Widows of Virginia Series by Christina Ward
Widows of Virginia #1
Maude's Trials (Widows of Virginia 1)
Christina Ward
Maude Lafayette still grieves for her husband even though he's been dead for five years. But as a single mom of two, this simple seamstress struggles to put food on the table. With no suitable suitors around, it seems becoming a mail order bride is the only way to find a responsible father for her children.Join this brave mail order bride as she puts faith in the Lord to get her through all the trouble life throws at her in the tough world of 1800s Wild West...After exchanging letters with Raymond Garett, a rancher on the other side of the country, she moves to the West to meet her future husband. But while Raymond turns out better than she had hoped, not everyone seems to approve of their union. She gets a cold reception from Raymond's sister and a mysterious woman claiming to be Raymond's intended shows up uninvited.Maude struggles to decide if she should stay or go. But as she tries to put Raymond's happiness first and save his ranch, things go from bad to worse.
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Widows of Virginia #2
Laura's Second Chance (Widows of Virginia 2)
Christina Ward
Meet Laura Bennet, a widow haunted by memories of her late husband. Surrounded by constant reminders of her one true love she can barely find the will to live her daily life, let alone move on after just a year of mourning. But there is one thing that gives her strength - a poem from an old friend.Follow this kind-hearted window on a journey to a second love in the tough world of the US frontier in the 1800s.Content with her situation she doesn't expect the poet to actually show up on her doorstep. Yet he does, and with him comes a once in a lifetime chance for a fresh start in the West. But can she really escape her past?Once there Laura struggles to forget her beloved Anton. There's also the matter of her host's odd behaviour that makes her question whether she really knew the man who once was her suitor.
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