Sheriff's Bride: Sweet Historical Mail Order Brides of Tribilane, #3

By MaryAnn Burnett

Widow Suzanna Langley corresponds with her dear friend, Elizabeth Holt who reads the letters at a weekly family dinner. Sheriff Caleb Holt listening to what he re-fers to in his mind as The Tales of the Widow from Back East.
These tales of Suzanna and her five year old son, Har-ry, have become the highlight of his week.
When Suzanna is injured at the factory in Lowell and comes to Tribilane for work, Caleb offers her a house-keeper job. But can he see past his protective streak far enough to see the courageous woman she truly is? Or will he drive her away?

MAIL ORDER BRIDES OF TRIBILANE SERIES
Short 01 Double Wedding - Annie and George
Short 02 Telegraph Bride - Elizabeth and William
Short 03 Sheriff's Bride - Suzanna and Caleb
Short 04 Lawyer Bride - Caroline and Justin
Short 05 Christmas Bride – Jenna and Matthew
Short 06 Blacksmith’s Bride - Etta and Karl

• Language: English
• Publisher: Spanielhill Publishing
• Release date: Dec 4, 2015
• ISBN: 9781516320622

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SHERIFF’S BRIDE

Sweet Historical Mail Order Brides of Tribilane #3

MaryAnn Burnett

Spanielhill Publishing

Walkertown, NC

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Widow Suzanna Langley corresponds with her dear friend, Elizabeth Holt who reads the letters at a weekly family dinner. Sheriff Caleb Holt listening to what he refers to in his mind as The Tales of the Widow from Back East.

These tales of Suzanna and her five year old son, Harry, have become the highlight of his week.

When Suzanna is injured at the factory in Lowell and comes to Tribilane for work, Caleb offers her a housekeeper job. But can he see past his protective streak far enough to see the courageous woman she truly is? Or will he drive her away?

Some of the ladies you will meet in the frontier town of Tribilane have their own Mail Order Bride romances. They can be found in –

Mail Order Brides of TRibilane Series

Short 01 Double Wedding - Annie and George

Short 02 Telegraph Bride - Elizabeth and William

Short 03 Sheriff's Bride - Suzanna and Caleb

Short 04 Lawyer Bride - Caroline and Justin

Short 05 Christmas Bride – Jenna and Matthew

Short 06 Blacksmith’s Bride - Etta and Karl

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CHAPTER ONE

Caleb Holt pushed away his empty dessert plate, relaxed back in the chair and sipped coffee as he prepared to listen to the tales of the widow back east read by his sister-in-law, Elizabeth.

In the last letter three weeks ago, it seemed Mrs. Suzanna Langley’s five year old son, Harry, had made friends with a skunk, and unknown to the women of the house, had brought it home as a pet. Caleb could picture the landlady’s shrieks upon finding Harry’s pet in the laundry basket. It reminded Caleb of the pet snake his mother had found in his room when he’d been Harry’s age.

Several months ago, when his new sister-in-law started reading her letters, from friends back east, at the Holt family Sunday dinner, he had tolerated it as his other sister-in-law, Tricia, liked hearing news from back east.

But the more he heard about Suzanna and Harry, the more he wanted to hear. Over the months, the letters had become more frequent