Mail Order Mayor: Brides of Beckham, #56
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Rosie Winslow has always tried to look at the bright side of things. When her mother died, even though she knew she would miss her mother terribly, Rosie was relieved because it meant she and her sisters could escape their abusive father. When she and her sisters decide to go west as mail-order brides, she is thrilled to meet her handsome husband, the mayor of Hope Springs.
Charles Jordan has been married before, and he doesn't want this marriage to be anything like his first. Having been married to a controlling woman, he wants this marriage to be more equitable. He spots Rosie, and when he sees her beauty, he worries he's going down the same path as before.
Rosie and Charles get along great, all except for one thing. Charles doesn't seem to want to touch her, and Rosie feels as if she's done something wrong. Despite that, she helps him with his work and does all she can to be the best wife he can be.
When she's offered another place to live with someone who loves her dearly, she must decided if she will stay with Charles or leave. Is there hope for this couple? Can they finally discuss what the problem is and leave it behind them?
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Mail Order Mayor - Kirsten Osbourne
Chapter One
Rosabelle Winslow, known simply as Rosie, clasped her hands tightly in her lap, her sisters flanking her like steadfast sentinels. Elizabeth Tandy looked at the three sisters sitting side by side, Rosie with her blond hair, Izzy a brunette, and Ana the redhead. They were triplets, but though they did look like sisters, they weren’t identical.
As a matchmaker, Elizabeth Tandy had spoken to them of traveling west and leaving town immediately, going to a town where three bachelors were looking for wives. She handed each sister a letter and waited as they read them.
As Rosie read her letter, she felt that it would better suit her sister Izzy, and Izzy had the same thought. They swapped their letters, and Rosie settled in to read the new letter in her hands, hoping this one would suit her better than the first.
June 1898
Dearest Madam,
As I pen this letter, I look out my window at the bustling streets of Hope Springs and the mountains that cradle our town. My name is Charles Jordan, and I have the honor of serving as the mayor of this vibrant town, a role that brings great responsibility. My two closest friends and I are all penning letters at the same time, hoping that we will all receive brides who are already friends.
Hope Springs is a place where individuals from all walks of life come together in pursuit of dreams.
In this role, I have dedicated myself to the welfare and prosperity of our community, guiding Hope Springs through the difficulties that mining towns often face. Yet, I find myself longing for a partner to share in the beauty and burdens of this life
I envision a woman of strength and grace, one who finds beauty in the rugged landscape of Colorado and the honest toil of its people. A lady whose heart beats in rhythm with the pioneering spirit of the West, and whose presence would bring light and warmth to the home we would build together. In her, I hope to find not just a wife but a true partner, someone to stand by my side as we forge a future filled with love, laughter, and the shared triumphs and trials that life inevitably presents.
My aspirations for our life together are humble yet filled with the promise of richness that comes not from the silver in the mines, but from the moments of connection and growth that we would nurture. From quiet evenings spent under the vast, starlit sky to lively gatherings with friends and neighbors, our life in Hope Springs would be one of deep community ties and the simple pleasures that make life truly meaningful.
If these words resonate with you, if you too dream of a life built on the foundations of love, partnership, and mutual respect, then I invite you to come to Hope Springs and marry me. Together, we could explore the vast tapestry of life in the West, hand in hand, heart to heart, building a legacy of love and leadership that will illuminate the pages of Hope Springs’ history.
With an open heart and hopeful anticipation,
Charles Jordan
Mayor of Hope Springs
As Rosie read the letter again, more slowly this time, she realized that Charles’s words spoke to her. She liked the idea of being his wife and helping him with his political aspirations.
I think this is the man for me. I want to marry this Charles Jordan, mayor of Hope Springs, Colorado.
Laughter bubbled up between them, a shared acknowledgment of the absurdity and beauty of seeking love in such a manner. Yet as the laughter faded, a sense of purpose remained, as tangible as the letter now resting in Rosie’s possession.
Within an hour, Rosie and her sisters were at the train station there in Beckham, Massachusetts, waiting for their train to board. Rosie couldn’t stop looking around her, worried that their father would appear from behind every person, there to drag them back to the farm kicking and screaming if that’s what it took.
She missed her mother with everything inside her, but she also knew her future was with her sisters and not the father who had so enjoyed taking his belt to each of his daughters, and even to his wife on occasion.
She shook her head and got the image of her father out of her mind. He was the past, and she was running toward her future. A future she and her sisters were determined to share out west. In Hope Springs.
After many days on the train, Rosie once again opened the letter and read it.
The words were penned in a strong, assertive hand seeming to leap from the page. Charles Jordan, the mayor of Hope Springs, wrote with an earnestness that captivated her, each sentence weaving the image of a man both grounded and seeking—a kindred spirit, perhaps.
She hoped she was what he was looking for because once she was in Hope Springs, she had nowhere else to go.
Companionship and a shared journey,
she murmured aloud. It was exactly what she wanted from Charles, the man she would soon marry. If they ever got to Hope Springs that was. She was tired of being on the train, and she wanted to reach her destination...with her sisters at her side.
A wistful smile graced Rosie’s lips as she envisioned the mountains of Colorado, so different from the flat horizons she was used to. Hope Springs. The name alone promised something more than the stifling confines of her current world. Could she dare to dream of a place where her fiery independence would be cherished rather than chided?
Yet no sooner had the spark of adventure ignited than the looming shadow of doubt crept over her. To marry a man whose face she had never seen, whose touch was as foreign as the untamed West—was it bravery or foolishness? Rosie shook her head, trying to dislodge the trepidation that coiled like a snake around her heart.
Love is a gamble at the best of times,
she mused. This was not just a matter of the heart, but a negotiation of her very future.
Change requires courage,
Elizabeth had said, her assurance echoing in Rosie’s mind. True enough, but it also demanded a certain recklessness—a willingness to step off the edge of the known world and hope for wings on the way down.
The silence of the room pressed against her, laden with expectation. Outside, the gentle hum of daily life in 1898 carried on, unaware of the crossroads at which one woman stood. Rosie took a deep breath, the scent of ink and anticipation mingling in her senses. A new life beckoned, a canvas blank and broad, hers for the taking—if only she dared reach for it.
Elizabeth,
Rosie began, her voice cutting through the thick silence of the parlor, I will marry him.
Her words were not just a whisper of consent but a declaration of intent. She lifted her chin, her gaze meeting Elizabeth’s steady one, a silent pact forming between them in that look.
The matchmaker’s lips curved upwards, a smile blooming like a desert flower after rain. Bravery suits you,
Elizabeth said.
Thank you,
Rosie managed, her hands now still, folded demurely atop her lap. Your faith in me...it gives me strength.
Strength is already there,
Elizabeth returned. All three of you have shown great strength in leaving your father’s farm. Now you simply have to let it take you on the next step and see where it leads.
Even all the way to Colorado?
Rosie said. It was a feeble attempt to lighten the load of her decision, yet Elizabeth chuckled—a low, knowing sound.
Especially to Colorado,
she affirmed. Remember, love is the greatest adventure of them all.
Then it’s settled,
Rosie said, her earlier trepidation transforming into a thrill that gave her energy. We shall embark on this adventure, come what may.
Come what may,
Elizabeth said, pleased that the sisters were going to get away.
Only an hour passed before the sisters all took seats on the train that would take them to their new lives—and hopefully their new loves.
Rosie shook her head