Nebraska Books in Order

Tom Larson wants a wife, but his awkward behaviour makes courtship difficult. Jessica Reynolds offers to teach him more confident manners, bringing them together through an effort to help him attract the woman he hopes to marry.

Margaret advertises for a husband and expects Paul Connealy to answer her hopes. Instead, his older brother Joseph arrives with four children, turning her search for a partner into an unexpected encounter with an already established family.

Rejected by the man who arranged to marry her because of her looks, Mary accepts a farmer’s practical proposal. His kindness challenges her belief that love belongs only to beautiful women, opening a possibility she scarcely dares to trust.

Sally falls for a man who prefers her friend and devises a way to bring him closer. Pretending to help him inspire jealousy, she hopes their staged courtship will become real before he discovers her scheme.

Widowed and near childbirth after an attack on her journey, Sarah must accept help from a man shunned for his past. As she discovers his kindness, their growing love faces the return of the reputation that still follows him.

A widow and her young brother arrange a forced marriage to protect her from an unscrupulous brother-in-law. Their unsuspecting choice is a doctor’s assistant content with bachelorhood, leaving both newlyweds to confront an alarming beginning to married life.

Fleeing gamblers who want him dead, Owen is mistaken for a sheriff’s new deputy and adopts the man’s identity. He also accepts the marriage awaiting that stranger, creating a dangerous problem when the real deputy comes to town.

After an accident erases Mary’s memories, she must rediscover life with her husband and children. A journey to her dying father in Maine may restore what she has lost, but also brings her back to a painful family past.

Isaac obeys his father’s demand to avoid Emily despite his attraction to her. Determined to discover why he keeps his distance, Emily disguises herself as a man and befriends him before he can choose another bride.

An injury leaves Dave unable to manage his usual work, undermining his confidence as a husband and father. While his brother becomes a local celebrity, Mary must help Dave recognise his worth beyond the tasks he can perform.