows up in her new town making the same demands only this time he threatens Margie.

Cordelia knows he won’t go away and even if she does give him the money, when he finds out that David is rich, he’ll be back again and again, blackmailing them. He has to be stopped. Now. But how?

Ratings and reviews

Set once again in Golden City, this mail-order romance has suspense and adventure as Cordelia realises that if she wants to have a family of her own, she needs to head out West for a husband. David Thomas has decided that whilst he will never ever give her heart to another woman after his disastrous marriage, his little girl Margie does need a mother. Cordelia's first ugly encounter with her brother's ex-partner is on the eve of her departure from New York, but when she encounters him again in Golden, she knows that the lives of those she has come to love are at stake. Both and David and Margie worm their way into her heart and Cordelia will do what it takes to keep them safe. When the worst possible scenario occurs, Cordelia is as good as her word as she fights for her family. The story is well written, giving insights into the era and painting a picture of early Western society. Although characters from a previous book in the series appear in this one too, it is nevertheless a standalone. I received a copy of this book as a gift and this is my honest and voluntary review.

This is the story of David and Cordelia. David is from the previous book A Husband for Victoria, although you do not necessarily have to read that book to enjoy this one. David needs to find a wife to be a mother to his daughter and take care of her as the little girl is just to much for him and the housekeeper to take care of along with the day to day running of David's ranch. David decides to contact his friend and ask her to send him a mail-order bride. Cordelia's brother, the last of her family, recently passed away leaving her with some money but little else, so Cordelia decides to become a mail-order bride and she is chosen to become David's wife. However, before she can get packed and leave, she is threatened and attacked by her brother's former business partner. He wants the money that her brother gave her. Cordelia escapes to Oregon City and David hoping that she has left her troubles behind her. Cordelia soon learns otherwise. To find out what happens, read this wonderfully told story and discover if David and Cordelia can find love together and make a loving family for David's little girl and see if the bad guy gets his just reward. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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About the author

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Cynthia Woolf is the award-winning and best-selling author of forty-six historical western romance books and two short stories with more books on the way. She has also published six sci-fi, space opera romances, which she calls westerns in space. Along with these books she has also published four boxed sets of her books.

 

Cynthia loves writing and reading romance. Her first western romance Tame A Wild Heart, was inspired by the story her mother told her of meeting Cynthia's father on a ranch in Creede, Colorado. Although Tame A Wild Heart takes place in Creede that is the only similarity between the stories. Her father was a cowboy not a bounty hunter and her mother was a nursemaid (called a nanny now) not the ranch owner. 

Cynthia credits her wonderfully supportive husband Jim and her great critique partners for saving her sanity and allowing her to explore her creativity.

WEBSITE – http://cynthiawoolf.com

NEWSLETTER – Cynthia Woolf is the award-winning and best-selling author of forty historical western romance books and two short stories with more books on the way. She has also published six sci-fi, space opera romances, which she calls westerns in space. Along with these books she has also published four boxed sets of her books.

 

Cynthia loves writing and reading romance. Her first western romance Tame A Wild Heart, was inspired by the story her mother told her of meeting Cynthia's father on a ranch in Creede, Colorado. Although Tame A Wild Heart takes place in Creede that is the only similarity between the stories. Her father was a cowboy not a bounty hunter and her mother was a nursemaid (called a nanny now) not the ranch owner. 

Cynthia credits her wonderfully supportive husband Jim and her great critique partners for saving her sanity and allowing her to explore her creativity.

WEBSITE – http://cynthiawoolf.com

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TITLES AVAILABLE (English unless otherwise stated)

BRIDES OF GOLDEN CITY

A Husband for Victoria

A Husband for Cordelia

A Husband for Adeline (Coming Soon)

BRIDES OF THE OREGON TRAIL

Hannah

Lydia

Bella

Eliza

Rebecca

Charlotte

Amanda (coming soon)

BACHELORS & BABIES

Carter (Book 3)

BRIDES OF SEATTLE (also available in German)

Mail Order Mystery

Mail Order Mayhem

Mail Order Mix-Up

Mail Order Moonlight

Mail Order Melody

CENTRAL CITY BRIDES (also available in German)

The Dancing Bride

The Sapphire Bride

The Irish Bride

The Pretender Bride

HOMESTEAD CANYON SERIES

Thorpe’s Mail-Order Bride

Loving Arabelle

Kissed by a Stranger

Loving Ellen

A Family for Christmas

Loving Matilda

HOPE’S CROSSING

The Hunter Bride

The Replacement Bride

The Stolen Bride

The Unexpected Bride

 

AMERICAN MAIL-ORDER BRIDES

Genevieve, Bride of Nevada

THE SURPRISE BRIDES

Gideon

THE BRIDES OF SAN FRANCISCO (also available in German)

Nellie

Annie

Cora

Sophia

Amelia

THE BRIDES OF TOMBSTONE (also available in German)

Mail Order Outlaw

Mail Order Doctor

Mail Order Baron

DESTINY IN DEADWOOD (also available in German)

Jake

Liam

Zach

MATCHMAKER & CO (also available in German)

Capital Bride

Heiress Bride

Fiery Bride

Colorado Bride

TAME SERIES

Tame a Wild Heart

Tame a Wild Wind

Tame a Wild Bride

Tame a Honeymoon Heart

BOXSETS

Destiny in Deadwood: The Complete Series

The Tame Series

CENTAURI SERIES

Centauri Dawn

Centauri Twilight

Centauri Midnight

THE SWORDS OF GREGARA SERIES

Jenala

Riza

Honora

BOXSETS

Centauri: The Complete Series

Swords and Blasters