Pretty Brides Should Not Apply (Mail Order Bride‪)‬

Pretty Brides Should Not Apply: A Clean Western Historical Romance

The year is 1880 and ugly duckling Henretta decides to become a Mail Order Bride.

Henretta was the daughter of cotton growers. Their livelihood depended on the cotton crops. They were a large family who loved each other and would do anything for each other.

However Henretta wanted more from life, so when she saw an ad for a mail-order bride in Ft. Riley Kansas that said pretty girls need not reply, she sent a reply hoping for an adventure and a husband. She received her reply from Travis, who was anxious for a bride. However, it would take time for Henretta to get what she needed for her new life and the long journey. In the meantime, her mother passed away, leaving her little sister needing the love and attention babies need. So Henretta agreed to take Mandy with her to Kansas to raise her as her own. Unfortunately, there was no time to let Travis know the change in plans so as she Mandy and her brother Jonathan embarked on their journey to Ft. Riley Kansas. Travis decided to surprise his new bride to be by meeting her when she would be changing trains for the final leg of her journey. Since he was looking for someone who wasn’t pretty, he was surprised to find the woman he was to marry was beautiful and had a husband and baby.  He decided to marry her but was also looking into her background still believing she was already married.

Would the mystery clear up and would Travis find the Love he was hoping for? Or would his mistrust and jealousy destroy their future?

***Leah White writes clean Historical Western Mail Order Bride Romance books***