Doreen Milstead

From Kansas To Nevada & Preferring The Other Cowboy Brother - A woman leaves a small town in Kansas after corresponding with a man in Nevada, then travels to meet her new intended. The man she thought she knew by his letters turns out to be very different, rude, inconsiderate and crass. She is introduced to her fianc 's brother and finds him a far better person than the man she is supposed to marry. She starts to fall in love with the brother and believes that he feels the same way about her, but she's in a quandary as she has no idea how her fianc will act. Sarah & Her Cowboy in California - A mail order bride from England arrives at a small, remote cabin in the woods surrounding San Diego and waits for her fianc to arrive, feeling lost and isolated standing there. He eventually shows up and they are married, but a far different life evolves down the road as she copes with loneliness, boredom, the animals in the woods, and the dangers of frontier life. The Widow & Her Baby Meet The Handyman Along The Oregon Trail - A widow tries to provide for her baby along the arduous trek of the Oregon Trail. When a mysterious stranger joins the train, carrying precious little other than his carpentry tools, he tells her that the Lord will provide, if she has faith. Bartering his services for things like food and a bright red sweater, Mary grows closer to Henry as their journey progresses, and the emotional ending of this story highlights how every human being has it within them to be generous within their souls, and that love can come easily if you just let it. Half A Man Is Good Enough For Her - Two sisters escape an abusive home in England to seek love in Oregon with two brothers, as mail order brides to the men. What will the matches be, and will one sister be able to break through one brother's hard exterior to find any love within him?

From Germany To The Valley Of Silver - Two men in one small town, a bad boy and a rancher, send away for a mail order bride; the only problem is -- one woman arrives on the train a few weeks later. A rivalry develops between the younger and older man and the gorgeous, talented, and cultured mail order bride from Germany. From France To The Other Side Of Paradise - A Frenchwoman makes a long and arduous journey to a small town in California. When she arrives, her journey is not complete and the trek to her future husband is as dangerous as the much longer one across the ocean and across America. Her fianc is a mysterious man but it's the ultimate surprise, which he springs on her, that shakes her to the core. I Need You To Be My Hands - A woman who lost her legs in the Civil War decides to take a chance and become a mail order bride to a doctor in Wichita. There's much adversity to overcome in the rough town, what with rowdy elections and drunken cowboys, but through it all she grows closer to her husband while he becomes a famous forward-thinking doctor, and even designs a better working set of legs for his beloved wife. After overcoming adversity their entire lives, the medical couple don't know if they can overcome the challenges facing them, as they grow old together. One Leg, One Arm, One Heart - A woman from England, missing an arm because of a birth defect, takes a chance on love to go out west and possibly marry a man with one leg. The only problem is she hasn't told her future husband about her arm. He rejects her and she decides to help others by making them limb replacements, but her heart is heavy from the loss of a potential husband who she grew to love through their letters.

Oregon Trail Journey After The Civil War, is the story of a southern woman and her older brother, striking out for the West to escape the hardships of the South after the Civil War. Harriet & Gavin's Story - A woman is kidnapped from her coach while on her way to Southampton to join her mail ordered fianc in America. Minus Two, Plus One - A woman from England, missing an arm because of a birth defect, takes a chance on love to go out west and possibly marry a man with one leg. The only problem is she hasn't told her future husband about her arm. Out For Adventure In London, But Kidnapped To New Orleans - An upper class woman out for a night of adventure in London, is kidnapped and taken by ship, along with a lot of other women, to become mail order brides to a group of men waiting for them in New Orleans.

The English Woman Has To Get Out Fast - An English woman has to get out of England fast or she'll be arrested on trumped up charges. After spotting a man who she thinks is her intended, and he's no pretty picture, she flees but is soon located by the man. Aghast at her mistake after she finds out that he is not her fianc , she travels to the man's farm and begins to learn about a few of the uniquely American hazards that farmers face, as well as falling intensely in love with him. However, she cannot get married until he brings in the harvest so he can give a portion to his church. Unfortunately, that may not happen. The English Governess Meets The Cowboy - A governess from England is hired to go out west and become the teacher to a widower's four children, and perhaps, something much more. When she arrives the two younger girls take to her immediately but the cowboy and his two other children are a bit in shock over her appearance, even though they have seen a photo of the woman before. Eveline The Poor & Her Rancher James - An English woman fallen on hard times decides to travel to America and her soon to be husband, but along the way there are many hazards including a life-changing train journey. Finding Work In America - A woman from Liverpool moves to America and to a pre-arranged job. The thing is - she doesn't find out what the true purpose of the place where she works is until later, when an accident will change her life forever.

Abandoned By The Wagon Train: A Story of Survival & Faith -- is about a teacher who needs to find a new job because her schoolhouse is being torn down. Looking in the newspaper to see what might be available -- anywhere -- she spots an ad for both a schoolteacher in California, and a mail order bride wanted by the same store owner who placed the ad. Chancing it, she writes to him and then deciding to risk it all she packs up her things and heads out west on a wagon train. She is suddenly wrenched away from the path that God has chosen for her when, one evening, her life takes a violent U-turn. Free At Last In California -- Sick of the taunts from the inhabitants of her small town, above average weight Jocelyn had endured numerous insults since she was a small child. An ad for mail order brides spurred her to act and she wrote to the company and was matched up with a rancher in California who wanted a wife with a sense of adventure. The Joyful Wife, The Drunken Cowboy & His Bitter Sister - A woman travels west to join her fianc , a cowboy with a cranky sister who appears to be permanently bitter. The woman and her cowboy are married immediately and they return to the ranch where she has to contend with his drunken ways and the sister who simply won't go away. A cattle drive gives her time to think as well as to wonder who on earth it is arriving back at the ranch with his men, because it certainly doesn't look like her husband in any way. Twin Sisters With A Secret, For The Two Brothers In Montana - Twin sisters who have lost their parents, seek a way to support themselves, but the only way they can get their inheritance is to marry and stay married for three years. The catch is, they cannot tell their spouses about the arrangement.

The Second Chance Town - Two female con artists decide to scam a couple of rich men out west so they take two priests with them to get married, as the town's population is only fifty people. Things start to unravel quickly when everyone pokes their noses into everyone else's business. Meeting Virginia & Her Hidden Sister is about a man who decides to become a mail order husband, but when he reaches his fianc , finds out she has a reclusive and non-vocal sister who hides out in the attic a lot. Lola & Isaac's Story - A woman travels to a small town in Nevada to become the bride of a man she hardly knows. She has no idea how he'll react to her appearance and when he finally arrives outside of the bar where she's waiting, he is in the shadows. This is a wonderful love story full of love and faith in humanity, and the Lord. Albert & Angela's Story - A mail order bride travels to Wichita, Kansas, to become wife of a detective. Immediately thrown into a murder mystery, they form a strong partnership, but it's tested as they begin to gather clues about the case.

From Kansas To Nevada & Preferring The Other Cowboy Brother - A woman leaves a small town in Kansas after corresponding with a man in Nevada, then travels to meet her new intended. The man she thought she knew by his letters turns out to be very different, rude, inconsiderate and crass. She is introduced to her fianc 's brother and finds him a far better person than the man she is supposed to marry. She starts to fall in love with the brother and believes that he feels the same way about her, but she's in a quandary as she has no idea how her fianc will act. Sarah & Her Cowboy in California - A mail order bride from England arrives at a small, remote cabin in the woods surrounding San Diego and waits for her fianc to arrive, feeling lost and isolated standing there. He eventually shows up and they are married, but a far different life evolves down the road as she copes with loneliness, boredom, the animals in the woods, and the dangers of frontier life. The Strong English Woman & The Outlaw In Arizona - A mail ordered bride expects to be met at the railway station by her intended but he's nowhere to be found. She eventually trudges two miles to his home, but is repulsed by both his attitude and appearance, and his gang who are exceptionally seedy. Someone rescues her and as the days pass, and she's holed up in a cabin with him and his ancient crone of a mother, things begin to heat up. The Seamstress From Boston Teaches The Angry Nebraskan Rancher How to Love - A seamstress from Boston decides to head out to Nebraska and become the mail order bride to a rancher, but when she reaches the station and sees her cowboy, he is much older and much angrier than she would have ever imagined.