Once Upon a Mail Order Bride

Linda Broday

Nov 2020 · Outlaw Mail Order Brides Book 4 · Sourcebooks, Inc.

About this ebook

"Linda Broday's heroes step right out of her books and into your heart."—Jodi Thomas, New York Times bestselling author

An outlaw falls for his mysterious mail order bride in this sweeping western epic by beloved author Linda Broday.

Accused of crimes he didn't commit, ex-preacher Ridge Steele is forced to give up everything he knew and make his home with outlaws. Desperate for someone to confide in, he strikes up correspondence with mail-order bride Adeline Jancy, finding in her the open heart he's been searching for. Upon her arrival, Ridge discovers Addie only communicates through the written word, but he knows a little of what trauma can do to a person and vows to stand by her side.

Addie is eager to start a new life with the kind ex-preacher and the little boy she's stolen away from her father—a zealot priest of a terrorized flock. As her small family settles into life at Hope's Crossing, she even begins to find the voice, and confidence, she'd lost so long ago.

But danger is not far behind, and her father will not be denied. While Addie desperately fights the man who destroyed her childhood, a determined Ridge races to the rescue. The star-crossed lovers will need more than prayers to survive this final challenge...and find their way back to each other again.

Ratings and reviews

A nonstop adventure that pulls you into the story from the very first. My heart was pounding and I was as anxious as the heroine trying to get away! Two wounded souls that need redemption and to find love, so much it just tied my heart up in a knot! Ridge has been accused of a crime he did not commit and forced to take refuge in not the best place. But to find a way out he corresponds with Addie, to become his mail order bride. Addie, bless her heart, has been in prison and in traumatized and cannot even speak when she gets out (oh that is a story of it's own). Ridge is so good with her and they really help each other. But of course nothing goes smoothly as their journey to happiness is fraught with danger and evil men. There is so much to this story, that I could only give a heavy sigh of happiness as I turned the last page. Wow what a series and will miss these wonderful characters!

About the author

At a young age, Linda Broday discovered a love for storytelling, history, and anything pertaining to the Old West. After years of writing romance, it’s still tall rugged cowboys that spark her imagination. A New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Linda has won many awards, including the prestigious National Readers’ Choice Award and the Texas Gold. She resides in the Texas Panhandle where she’s inspired every day.