Emma Morgan

Natalie Shaw is a Liverpudlian in her early thirties, life isn’t exactly what she’d planned. A chance encounter at spoken word poetry night leads her to Gwen Robertson, a primary school teacher and recent arrival in Liverpool. After a few fumbled rendezvous, their relationship goes beyond a one-night stand, much to everyone’s surprise.Despite their differences a precarious romance develops. But can Natalie overcome the shame of her past or will old habits - and an estranged sister - scupper her chances of a different kind of life?

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'An utterly gorgeous novel. It will forever hold my heart in its pages' Pandora Sykes, co-host of The High-Low podcastGrace loves a woman. Annie loves a man. Violet isn't quite sure. But you'll love them all...Grace has what one might call a 'full and interesting life' which is code for not married and has no kids. Her life is the envy of her straight friends, but all this time she has been waiting in secret for love to hit her so hard that she runs out of breath, like the way a wave in a rough sea bowls you over, slams you into the sand, and nearly drowns you.When Grace meets a beautiful woman at a party, she falls suddenly and desperately in love. At the same party, lawyer Annie meets the man of her dreams - the only man she's ever met whose table manners are up to her mother's standards. And across the city, Violet, who is afraid of almost everything, is making another discovery of her own: that for the first time in her life she's falling in love with a woman.A Love Story for Bewildered Girls is a moving and exquisitely funny novel about love, sex and heartbreak.'Exquisitely tender, beautifully written, funny and sad' Daisy Buchanan, author of How to Be a Grown-up 'Funny, honest, brilliant' Nina Stibbe, bestselling author of Love, Nina'I absolutely loved this book by Emma Morgan which follows 3 women's very different love lives... I inhaled it' Emma Gannon, Sunday Times best-selling author and host of the podcast Ctrl-Alt-Delete'Funny, touching, uplifting, thoroughly modern' Lauren Bravo, author of What Would the Spice Girls Do?'I was transfixed by this funny and moving story of three women navigating their way through the complexities of love, life and the search for personal fulfilment' Sarah Haywood, author of The Cactus, a Richard & Judy Book Club Pick 'A charming modern romance' Glamour 'Beautifully written, Morgan's novel is a seriously impressive debut' Stylist'Emma Morgan is an author to look out for' Julie Cohen, author of 'Louis & Louise'LONGLISTED FOR THE POLARI PRIZE 2020

When Kent Avery's sister dies and leaves him with her three young children, Kent knows he needs to find a wife to help him with his sudden family. So when lovely Jena Mansfield arrives in response to his ad for a mail order bride, he welcomes her into his home. But when she struggles to bring order to the house, he wonders if he's made a mistake. Jena Mansfield is recently heartbroken over her ex-boyfriend's engagement to another, so writing a letter in response to an ad for a mail order bride seems like a harmless lark at the time. But now she had found herself impulsively packing and heading west, to become a wife and mother to a ready-made family. But Kent's gruff manner makes him hard to get close to, and tending to a family takes a lot of energy. So when a surprise from her past shows up to offer her a return to her old life, Jena has to decide. Will she stay with her new family, and the children who need her, or go back to what she thought she could never have?

After losing her home and parents in a terrible fire, Jessica Wilson believes she'll never feel joy again. Fearful of being a burden on her cousin, she decides to travel west as a mail order bride. She knows the life will be different, but after her stagecoach is attacked by Indians, she realizes just how wild the west still is. And when she meets her intended's family-including his infant Cheyenne daughter, she learns how deep some hatreds still run. John Emmett lost his wife to a fever, leaving him to care for their infant daughter, Lona. John's marriage to a Cheyenne woman has earned him bad feelings in the town, and pushed him to the fringes of the community, leaving a mail order bride as the only option for finding a mother for his daughter. Now, with rumors of Indian attacks flooding the village, John and Jessica have more than their new lives to build. They must work together to convince the sheriff of the true culprits in the attacks. And as they do, they both find their hearts healing, and merging into one.

Allison Jacobson has just buried her parents after their terrible murder, and now she finds herself one of the richest women in Chicago. Bereft in her empty home, relentlessly pursued by gold-digging suitors, and inspired by an ad for a mail order bride placed by a man in Arizona, she heads West alone, in search of a new life. And when she finds a place for herself on a lovely ranch, she believes she may also have found a home. Chris Roffey, the ranch's head hand, seems to take an immediate dislike to Allison, but she can see the attraction for her that boils beneath the surface. She is drawn to him as well, and over time their bond begins to grow. But Allison's past has not been far behind, and one aspect in particular has followed her to her new home. And if he can't have her, no one will.

Celebrate the miracle of love and the joy of the holiday season on the Western frontier with the Twelve Mail Order Brides of Christmas, a new series from popular author Emma Morgan Devastated when her childhood love marries her sister instead, Nora Robertson leaves her old world behind for a chance as a mail order bride. She heads west alone, ready to begin her new life, but when she arrives in the small, dusty town, she is not alone anymore. An unfortunate event has left her to care for an orphaned infant-a child Joshua Ellsworth is not expecting at all. Joshua Ellsworth is a good man, however, and he readily accepts both Nora and the infant into his home. And also neither one is ready to love again, love has a mind of its own. But just as they begin to settle into their life together, a reminder from Joshua's past comes knocking on his door-and she wants him back. And could it be that he wants her, too? Will Joshua, Nora, and baby Addie celebrate their first Christmas together, or will an old flame blow out their new-found love?

After seeing her own brother murder her parents in the front yard, Mary Dunne knows she is not safe at home. Her father's business has followed a dangerous path, and Mary fears for her life. Desperate and alone, Mary turns her childhood friend and pen pal, Justin Rogers, who sneaks her back to his home in Colorado Springs. Justin and his family moved to the Western Frontier when he was just a boy. He has been working as a successful cowboy ever since, but he never forgot the lovely Mary, even though they have not seen each other for ten years. And when he rescues her from her violent life, he finds his childhood love has blossomed into a lovely woman. But Mary's brother can't let her leave so easily, and death soon finds itself on Mary's door again. Will Mary be the next to fall, or can Justin save her-and her last chance at happiness?

Rather than marry a man she does not love-and angry with her father for presuming to choose her-Genevieve Harrison decides to take her fate in her hands, and follow her dreams west. Soon, she bound for California as a mail order bride, set to wed one Mr. Charles Holmes. But Genevieve's dreams take a turn when she discovers her intended husband is a terrible, abusive man. Unwilling to marry such a man, she runs away, into the woods, where she is captured and brought back to an Indian camp, to be used for negotiations with the settlers.Although Genevieve feels safer as an Indian prisoner than she ever did with the horrid Mr. Holmes, she is regarded with suspicion by most of the tribe. And as she spends more time with the tribe, she and the handsome warrior Liwanu begin to draw closer. In her, Liwanu senses a kindness and strength he has not seen before, while Genevieve is relieved to find an honest and brave man. But when the tribe decides to release Genevieve, she is met with a sudden realization-she does not wish to go. She is already home.

When her elderly husband dies and leaves her with a fortune, Jane Clark suddenly finds herself beset with suitors, all who only want her for her money. Desperate to start over in a new life, with a chance for love, Jane accepts an offer as a mail order bride, and heads west to meet her new husband. She quickly finds herself falling in love with both the land and this man who has worked so hard to tame it. Edward ...has built his ranch from scratch, and he is rightfully proud of it. But when disaster strikes, he finds himself suddenly about to lose everything he has worked so hard for. And while Jane watches him struggle, she is faced with a fear of her own. The lie she has told to come into his life, and the secret she has yet to share.

In debt and left alone to care for her younger sisters, Hannah Jackson is desperate. With nowhere to turn, she accepts an offer as a Mail Order Bride, in the hopes of finding a stable life for what remains of her family. And while Jed Harris seems like a kind and gentle man, he is also closed to her, broken by a grief that haunts the very house itself.Widowed and with a young son, Jed Harris is burdened by the weight of a terrible secret. But he knows he cannot care for his son alone-a boy that breaks his heart to look at. And though he has promised a marriage in contract only, Hannah and her gentle ways begin to heal his broken heart-and his broken family. Sometimes, it takes a voice from the past to show us the love we have now.

Left alone and heartbroken after her husband is killed, Marie Brooks is desperate for a way to support herself and her small son. She is a skilled nurse, but jobs are few and far between now. So, at the advice of an old friend, she accepts an offer as a mail order bride, and soon she is headed west for her new life. However, her plans are shattered when a tornado rips her stagecoach apart, leaving her stranded on the prairie.Now, Marie finds herself held captive by a group of Indians in need of her healing skills. Her only friend is Chayton, a member of the tribe who takes her under his protection. And slowly, their hearts begin to open to each other. But when one of Marie's patients nears death, the tribe demands a task that not even Chayton can protect her from.

Happily planning her upcoming wedding, Meredith Ivey makes a devastating discovery. Her husband-to-be is not who he seems, and the police have arrived to arrest him. Knowing her reputation in town will always be ruined, and wanting to escape her past, Meredith forges west as a mail order bride, ready to start her new life. But her hopes are dashed again when her intended, Andrew Sinclair, is arrested on suspicion of murder-his watch found at the scene of the crime Has Meredith once again found herself with an outlaw husband? However, when she learns of Andrew's past, and his crimes, Meredith is determined to prove him innocent-and finally discover the truth.