β Scribed by Emma Ashwood
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Annie is lured into becoming a mail order bride, but what she doesnβt know is that her husband never wanted a wife.
After her mother passed away leaving Annie nothing but her jewelry, Annieβs step-father becomes unrecognizable. He begins to drink and gamble and insists Annie take her motherβs place as his bride. When his behavior becomes abusive, Annie knows she has no choice but to leave.
She corresponds with a Texas rancher named Carson, who seems kind and generous and exactly the man Annie always dreamed of spending her life with. Although she never imagined herself as a mail order bride, it just feels right. When her step-father insists they be wed the following day, Annie decides to accept Carsonβs wedding proposal. She doesnβt know him, but Texas was sure to be a better option than staying in Boston and taking her motherβs place.
On arrival in Texas, Annie is met by Cassidy and Bonnie, Carsonβs sisters. Although they are kind and friendly, Annie canβt help but feel thwarted that Carson didnβt collect her himself. It is too late when Annie discovers that the letters, the advertisement and even the proposal had all been the work of Carsonβs sisters.
From first glance Annie likes Carson but the steadfast rancher makes it clear that heβs not interested in love. For Carson itβs a matter of principle. Surely a man should be able to choose his own wife. Will Annie and Carson be able to find love regardless of the circumstances that brought them together?
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