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    A Chance for Lara
    A Chance for Esther
    A Chance for Orchid
    Audiobook series5 titles

    Last Chance Brides Series

    Written by Lynn Donovan, Marlene Bierworth, Cat Cahill and

    Narrated by Rick Barr and Jamsion Walker

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    About this series

    Leah Braden chose to remain on the family farm. Her mother, Claire, and stepfather Ethan take their younger children, Amelia and Jess, to Chicago to seek medical treatment for little Jess’s hearing loss.

    Surprised that she is the one left to carry on the farm for her father, Leah is determined to outlast the drought and make a go of it. The town of Last Chance has a new well that has brought life to the dying town. Now, if only she could find a life of her own.

    Devon Clarke is visiting his distant relative who works for Leah. He came all the way from New York, but then, he had to. He falls for Leah. Or is she just another easy mark for his con man ways? He's not even sure. Hard times and the drought have made it difficult to find work. Leah just might be his last chance.

    *** Leah Braden is Claire's daughter from Book 2 of The Blizzard Brides.

    ♥♥♥♥♥

    Welcome to Last Chance, Nebraska. If you liked The Blizzard Brides, you are going to love Last Chance Brides. After the drought of 1893 and the crop failure of 1894, Last Chance finds itself on the brink of death once more. Most of the townspeople have departed, businesses have closed, and the town is nearly bankrupt.

    Can a group of young women, convince men to take a chance on a town called Last Chance and help rebuild the town they love? Will these marriages succeed under such harsh conditions, or will love dry up and scatter like the prairie tumbleweeds?

    This is an interconnected multi-author project, but each book is a complete story with a HEA ending, no cliffhangers. They can be read alone but should be read in order for the most enjoyment.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBarr26 Publishing, LLC
    Release dateJul 4, 2022
    A Chance for Lara
    A Chance for Esther
    A Chance for Orchid

    Titles in the series (5)

    • 2

      A Chance for Orchid
      A Chance for Orchid

      A Chance for Orchid

      Lynn Donovan
      5/5 - 1 rating
      5/5 - 1 rating

      The last thing Orchid Canning expected when she traveled west with her father was to lose him to smallpox. Alone and desperate to fulfill his dream of photographing people’s plights along the Oregon Trail, she finds herself in Last Chance, Nebraska, seeking a husband who will help her accomplish this goal. Will her life’s savings of ten thousand dollars be enough to convince a man to marry her? Aidan MacVeigh is going under. The drought has ruined everything he has worked for all these years. With his wife gone, the crops ruined, livestock starved, he has no choice but to pack up, tuck tail, and go back to New York. Can one young woman with a camera and an ambitious dream save him? Would it be so wrong to marry for convenience rather than love? Can his pride allow him to accept her crazy offer?

      The last thing Orchid Canning expected when she traveled west with her father was to lose him to smallpox. Alone and desperate to fulfill his dream of photographing people’s plights along the Oregon Trail, she finds herself in Last Chance, Nebraska, seeking a husband who will help her accomplish this goal. Will her life’s savings of ten thousand dollars be enough to convince a man to marry her? Aidan MacVeigh is going under. The drought has ruined everything he has worked for all these years. With his wife gone, the crops ruined, livestock starved, he has no choice but to pack up, tuck tail, and go back to New York. Can one young woman with a camera and an ambitious dream save him? Would it be so wrong to marry for convenience rather than love? Can his pride allow him to accept her crazy offer?

    • 3

      A Chance for Lara
      A Chance for Lara

      A Chance for Lara

      Cat Cahill
      5/5 - 1 rating
      5/5 - 1 rating

      Some secrets can't be kept . . . Lara Cummings came to Last Chance with her sister for a new life, far away from the farm where her inquisitive nature always seemed to land her in trouble. Living on her cousins' ranch sounded ideal . . . until the drought came. Now, Lara's opportunities to have a family of her own are shriveling as quickly as the chances the ranch has for survival. Mitchell King wants as far away from Colorado as he can get. But opportunities to work are slim, and when he arrives in Last Chance, he's more than willing to take a job on a ranch in exchange for room and board. Of course, the pretty, mischievous redhead who lives there makes it all the easier to decide to stay. What he didn't count on was a group of people who quickly begin to feel like family. Falling for Lara wasn't in Mitchell's plans, but she seems just as interested in him. She's impulsive and fascinating, and Mitchell has never met anyone like her. Just as he starts to think he might have found home--and love, Lara's curiosity digs up the part of Mitchell's past he'd rather keep buried. But when it comes time to reckon with it, he has to make a decision: stay for love, or leave to save Lara's life. A Chance for Lara is sweet historical western romance with a happily ever after that will warm your heart and fill you with hope. It can be read as a standalone or as part of the multi-author Last Chance Brides series. If you've read A Groom for Josie in the Blizzard Brides series, you'll enjoy visiting Josie, Arlen, and George again as their cousins Lara and Belle have come to join them on the ranch.

      Some secrets can't be kept . . . Lara Cummings came to Last Chance with her sister for a new life, far away from the farm where her inquisitive nature always seemed to land her in trouble. Living on her cousins' ranch sounded ideal . . . until the drought came. Now, Lara's opportunities to have a family of her own are shriveling as quickly as the chances the ranch has for survival. Mitchell King wants as far away from Colorado as he can get. But opportunities to work are slim, and when he arrives in Last Chance, he's more than willing to take a job on a ranch in exchange for room and board. Of course, the pretty, mischievous redhead who lives there makes it all the easier to decide to stay. What he didn't count on was a group of people who quickly begin to feel like family. Falling for Lara wasn't in Mitchell's plans, but she seems just as interested in him. She's impulsive and fascinating, and Mitchell has never met anyone like her. Just as he starts to think he might have found home--and love, Lara's curiosity digs up the part of Mitchell's past he'd rather keep buried. But when it comes time to reckon with it, he has to make a decision: stay for love, or leave to save Lara's life. A Chance for Lara is sweet historical western romance with a happily ever after that will warm your heart and fill you with hope. It can be read as a standalone or as part of the multi-author Last Chance Brides series. If you've read A Groom for Josie in the Blizzard Brides series, you'll enjoy visiting Josie, Arlen, and George again as their cousins Lara and Belle have come to join them on the ranch.

    • 4

      A Chance for Esther
      A Chance for Esther

      A Chance for Esther

      Marlene Bierworth
      5/5 - 1 rating
      5/5 - 1 rating

      What if you discovered the man running for sheriff was also working the wrong side of the law? And what if that man was your intended husband. Last Chance in 1895 is a shadow of what it once was, filled with too many women competing for the few men left to save them from poverty, starvation, and spinsterhood. Closed businesses and broken dreams rule the day, drawing a diversity of men to the struggling town; men on both sides of the law. Esther Sorenson has returned from Colorado, abandoning her fight to save women from male domination, only to find her hometown wallowing in depression and in need of fresh inspiration. She chooses to support Duke Granger for sheriff in the election, only to fall in love with the man who harbors dangerous secrets. Will Esther compromise her loyalties, and will demanding the truth bring an end to her dreams of happy ever after? When trouble visits their cozy, peaceful town, it will test the couple’s commitment to one another and risk their place of trust in the community. Love, hope, and faith will be challenged as Esther and Duke endeavor to find a new and trusted place to call home among the oppressed inhabitants of Last Chance, Nebraska. If you enjoy conflict in a frontier, small-town setting, where strength is found in the staying-power of dedicated citizens, hit the Buy Now button today, and enter into Esther and Duke’s small-town romance. NOTE: Esther is the eldest adopted daughter of Frank and Betsy Sorenson from the original Blizzard Bride Series—A Groom for Betsy. All stories are clean, Christian based, standalone titles, and available to read in KU.

      What if you discovered the man running for sheriff was also working the wrong side of the law? And what if that man was your intended husband. Last Chance in 1895 is a shadow of what it once was, filled with too many women competing for the few men left to save them from poverty, starvation, and spinsterhood. Closed businesses and broken dreams rule the day, drawing a diversity of men to the struggling town; men on both sides of the law. Esther Sorenson has returned from Colorado, abandoning her fight to save women from male domination, only to find her hometown wallowing in depression and in need of fresh inspiration. She chooses to support Duke Granger for sheriff in the election, only to fall in love with the man who harbors dangerous secrets. Will Esther compromise her loyalties, and will demanding the truth bring an end to her dreams of happy ever after? When trouble visits their cozy, peaceful town, it will test the couple’s commitment to one another and risk their place of trust in the community. Love, hope, and faith will be challenged as Esther and Duke endeavor to find a new and trusted place to call home among the oppressed inhabitants of Last Chance, Nebraska. If you enjoy conflict in a frontier, small-town setting, where strength is found in the staying-power of dedicated citizens, hit the Buy Now button today, and enter into Esther and Duke’s small-town romance. NOTE: Esther is the eldest adopted daughter of Frank and Betsy Sorenson from the original Blizzard Bride Series—A Groom for Betsy. All stories are clean, Christian based, standalone titles, and available to read in KU.

    • 5

      A Chance for Emmaline
      A Chance for Emmaline

      A Chance for Emmaline

      Marianne Spitzer
      5/5 - 1 rating
      5/5 - 1 rating

      Emmaline Holton was five years old when the blizzard of 1878 left her an orphan. Her uncle wanted to raise her, but his difficult wife objected. That left only one relative to help Emmaline, her cousin Rachel and her new husband, Samuel. Fifteen years later, Last Chance has suffered through a severe drought and crop failure. As a result, many people have left town. Emmaline, now twenty, wonders if she too will need to leave town to find love and a future. Logan Mercer refuses to marry the woman his parents have chosen for him. He leaves his family home in Wisconsin and heads West. After reading about the town of Last Chance, Logan wonders if he could find a future in a town that needs to start over or continue his trip West? When Logan agrees to work with Samuel, will his friendship with Emmaline blossom into more? Neither Emmaline nor Logan expected to find love in the struggling town of Last Chance. Are they each other’s future or just another stone in their rocky paths to find happiness? This is a sweet romance. ♥♥♥♥♥ Welcome to Last Chance, Nebraska. If you liked The Blizzard Brides, you are going to love Last Chance Brides. After the drought of 1893 and the crop failure of 1894, Last Chance finds itself on the brink of death once more. Most of the townspeople have departed, businesses have closed, and the town is nearly bankrupt. Can a group of young women, convince men to take a chance on a town called Last Chance and help rebuild the town they love? Will these marriages succeed under such harsh conditions, or will love dry up and scatter like the prairie tumbleweeds? This is an interconnected multi-author project, but each book is a complete story with a HEA ending, no cliffhangers. They can be read alone but should be read in order for the most enjoyment.

      Emmaline Holton was five years old when the blizzard of 1878 left her an orphan. Her uncle wanted to raise her, but his difficult wife objected. That left only one relative to help Emmaline, her cousin Rachel and her new husband, Samuel. Fifteen years later, Last Chance has suffered through a severe drought and crop failure. As a result, many people have left town. Emmaline, now twenty, wonders if she too will need to leave town to find love and a future. Logan Mercer refuses to marry the woman his parents have chosen for him. He leaves his family home in Wisconsin and heads West. After reading about the town of Last Chance, Logan wonders if he could find a future in a town that needs to start over or continue his trip West? When Logan agrees to work with Samuel, will his friendship with Emmaline blossom into more? Neither Emmaline nor Logan expected to find love in the struggling town of Last Chance. Are they each other’s future or just another stone in their rocky paths to find happiness? This is a sweet romance. ♥♥♥♥♥ Welcome to Last Chance, Nebraska. If you liked The Blizzard Brides, you are going to love Last Chance Brides. After the drought of 1893 and the crop failure of 1894, Last Chance finds itself on the brink of death once more. Most of the townspeople have departed, businesses have closed, and the town is nearly bankrupt. Can a group of young women, convince men to take a chance on a town called Last Chance and help rebuild the town they love? Will these marriages succeed under such harsh conditions, or will love dry up and scatter like the prairie tumbleweeds? This is an interconnected multi-author project, but each book is a complete story with a HEA ending, no cliffhangers. They can be read alone but should be read in order for the most enjoyment.

    • 6

      A Chance for Leah
      A Chance for Leah

      A Chance for Leah

      Patricia PacJac Carroll
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      Leah Braden chose to remain on the family farm. Her mother, Claire, and stepfather Ethan take their younger children, Amelia and Jess, to Chicago to seek medical treatment for little Jess’s hearing loss. Surprised that she is the one left to carry on the farm for her father, Leah is determined to outlast the drought and make a go of it. The town of Last Chance has a new well that has brought life to the dying town. Now, if only she could find a life of her own. Devon Clarke is visiting his distant relative who works for Leah. He came all the way from New York, but then, he had to. He falls for Leah. Or is she just another easy mark for his con man ways? He's not even sure. Hard times and the drought have made it difficult to find work. Leah just might be his last chance. *** Leah Braden is Claire's daughter from Book 2 of The Blizzard Brides. ♥♥♥♥♥ Welcome to Last Chance, Nebraska. If you liked The Blizzard Brides, you are going to love Last Chance Brides. After the drought of 1893 and the crop failure of 1894, Last Chance finds itself on the brink of death once more. Most of the townspeople have departed, businesses have closed, and the town is nearly bankrupt. Can a group of young women, convince men to take a chance on a town called Last Chance and help rebuild the town they love? Will these marriages succeed under such harsh conditions, or will love dry up and scatter like the prairie tumbleweeds? This is an interconnected multi-author project, but each book is a complete story with a HEA ending, no cliffhangers. They can be read alone but should be read in order for the most enjoyment.

      Leah Braden chose to remain on the family farm. Her mother, Claire, and stepfather Ethan take their younger children, Amelia and Jess, to Chicago to seek medical treatment for little Jess’s hearing loss. Surprised that she is the one left to carry on the farm for her father, Leah is determined to outlast the drought and make a go of it. The town of Last Chance has a new well that has brought life to the dying town. Now, if only she could find a life of her own. Devon Clarke is visiting his distant relative who works for Leah. He came all the way from New York, but then, he had to. He falls for Leah. Or is she just another easy mark for his con man ways? He's not even sure. Hard times and the drought have made it difficult to find work. Leah just might be his last chance. *** Leah Braden is Claire's daughter from Book 2 of The Blizzard Brides. ♥♥♥♥♥ Welcome to Last Chance, Nebraska. If you liked The Blizzard Brides, you are going to love Last Chance Brides. After the drought of 1893 and the crop failure of 1894, Last Chance finds itself on the brink of death once more. Most of the townspeople have departed, businesses have closed, and the town is nearly bankrupt. Can a group of young women, convince men to take a chance on a town called Last Chance and help rebuild the town they love? Will these marriages succeed under such harsh conditions, or will love dry up and scatter like the prairie tumbleweeds? This is an interconnected multi-author project, but each book is a complete story with a HEA ending, no cliffhangers. They can be read alone but should be read in order for the most enjoyment.

    Author

    Lynn Donovan

    Lynn Donovan is the Executive Director of Three Keys Ministries, a healing and deliverance prayer ministry and spiritual growth training center. Lynn founded the online ministry Spiritually Unequal Marriage (SpirituallyUnequalMarriage.com), a worldwide community of believers who pray for the salvation of their spouses. She is an award-winning author, a speaker, and pastor. Her passion is to lead believers into intimacy with God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit and into their full identity as children of the Most High God.

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