Brides For All Seasons Series

A Sweet & Clean Western by USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Sierra Rose.  When Nathaniel Burton, notorious gambler, is murdered in the middle of a poker game, it leaves his three daughters and niece not only bereft but destitute. None of the young women have been educated to support themselves; and, with their luxurious lifestyle suddenly torn away, they are desperate to gain some sort of financial security before they end up in the street. Camellia, as eldest and most responsible, explores various options but can find nothing suitable. Until she comes across the Mail Order Brides section in her local newspaper. She applies to marry one Ben Forrester, he accepts, and the deed is done. Within a few months, the Burtons have left behind their St. Louis mansion to the bank's foreclosure, hired a wagon train and drivers, and set off for a place in northeast Texas called Turnabout. There, Camellia discovers that her intended is kept quite busy, running a mercantile store and serving as mayor.  So many adjustments must be made. Transferring from large bustling city to small compact town. Moving from sumptuous living to Spartan surroundings. Transforming from blushing maidenhood to blushing wifehood.  And engaging in arguments. Ben and Camellia have been married one whole day when a rousing quarrel flares up out of nowhere. He is obstinate; she is opinionated. Inevitably, the two clash, and Ben leaves on a business trip before the matter can be resolved. After an unprovoked and unforeseen attack by outside forces, survival itself is left in question. Both realize they need to re-think their values, and decide what is most important in life.  

Journey to Turnabout Molly Burton: Summer Thanks to a traumatic childhood, Molly Burton has been adopted into the home of her aunt and uncle, as sister to their own three daughters. As the youngest of the four, a black-haired azure-eyed beauty, she has also been tremendously spoiled. She is not happy with the girls' necessary move from St. Louis to a small town in East Texas. She feels left out when her sisters seem to be making adjustments, settling in, and finding their way to contentment. She loses patience with the slow and boring pace of her life. On her own, ignoring experience or advice from those most able to give it had they been consulted, she engages in a correspondence with Quinn Hennessey, currently living in Kansas. Molly consents to marry him if he will move to Turnabout. Molly enjoys a full week of exciting, romantic courtship. Then, without a second thought, she pledges her vows to Quinn in a small intimate ceremony. Trouble is, every man is not what he seems. And every mail order bride does not end up with a happy marriage.

Journey to Turnabout Letitia Burton: Autumn Turnabout, situated in the northeastern corner of Texas, is quite a decent small town: well-ordered, well-maintained, well-planned. With but one problem: there are no men. Well, yes, of course there are men. Husbands, and soon-to-be husbands, and used-to-be husbands, and those no women would ever choose to be husbands. But few eligible men. Letitia Burton, nineteen and as headstrong as the rest of her clan, has decided to do something about it. Mainly by secretly placing notices in various newspapers, advertising her charming self as a mail order bride. Within a few months, she strikes pay dirt. Through correspondence, Letty has accepted the proposal of one Reese Barclay, from Denver. It isn't until he is actually on his way to town, however, that she confesses to her family what she has done. Ben Forrester, eldest sister Camellia's husband, is livid. Has she so quickly forgotten the terrible scrape Molly got herself into, not long ago, under similar circumstances? Does she need to be told how risky it is to accept someone at face value, sight unseen? Disgruntled—and annoyed—she reminds him that Camellia, too, was a mail order bride who accepted him at face value. And that, apparently, their marriage has turned out all right. So far. Reese safely arrives. His meager letters had provided little description of himself or his background, other than making sure his intended bride is aware of the battle scars with which he has been coping. Meeting, they begin a tentative relationship that deepens and grows in a very short time. Then he pulls away, pleading a crisis of conscience: he needs to have steady work before they can marry; he needs to be settled; he needs to square away some details of which she is unaware. Their ensuing quarrel drives them apart with, apparently, no recourse. It is not until Ben and Camellia return from opening their second store, in Manifest, that more questions arise than can be answered, and the Burton clan must work furiously to protect one of their own.  Because Reese Barclay is not who he claims to be. And prying open what he has concealed may yet tear the family apart.

Journey to Turnabout Hannah Burton: Winter As the last of the Burton girls to remain single, Hannah, at age 21, is not really looking to be married. She has her own place to live (a room in Mrs. McKnight's boarding house), her own job as a newspaperwoman (working for the cranky owner/editor at odd hours), and her own life (independent to the utmost). All seems to be well. She is close to her three sisters, and their husbands. But who can exist vicariously through other family members? She is beginning to find that her spinster estate is not as satisfying as she'd hoped, being left alone and lonely. Even the arrival of Abigail Fitzsimmons, a newly made widow, can't really bolster her spirits. Given the paucity of available bachelors in town, Hannah decides to follow the successful lead of her siblings: she starts checking newspaper advertisements for men seeking a wife. Of all those sad and desperate appeals, she finds one that might be suitable. His name is Ualraig, but information is not easily forthcoming. It could be said, in fact, that he holds his cards close to his chest. She doesn't even know where he lives. Finally he suggests they plan to connect there in Turnabout. Trouble is, he's delayed again and again, until Hannah almost gives up hope of ever actually meeting her prospective bridegroom. Then a near-calamitous event takes precedence to all else, and Hannah's world is turned upside down