Kat and Nell Sinclair are headed west—away from the manicured lawns of Maine to the boisterous, booming mining town of Cripple Creek, Colorado to start new lives for themselves as mail-order brides. Aboard the train, romantic dreamer Nell carries a photo of her intended close to her heart and imagines an exciting and love-filled future, while her pragmatic older sister Kat resigns herself to marriage as a duty, not a delight. But when the ladies disembark at the train depot, neither fiancé Patrick Maloney or Judson Archer awaits them with open arms. The well-bred Sinclair sisters find themselves unexpectedly alone in the wild, frontier town—a place where fire threatens to reduce the buildings to rubble, the working women strut the streets, rogues will gamble for the shoes on one’s feet, and God’s grace is found amongst the most unlikely of folks. Two sisters, Two missing misters, A shocking welcome to the wild west that leaves both Kat and Nell Sinclair questioning their dreams and the hope for true love.
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"Historical romance set in Cripple Creek, Colorado, during the gold mining era. Charming, light story. Cute characters, all of them. Sequel to come. Ought to be a movie."
— Miriam (5 out of 5 stars)
" A typical cutsie love story. "
— Pat, 1/6/2014" Thought the concept was good. Maybe I just wasn't in the mood for "Where has my love gone??" Happy endings for everyone in the end. "
— Angela, 12/24/2013" This was the first book by Mona Hodgson that I've read, and I truly enjoyed the story. Looking forward with continuing on with the series! "
— Adetia, 12/14/2013" Too predictable and too undeveloped. Oh well. At least it was a quick read. "
— Sadie, 11/10/2013" A sweet Historical Fiction story of two mail order bride sisters. "
— Emily, 11/4/2013" The storyline was very predictable which made it difficult to really get interested in the characters. Only finished the book just to finish the book. Disappointing. "
— Mary, 10/2/2013" I'll look for Mona Hodgson's books in the future. "
— Lisa, 3/30/2012" familiar story. retold. "
— Jan, 2/27/2012" A fun historical romance that kept me hooked from beginning to end. "
— Michelle, 10/30/2011" This was a sweet, easy read set in 1895 in Colorado. Looking forward to Ms. Hodson's next book. "
— Karen, 5/2/2011" A sweet Historical Fiction story of two mail order bride sisters. "
— Emily, 2/28/2011" I'll look for Mona Hodgson's books in the future. "
— Lisa, 12/31/2010" This is a Christian book. It is filled with psalms, <br/>Bible verses, and hymns. The plot is very poorly written, without development. It is as though the author selected the psalms, verses, and hymns before writing, and then put together a story to showcase them. "
— Judith, 7/22/2010" This was a book I received free through goodreads first reads book review. I did enjoy reading it and liked the characters of the sisters. It was a nice wholesome storyline and I would read another book by Mona Hodgson. "
— Tammy, 7/4/2010" This was an interesting mail-order brides story, with some twists. "
— Vickie, 5/28/2010" A cute, easy-to-read and clean story. Won this book on Goodreads! "
— Allison, 5/21/2010Mona Hodgson writes western, historical romance for WaterBrook Multnomah. Her writing credits also include nearly thirty children’s books, contributions to eleven books for adults, and hundreds of short stories, articles, and poems in newspapers and magazines. She lives in Arizona with her husband, Bob.
Karen White has been narrating audiobooks of all genres since 1999. Honored to be included in AudioFile’s Best Voices, she’s also a four-time Audie Finalist and has earned multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards and Library Journal starred reviews.