This is the story of two sisters from the East who hear a man speaking at their church of the opportunity and need for women in the west. He shows them a paper called Matrimonial News, filled with photos of men looking for women to start a new life with. He was looking to benefit by capitalizing on the disproportionate amount of men to women in the West by telling them that if they agreed to it..., everyone was a winner. Eliza is skeptical, having a hard time accepting that marriage should be about social and economic security alone, but her older sister, Maggie, who she has always taken care of and couldn't imagine life without, is excited at the prospect. With much prompting from their mother, who is now a widow thanks to the war, the girls begin their journey west, armed with a few dollars, a trunk full of possessions, memories of a former life, and a handful of letters from their "intendeds". Maggie is enthralled with Charles, the man she plans to marry. Eliza, however, is harder to impress. Not only does she have concerns about Charles, what happens when she finds out that her own "betrothed" has a history of treason to the country she loves? As Maggie prepares for her wedding and her life as a bride, Eliza struggles with doubts and questions and discovers along the way that sometimes, the unknown isn't always a bad thing. As the gold rush drew men like flies to the West, the Civil War was killing off hundreds of thousands in the East. The women in the East were left with few men to choose from when it came time to be a bride, and little job opportunity when one realized she was now a widow. The loneliness also came then with the social stigma of being a spinster. Out West, only a few of the hopeful prospectors were striking it rich, but many of them stayed on anyway, to do things like mining for others, farming, and ranching. There was even ample opportunity to open and prosper from a new business. The only thing these men were lacking to create a family and build communities, were wives. Enter the mail order bride, the supply from the East that would meet the demand in the West.
Leah Beall knew she was going to die. Die right here on these dirty streets of this big, strange city. She had always heard of those who were close to death, a bright white light appeared out of nowhere and drew you in. There is was, the light, the closer it got the brighter it became. So this was how she was to pay for all her sins. At least she knew she was going to be with her beloved father she had lost five years before. Then all was black and numb. Instead of this being the end of her life, it was only the beginning of a miraculously, rich, rewarding, adventurous life, having to resort to vigilante justice to save a loved one.
This is a tale about a young women who was born into an abusive home.She had to deal with situations that no child should have to . These situations will either make her stronger or crumble. Leah is a romance, drama that can border on erotica
Lying in bed next to 'the man of her dreams', Leah is crippled with fear and unable to sleep. She knows that her husband Jacob is going to wake up to her, not "the woman of his dreams". Jacob worked and served Leah's father Laban for seven years to marry her younger sister Rachel, but on the night of their wedding, the brides were switched; the right man was married to the wrong bride. As Leah anticipates, his dissatisfaction is not hidden; his rejection is immediate. Seven days later, Jacob marries Rachel after promising to work another seven years for her. Leah is now left in a place of pain and bitterness. A fearsome war erupts. She is in a battle for her husband's affection - not with an enemy, but with her own sister Will she ever be loved and accepted? This book is a fictional retelling of one of the greatest Bible stories of all time. It is a story of love, deception, betrayal, competition, heartbreak, and forgiveness. It reminds us that God has a plan and purpose for our lives. No pain is ever wasted with God
