Rescue Me - Mail-Order Brides Books in Order

This series pushes the mail-order idea into a slightly later historical period and gives it a rescue angle. The heroines are usually trying to get clear of danger, scandal, poverty, or an unsafe man, and marriage looks like a route to safety as much as a path to love.

That makes the openings brisk and a little tense. In Ellen, the postwar setting, lost job, and stalking threat all raise the stakes before the romance has much room to breathe. Readers who like clean historical love stories with some real jeopardy in the setup will probably enjoy this series.