Catherine

She traveled three thousand miles to find a family. Now the man she married threatens to send her away.

Boston, 1886. Catherine Black has spent most of her life longing for something other women take for granted—a home, a family, and a husband who truly loves her.

Orphaned at eight and raised among strangers, Catherine has known more heartache than happiness. When the man she loves rejects her for a woman from a respectable family, she fears she'll spend the rest of her days working in the kitchens and laundries of the Boston orphanage.

Then a matrimonial advertisement changes everything.

Raymond Cowan is a handsome, hardworking Oregon cattle rancher looking for a wife. He offers Catherine the one thing she's always wanted—a family of her own. With courage born of desperation, she leaves Boston behind and travels across the country to become his bride.

But life at Clear Springs Ranch is nothing like Catherine imagined.

Her new husband is proud, stubborn, and painfully reserved. He expects a capable rancher's wife, not a tenderhearted city girl unfamiliar with frontier life. And when Catherine struggles to meet his expectations, Raymond makes a devastating threat: If she cannot learn to belong on his ranch, he'll send her back to Boston.

Catherine refuses to remain where she isn't wanted. But just as her dreams seem destined to crumble, danger strikes the ranch—and the courage she never knew she possessed may be the only thing that can save everything she holds dear.

Can a woman who has spent her life searching for love melt the heart of a man who believes marriage has nothing to do with it? Or will Catherine lose the only home she's ever dared to call her own?

From Debra Samms comes Catherine, the unforgettable first book in The Orphanage Mail Order Brides—a heartwarming historical western romance filled with second chances, frontier adventure, courageous women, and the promise of lasting love.

Discover why Catherine risked everything for a stranger. Get your copy today and begin her journey from heartbreak to hope!