Confederate Widows, Spinsters, and Proxy Brides (Marisa Masterson) Books in Order

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Confederate Widows, Spinsters, and Proxy Brides (Marisa Masterson) books in publication order

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A Child for Christmas

by Marisa Masterson

2024

Charlotte heads west for a proxy marriage with a baby in her arms and no easy answers. Butch wanted a wife, not a child, and winter will force both of them to rethink what family means.

Confederate Widows, Spinsters, and Proxy Brides (Marisa Masterson) books in chronological order

A Cowboy for Christmas
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A Fugitive for Christmas
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A Kindness For Christmas
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A Reprise for Christmas
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A Drifter for Christmas
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A Child for Christmas
by Marisa Masterson
2024Confederate Widows, Spinsters, and Proxy Brides, Book 6
A Doctor for Christmas
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An Irishman for Christmas
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A Mother for Christmas Series
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A Blacksmith for Christmas
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A Courtesan for Christmas
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A Home for Christmas
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A Husband for Christmas Series
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A Rancher for Christmas
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A Gambler for Christmas
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A Surprise for Christmas
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A Bounty Hunter for Christmas
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A Homestead for Christmas
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A Recluse for Christmas
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Series background & context

This holiday western series pulls together several favorite tropes at once: women left on their own after war, brides promised from a distance, and Christmas stories where children make the emotional stakes even higher.

Marisa Masterson's A Child for Christmas shows why the mix works. A winter marriage, a baby who changes the terms, and an old hurt about inheritance create tension before the couple even settles in. Across the wider series, the tone stays sweet, but the women are dealing with serious choices about safety, family, and survival.

It is a seasonal series, but it is not frothy. These stories care about home, duty, and whether a fragile new family can hold together.