Kit Morgan Books in Order

Bowen Drake arrives in Clear Creek after trying to escape a gift that brings good to others but seems useless to him. Newly arrived Elsie Waller finds him half frozen and hopes to persuade him to stay as her husband.

Fresh from prison, Colin Cooke is drawn to Belle Dunnigan, a newcomer from Boston. Belle's controlling Aunt Irene despises the Cooke family, leaving the couple to find a path toward romance under her determined opposition.

Josiah King has built a life in Clear Creek while concealing his past. When Annie Stone arrives fleeing a terrible threat, their shared history resurfaces, forcing two former lovers to decide whether they can trust each other again.

Posing as Clear Creek's new blacksmith, Andel Berg must find a runaway princess and deliver her to Count Rudge to save his father. Falling for the woman he is seeking makes obedience a painful choice.

Duncan Cooke has thirty eight days to marry or lose the dukedom and estate that could secure his family's future. In remote Clear Creek, his hopes turn toward Cozette Duprie, a silent young woman long disguised as a boy.

Searching for her dying birth mother, Sadie Jones is kidnapped when her stagecoach is robbed. Harrison Cooke unexpectedly becomes her rescuer, while both face family troubles that complicate their growing feelings for each other along the way.

Logan Kincaid's business trip to Oregon City brings him an injured woman with no memory of her identity. Determined to protect her and take her to Clear Creek, he offers marriage while her unknown past complicates their future.

Widowed sheriff Clayton Riley expects boots for Christmas, but his family secretly orders him a bride. Orphan Summer James leaves New Orleans hoping marriage will offer safety, unaware that she is arriving as an unexpected holiday present.

Sheriff Spencer Riley finds himself receiving a surprise bride after helping arrange his brother's marriage. Elle Barstow arrives from New Orleans fearing involvement in a killing, making her intended husband's profession a particularly troubling complication for her.

Duncan Cooke's English estate comes with unmarried cousins whose suitors keep meeting misfortune. Hoping to solve their marriage prospects and Clear Creek's shortage of women, he sends the ladies across the ocean to become brides on the frontier.

Apple Sayer reaches America only to learn her intended groom has been shot. After mistaking Deputy Bran O'Hare for an outlaw and locking him in a safe, she faces his interest in courting her and her fear of a family curse.

Lena Sayer and her sisters leave their privileged English life to become brides in Clear Creek, escorted by a strict cousin. As the first to marry, Lena worries that her lack of household skills will disappoint her new husband.

After a crooked solicitor steals her money, Adaline Dermont becomes a bride to avoid homelessness in New Orleans. Lorcan Brody has no intention of marrying, but his parents' secret arrangements bring her into his complicated Irish family.

Matthew Quinn's mother arranges a bride without telling him, unaware that he is already in love. Rose Smith signs with a bridal service hoping for adventure, then arrives in Nowhere to discover an unexpectedly complicated romantic situation.

Leaving Boston society behind, Levi Stone finds freedom in Clear Creek but still wants a wife. Marriage to English newcomer Felicina Sayer sparks unexpected quarrels, challenging both to discover whether affection can grow beneath their constant friction.

Eva Brock becomes a bride to escape her mother's plan to marry her to a much older man. Her intended, Finn Mullany, believes he deserves no wife after an accident blinded his friend, leaving guilt between them.

Three meddling matrons secretly arrange a bride for Independence's new pastor. Winnie Longfellow accepts the proposal after losing her mother, then encounters misunderstandings, gossip, and a possible rival while her unsuspecting intended has no idea what has been arranged.

English bride Constance struggles with Ryder Jones's isolated prairie life and unfamiliar manner. Orphaned young and raised among Native Americans, Ryder seeks a wife as he rebuilds his life, but neither expects the cultural differences their marriage brings.

Eloise hopes for a quiet, civilized husband when she arrives as a bride from England. Hotel clerk Seth Jones seems to fit, but his apparently bumbling manner conceals a past he fears would send her running.

Libby Blue escapes an unwanted marriage by becoming a bride in Texas, hoping to prove herself beyond her sisters' shadows. Nate Dalton discovers his brother has arranged wives alongside their ranching plans, complicating Libby's search for belonging.

Facing marriages to three undesirable older men after a scandal, the Blue sisters plan an escape to Texas as brides. There, Walton Dalton hopes to unite his identical brothers on a ranch, with marriages secretly added to his plans.

Ambrosia Winters flees a crooked businessman threatening to ruin her father unless she marries him. Garrett Vander receives her as an unexpected bride, but her father's arrival makes him determined to uncover the secrets surrounding their proposed marriage.

Samantha Carter escapes an uncle who wants her for himself by seeking refuge through a bridal service. Farmer Arlan Weaver questions whether his delicate new wife can manage frontier life, only to discover she has unexpected strengths.

Martha Tindle secretly orders a bride for her son Morgan just as her opinionated sister comes to visit. Morgan resists the marriage, his aunt favors another woman, and arriving bride Daisy Evers hopes to conceal her own secret.

Bernice Caulder hopes becoming a bride will end her romantic misfortunes, but her intended remains undecided. Warren Johnson's grandfather ordered her without warning, disrupting a carefully planned life in which Warren had no immediate place for marriage.

Woodworker Amon Cotter stays in Clear Creek after finishing a hotel, content with his craft. The Cookes see newcomer Nettie Whitman as his ideal wife, but their matchmaking must overcome his reluctance and the differences between them.

An unknown matchmaker sends Ellie Sampson to Independence to marry Julian Smythe, who knows nothing of the arrangement. Four meddling matrons place her as a household maid, while a secret threatens the affection she begins to develop.

Millie Porter refuses the marriage her parents arranged as part of a business deal and seeks safety elsewhere. Dalton Ranch cowboy Justin Weaver must protect her, but his growing feelings complicate a duty meant to safeguard her for another man.

Adele Brown escapes kidnapping and travels to Texas seeking Percival Blue's protection. Restless Percy agrees to marriage in name only, leaving Adele to persuade him that they could build a real relationship before he demands an annulment.

Benjamin Weaver receives a bride while his mother celebrates the family's expanding marriages and households. Charity Cross arrives at the farm carrying a secret that could fracture the Weavers, uncertain how to protect her new chance at belonging.

A mystery matchmaker sends Sarah to marry Jess Templeton, bringing fresh upheaval to Independence. Jess's mother wants the bride sent away, while the town hunts for the meddler and the couple tries to let their romance develop.

Calvin Weaver follows his brothers into marriage when an Italian immigrant arrives as his bride. Her beauty draws him in, but her hidden past and other family secrets threaten the couple's prospects for building a life together.

Anson Jones travels to Montana to catch an embezzler and recover his family's stolen money. Hoping to keep his bride away from danger, he cancels their plans, but an altered telegram sends her straight into the risky situation.

A diary's scandalous revelations drive Isabelle Bainbridge from England to India, where she meets Earl Anthony Sayer. His unwanted obligations to the East India Company and his own secrets complicate the possibility of romance between them.

Former villain Thackary Holmes has become a better man while living as the drifter Cutty in Clear Creek. To marry Imogene, he must reveal his identity to his children and neighbors, risking the acceptance he has gained.

Honoria Cooke hopes Major Quincy Comfort might return her feelings despite her unconventional ways. The arrival of sophisticated Lucretia Lynch, claiming to be his bride though he ordered none, threatens Honoria's chances and throws his life into confusion.

Pleasant Comfort flees an arranged marriage in Savannah and becomes Deputy Eli Turner's bride in Clear Creek. Her privileged upbringing leaves her unprepared for prairie work, while Eli doubts that his modest home can meet her expectations.

Daniel Weaver sends for a bride, but a letter containing more than an acceptance falls into a gossip's hands. Ebba Knudson reaches Nowhere to find strange looks and an overwhelming family, making her question their planned marriage.

Newton Whitman's plans for exploration change when he marries Arya, a woman raised by an unusual Native American tribe. Language differences and his fear of being unable to provide test their relationship as Clear Creek's residents become involved.

After years caring for relatives, Sophie Baxter hopes marriage in Independence will bring a fresh start. Lawyer Fletcher Vander returns home after being fired for unconventional methods, finding unexpected excitement and a woman in need of help.

Oscar White asks a matchmaker for a strong, practical wife to help run his family's remote Oregon stage stop. He neglects to explain its isolation, while the bride arriving to join him carries undisclosed complications of her own.

After her family's financial ruin, debutante Effie Stout becomes a mail-order bride at her stepmother's insistence. Farmer Forrest Lang soon discovers his new wife lacks everyday domestic skills, leaving both to navigate a marriage neither understands.

Jake Sullivan travels to Brooklyn to investigate the riding academy his family must operate before selling it. There he meets Casey Woodrow, a wealthy young woman seeking a way to defy her father's control over her life.

This collection brings together the romances of brothers Arlan, Benjamin, and Calvin Weaver on their family farm. Mail-order brides enter a boisterous household, confronting unfamiliar routines and relatives while the brothers discover that marriage brings unexpected challenges.

Family tragedy sends Minnie Stout west to California as a mail-order bride, mourning the life she has lost. Her groom, cowboy and shopkeeper Baker Stillwater, struggles to reconcile her expectations with the surprisingly refined home he has made.

Melanie Haeger admires cowboy Tate Sullivan after her best friend's wedding, but his attention turns to Melanie's assistant Cassandra. As Tate pursues the woman who caught his heart, confused romantic interests threaten to send him in the wrong direction.

Widow Viola Todd and her children are stranded when her brother forgets to meet their train. Caleb White helps them reach Montana, but his ambitions for a horse ranch make him reluctant to become attached to the family.

Three Callahan sisters flee unwanted marriages and turn to Mrs. Pettigrew for help. Arriving in Clear Creek as brides, they find three impoverished Comfort brothers more concerned with building cabins than accepting the wives they never expected.

Lucien Miller asks Mrs. Pettigrew for an educated, strong-minded mail-order bride who can share intelligent conversations. The woman she sends surprises him and the town of Nowhere, challenging his assumptions about the wife he hoped to find.

Luella Jones notices hidden pain in her brother's hired hand and tries to discover its cause. Jonas Cummings wants a fresh start, but resisting his employer's determined sister could put both his job and his heart at risk.

The Weavers shelter Olivia Bridger after an attack leaves her unable to remember her past. Christmas visitor George Johnson encounters the mysterious woman amid family confusion, while his grandfather's conversations with unseen friends add another complication to the holiday.

Liam McCrae takes a temporary handyman job at his cousins' Brooklyn riding stable and finds himself guarding his aunt's romantic interests. Recruiting a wedding photographer to help chaperone her introduces an attraction he had never planned for himself.

Indentured servant Mary O'Brien faces seven years of service and little hope of marriage. Fighter Patrick Mulligan falls for her while saving for his own business, but securing a future together may require a dangerously costly fight.

Sarah Clemmons wants to use her healing ability, though her parents prefer a wealthy, socially suitable husband. Meeting physician's assistant Abijah Waller introduces another possibility, challenging the future her family has chosen and unsettling his own ambitions.

Jess Jones leaves Oregon to work on his cousin's Montana horse ranch and escape comparisons with his father. Finding runaway Lillie Mayer in the barn draws him into the life of a woman fleeing her father's cruelty.

After her husband dies on their journey west, Honoria Sayer decides to pursue their ranching dream with her sons. Fellow traveler Jefferson Cooke considers marrying the struggling widow, though neither expected a new spouse on the Oregon Trail.

The Weaver family's Christmas plans change when Harrison Cooke and his family arrive with Irene and Wilfred Dunnigan. Familiar Clear Creek residents join the noisy farm household, bringing unexpected surprises to a gathering of relatives and friends.

Anson White takes work near Clear Creek so he can court Emeline Turner more easily. But her family's changing circumstances threaten to separate them again, testing whether exchanged letters and his new plans can give their relationship a chance.

Overworked foster-care survivor Lorelei Carson unexpectedly enters the world of nineteenth-century rancher Jefferson Cooke. He distrusts the idea of a mail-order bride, but the strange young woman placed with his family challenges his assumptions about finding love.

Rufina Cucinotta hopes a trip to Clear Creek will bring her a husband. Business heir CJ Branson is captivated, but she prefers an unusual stranger whose search for a rare bird has drawn the whole town into confusion.

Librarian Katie Haverdash arrives in Independence expecting to marry Sheriff Jace Diamond, who never knew she was coming. When someone threatens her life, Jace must protect the unexpected bride while untangling the mystery behind her arrival.

Widow Jennie Beauregard flees another marriage arranged by her brother and seeks a matchmaker's help. Owen Kincaid receives a bride sooner than expected, but Jennie's unfamiliar new family and its mixed welcome complicate their beginning together.

Montana rancher Jack Carlson unexpectedly encounters former sweetheart Wendy Preston in Fort Worth. Her father's interference once separated them, and Wendy is now engaged for the family's business interests, forcing her to reconsider whose wishes will govern her future.

Grieving Evangeline Norton arrives at the White family's stage stop and notices Henry White, a man others routinely overlook. As they grow closer, her unresolved troubles and their difficulty understanding one another complicate the connection both need.

Wilfred Dunnigan moves his ailing parents to Alabama and encounters sheltered, mistreated Irene Dailey. Determined to offer kindness she has scarcely known, he must discover whether he can help her rebuild a life devastated by cruelty.

Roberta Peterson visits a wealthy New York family hoping to secure a rich husband, only to confront snobbery greater than her own. Widower Clarence considers loving her, but must decide whether to trust her struggle to change.

Shipbuilder Cyrus Van Cleet sees Polly Chambers in a public square and hopes to find her again at a ball. She remembers the encounter too, but her engagement to another man stands between the strangers and a possible romance.

Merritt O'Hare resents performing in a town musicale under Benedict Comfort, especially when she cannot play the violin. Their teasing becomes a challenge, and teaching the reluctant musicians opens Benedict to feelings that complicate their rivalry.

Mail-order bride Rayne O'Sullivan arrives among the Weavers and Cucinottas frightened by years of cruelty and isolation. Arturo offers patience and affection, but the family's lively welcome tests whether she can trust kindness and risk loving him.

Aspiring police officer Mitzi Fine pursues a suspicious stranger and lands in Prince Asger's distant past. Their attraction threatens his politically necessary engagement, leaving time-traveling matchmakers to consider how to unite them without provoking war.

Heiress Beryl Branson becomes a mail-order bride to defend her friend's marriage against meddling parents. But her chosen groom never requested a wife, turning her demonstration of matchmaking's possibilities into another mystery for the town of Independence.

Mrs. Mahulda Brock tries to unite a shy young woman and an industrious young man who scarcely know each other exists. With friends assisting, her matchmaking experiments reveal more lonely residents of Independence needing help than she anticipated.

A Cooke family visit leaves Leonardo Cucinotta caught between Savannah and her cousin Parthena. Everyone expects one match, but another attraction sparks, threatening a lifelong friendship and forcing Leo to reconsider where his own feelings lie.

Lucia Cucinotta visits Clear Creek and discovers parties, picnics, and more potential suitors than her sheltered farm life offered. Maxwell Cooke hopes to declare his love, but rivals, family interference, and misunderstandings repeatedly obstruct his chance.

Struggling modern-day Tory Phelps accepts a dream job with employers whose lives conceal an impossible secret. In the nineteenth century, Sir Aldrich Barrow meets the intriguing tutor, while time-traveling matchmakers try to connect two people from different eras.

Scarred and partly blind after a tragedy, Billie Jane Sneed becomes a mail-order bride seeking a new life. Lucien Miller expects an educated, capable partner, but their meeting challenges both her self-doubts and his ideas about a wife.

Trainee matchmaker Albert Dunst receives a difficult assignment: unite adventure-seeking Marigold Simpson with stubborn Rand Metcalf. She wants to work a mining claim, and he resists his parents' pressure to marry, leaving Albert to overcome two determined objections.

Autumn Weaver cannot forget Livingston Jones after only a few meetings, although he has left the area. Her mother urges a trip to Clear Creek to find a husband, forcing Autumn to weigh practical prospects against her lingering attachment.

Nearing his hundredth birthday, Tom Turner wants to share his tales of the Old West, but fellow residents dismiss them as inventions. A new attendant at his rest home begins listening for the wonder beneath them.

Matchmaker Mrs. Pettigrew invites several couples she helped unite to spend Christmas with her. Her guests soon notice the loneliness beneath her eccentric ways and decide to try their own hands at finding her a match.

Jason Weaver reluctantly orders a bride after his family persuades him to settle down. Charlie George flees her aunt's unsuitable marriage plans, bringing two people who never wanted spouses into an unexpected encounter with each other.

Curious Lucinda Mae Stone is fascinated when a mysterious mountain man arrives in Clear Creek searching for Mr. Markhel. Her determination to learn more draws the unmarried young woman into trouble she never anticipated.

A prince from another century and a swimming instructor with a hidden identity become a new assignment for time-traveling matchmakers Dallan and Shona. Their honeymoon grows complicated when Time Keeper Melvale accompanies them on the mission.

After disgruntled servants abduct wealthy Alice Fairchild, their bungled plans leave her lost and injured. A Weaver in need of a wife finds her, but her missing memories complicate their unexpected encounter and uncertain future.

Ruby Bennett fears she will never marry, while Mathias Comfort wants to establish his business before taking a wife. Helping a needy family brings them together as Clear Creek's meddling matrons pursue their own plans.

Nell Elliott's stepmother begins behaving strangely just as matchmaker Mrs. Pettigrew arrives in town. Her attraction to Bennett Heston offers new hope, but other people's greed threatens to obstruct both her freedom and a possible match.

Facing dwindling marriage prospects, Alice Pratt considers the husband her parents have selected. His severe allergies and awkward conversation make her question whether an arranged marriage is preferable to the spinsterhood she has begun to fear.

Emmy Baumeister struggles to save her inherited bakery when a stranger claims her father owed him money. Miles Jefferson offers help while allowing her to mistake him for a butler, making their growing attachment increasingly complicated.

Widow Sarah distrusts the English brothers offering to repair her home because strangers killed her husband. Irving must prove his intentions while facing the possibility of inheriting his family’s estate, and their growing attraction complicates responsibilities on both sides of the Atlantic.

Chemistry professor Andrew Beaumont encounters strangers asking about time travel and unexplained lights near Clear Creek. In the nineteenth century, shy Tillie White faces her neighbors' suspicions, bringing two very different lives into the matchmakers' orbit.

Letty struggles to maintain her ranch after outlaws kill her father and brother along with the town’s posse. Six visiting Englishmen offer assistance, raising hopes for Apple Blossom’s survival and feelings that make their expected departure increasingly painful.

Fantine LeBlanc accompanies matchmaker Mrs. Pettigrew and an eccentric party to Clear Creek. An unwilling ranch hand and townspeople eager to prove their own matchmaking talents turn the assistant's visit into a complicated romantic adventure.

Eleanora Adams feels increasingly isolated after her three closest friends marry, and Clear Creek offers few eligible men she is not related to. An unexpected development involving a reluctant cowboy gives her new reason to hope.

Cassie reluctantly becomes sheriff after her father and his posse are killed, inheriting responsibility for a struggling town. An Englishman assigned to help repair her home provokes her temper and attraction while others scheme to keep his brothers from leaving.

Savannah Cooke helps childhood friend Ferris Kincaid write letters to a prospective mail-order bride. As shared mishaps and a troublesome draft horse draw them closer, she begins questioning the feelings beneath their familiar friendship.

Wilhemina resents her family’s move from New York to eccentric Clear Creek and directs her anger at its residents. Cowboy Baird struggles to understand her hostility while unexpected attraction and meddling matchmakers complicate their encounters in the unfamiliar town.