Browse all books

Books in Mail Order Brides of Pine Ridge series

  • Harley Takes a Bride

    Susannah Calloway

    (Independently published, July 10, 2019)
    Harley Cohen enjoys his life.. He works the ranch he loves and spends his off time drinking in the saloon and romancing as many women as possible. But things change, and he has to marry in order to stay on the ranch and satisfy his demanding uncle. Harley hears talk about Mail Order Brides. This could be the solution. No emotional attachments—a stranger for a wife. Perfect.Alina Chambers is a young widow with two small children. With no income and about to be turned out of her house, she’s desperate. She sees a sign advertising for Mail Order Brides—could this be the answer to her prayers?Alina and her children travel west to find a handsome cowboy who forgot they were coming. Now what’s she to do? Can this unlikely pair possibly find a way to overcome their differences and make this work? Can Alina ever find love and safety again?
  • The Bride's Abandoned Baby

    Susannah Calloway

    (Independently published, June 6, 2019)
    Ethan Kent is ecstatic to go back to his father’s ranch and marry his sweetheart Cynthia—but while returning from the cattle run, an accident costs him both his mobility and his chance to be a father. When Cynthia runs away from him, he decides never to trust love again and settles into a comfortable life with his mother.All Audrey Clarke ever wanted was a good man and a family, but everything falls apart when her doctor tells her she’s barren. With no family and no friends to turn to, she answers a Mail Order Bride advert and sets on a path to Pine Ridge, Colorado. On her journey, she discovers an abandoned Indian baby alongside the train tracks and rescues her. Her fiancé casts her out, unable to accept the child, and Audrey is left completely on her own.When Maggie, Ethan’s mother, finds Audrey and takes her home to help her, sparks fly between the Ethan and Audrey. But will their love survive when Cynthia returns to town, eager to claim her man again?
  • The Bride & the Twins

    Susannah Calloway

    (Independently published, July 29, 2019)
    How can a German immigrant in New York, who barely speaks English, find a husband and true love? Can a successful rancher in Colorado get over the heartbreak of losing his beloved wife, and learn to love again?Before her death, Cole Tanner’s beloved wife, Amelia, insists that Cole remarry and find happiness in the arms of another woman. Fulfilling her promise to Amelia, Cole’s sister, Grace, places an advert for a Mail Order Bride on his behalf. When young, beautiful Catarina Mueller arrives at his ranch, Cole wants nothing to do with her. Searching for a home where she can belong, Catarina knows her situation is hopeless. Cole will never love her nor accept her as his wife. While Cole’s son befriends her, his twin sister despises her on sight.Time passes, and Cole finally realizes the treasure he has under his roof. He is falling in love with Catarina, and when a bull attacks him and leaves him to die, Catarina is there to help him heal.Yet, tragedy strikes again when Cole finally realizes he loves Catarina. His unhappy daughter denounces them all. She runs into the woods, and smack into a hornets’ nest. It is Catarina who selflessly pulls her to safety and saves the girl’s life. Catarina has done all she can to win over Cole and his children. Now, it is up to them. Will Catarina ever find a place to belong?
  • Obligation Bride

    Susannah Calloway

    (Independently published, March 6, 2019)
    Eli Bartlett has been living in the peaceful town of Pine Ridge, Colorado, for several years. He lives alone, an outcast from society due to the extensive scarring on one side of his face. The townspeople don’t accept him, and some call him, “The Beast.” When a gang of outlaws come to town, Eli becomes involved in a shoot-out.Caroline Johnson is a single woman from New York City who has been living a life of grinding labor. Her only comfort is reading the newspaper every Sunday, where she spots a Mail Order Bride advert. She accepts an offer of marriage from a sheriff out west, a man named Garrett Newton.When Garrett is left dead by the gang of outlaws, Eli and Caroline find themselves thrown together—each dealing with their pasts, each trying to overcome their struggles. Is it possible for them to find love together?But the outlaws are still out there, looking for revenge. They’re counting the days until they can return to Pine Ridge—until they can kill Eli.
  • The Saloon Owner's Bride: A Sweet & Inspirational Western Historical Romance

    Susannah Calloway

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Nov. 18, 2017)
    Widow Mattie Simpson can’t bear it anymore. Neither she nor her young daughter belong in New York. Mattie’s sick of leering men and lewd comments and taverns on every corner. She needs to get away—to forge a new life for herself and her daughter. With no other options, she decides to travel west to Plum River, Wyoming, to become the Mail Order Bride of businessman Richard Dixon.Richard Dixon owns the local saloon in Plum River. He’s worked hard building his business, and he’s now ready for a wife and family. When Mattie arrives, he can’t wait to make her his bride. But as soon as she realizes the nature of his business, she’s devastated. His work goes against everything she believes. She can’t be joined to a man who sells whiskey for a living. And what about the townsfolk who won’t accept her as long as she’s associated with Richard?Mattie sees no possible answer. She despairs of ever finding love or a home of her own. When tragedy strikes the town, things take a shocking turn. Will this be the answer Mattie yearns for? Can blossoming love between strangers overcome her staunch set of beliefs?
  • Juliet Saves the Groom

    Susannah Calloway

    (Independently published, Aug. 5, 2019)
    Doc Tyler Morgan can’t heal himself. He was madly in love with his fiancée, but she died from a mysterious illness, and he couldn’t save her. He couldn’t save his parents, either, when they were injured in the crossfire during a bank robbery. Now he is alone, except for his sister Allie, who is about to marry and move to Montana.Juliet Monroe works in a dead-end, hateful factory job in Boston. She knows midwifery and herbal healing, but she was lured to the factory job with false promises of good money and golden opportunities.Allie doesn’t want to leave her brother alone in Colorado, so she secretly places an advert to get him a Mail Order Bride. Juliet answers the ad only to discover Tyler is completely in the dark about their impending marriage. Juliet fears she’s just traded one unbearable situation for something even worse…
  • The Bounty Hunter and the Runaway Bride

    Susannah Calloway

    (Independently published, July 1, 2019)
    Mason Wilson has been a bounty hunter for ten years now, but the death of his adopted father finally brings him back home. With a restless spirit and a thirst for justice, Mason doesn’t expect to stay home for long … until he sees the woman his mother hires as a live-in companion.Stella Marlow’s mother passed, leaving her father a depressed, grieving man. Running the bakery alone is hard, but Stella is more than willing to do whatever it takes to keep it afloat. In desperation, she marries businessman Sherman Marlow in exchange for his financial help ... but something is very wrong. When Stella witnesses a murder, she flees. It’s pure luck that gets her hired as Mason’s mother’s companion in a different state.Mason’s restlessness tempts him to leave, and Stella’s past is now life-threatening. Can these two find safety in each other ... or will they both be destroyed?
  • The Bride Who Testified

    Susannah Calloway

    (Independently published, May 28, 2019)
    Isabella Bradford is desperate to escape her reputation, which was destroyed by a notorious rogue. When she sees an advert for a Mail Order Bride for Henry Preston in Colorado, she seizes the chance to flee. Isabella journeys to Pine Ridge, only to discover that Henry knows nothing about the advert. His aunt wrote it in his stead.Since the murder of his parents years before, Henry has buried himself in his ranch duties. He can hardly speak a full sentence to a woman without stuttering. Upon Isabella’s arrival, he falls hard for her, but he believes she is already taken.To avoid the witness box back in Philadelphia, Isabella stays on at the ranch but remains quiet about the ruse that brought her there. But the secret eats at her. When she and Henry fall in love, she becomes more and more uneasy about deceiving him. Isabella’s father tracks her down to Pine Ridge, and all secrets are revealed. But things don’t go well, and Isabella returns to Philadelphia alone. There seems to be no hope for love now—not for her nor for Henry…