Susannah Calloway Books in Order

Pregnant widow Betty Rochester flees a brother-in-law determined to marry her, hoping a mail-order match will offer safety. But her new husband rejects her pregnancy, leaving her far from home with an uncertain future.

Laurie Burke flees her threatening brother-in-law by hiding aboard a freight train bound west. She hopes to marry William Andrews, but he has never heard of her and is waiting for an entirely different bride.

Widowed Clara O’Hagan becomes Jonathan Stewart’s mail-order bride after struggling to build a new life. Her abusive past makes trusting him difficult, and Jonathan must understand the fears behind her retreat before they can begin a marriage.

A dare sends Myrna Myers west as a mail-order bride, where Giles Macy and his younger brother seem to offer the family she wants. Secrets from Giles’s past soon force her to choose between trust and public suspicion.

Annie Thompson defies her father’s chosen marriage and travels west to meet a groom selected from a catalog. Max Wilson’s rough appearance and distant manner make her question whether escaping one unwanted future has brought another.

Rosie Wilder escapes her demanding family to marry Robert Geller, only to face his hostile mother and his lack of support. When a storm leaves the older woman injured, Rosie fears losing her new home and marriage.

Joseph Palmer leaves his ranch and new bride Margaret with a seemingly reliable hired hand while he searches for gold. Margaret distrusts the man, and Joseph’s growing unease may be her only hope when danger strikes.

Nora Raber escapes an arranged marriage and settles in Landy City, determined to stay single. Falling for druggist Thomas McKinney changes her plans, until she learns that his mail-order bride is already on her way.

Daisy Johnson starts over across the country and finds work at a café, where her aloof employer increasingly interests her. Hoping for a husband, she begins corresponding through a marriage agency while trying to ignore her feelings for her boss.

Factory worker Grace Bailey travels to Wyoming to marry Marshall Harris and start again. Their difficult beginning becomes dangerous when a greedy neighbor targets his land, forcing Grace to decide whether love can withstand violence and fear.

Rebecca escapes her father's chosen banker husband by agreeing to marry Tom Beckett in Nevada. The ranch and new beginning he promised prove disappointing, and the arrival of her former suitor puts her freedom and hopes for love at risk.

Scullery maid Carrie Brown flees after a senator's son accosts her, turning to a mail-order marriage for safety. Meeting farmer Clarence Harris reveals an awkward mismatch, and both must decide whether they can make their uncertain arrangement work.

Nan Lambert travels west hoping marriage will let her bring her mother to a better home. Her distant fiancé soon disappoints her, while his charming cousin offers employment and the possibility of a very different future.

Sally travels to Nebraska to marry a man she has never met, eager for adventure. A broken train, a dead carriage driver and sick traveling companions leave her stranded, forcing her to discover whether her courage and her fiancé's devotion can prevail.

Widowed Mattie Simpson takes her daughter west to marry businessman Richard Dixon, hoping to escape New York’s drinking and impropriety. Discovering that her intended owns a saloon leaves her struggling with her convictions and an unwelcoming town.

A widow travels west with her grieving daughter to meet a new husband before Christmas. Stranded in a forest by a snowstorm, Martha must protect Betsy from wolves and freezing weather while hoping her fiancé can find them.

Honoring her dying father's wish, independent Gwendolyn agrees to marry a Colorado rancher but struggles to fit his expectations. An accident forces James to care for her, while mutual pride keeps both from admitting how deeply their feelings have changed.

Bonnie Abel takes her sickly sister Lucretia’s place as a mail-order bride, hoping to save their family farm without risking her sister’s life. Marrying rancher Jed Tolliver under a false identity makes her sacrifice a dangerous deception.

Grace Priddy flees an abusive household with her three daughters, seeking marriage to rancher Josiah Murphy. His surprise at the children ends their wedding plans, leaving Grace to weigh another proposal against her feelings for him.

Unable to manage her unfinished homestead alone as winter approaches, widow Missy seeks a husband through a marriage agency. Jed proves unexpectedly kind and capable, but her grief for her first husband complicates their new life together.

Ada travels west to marry Clay while secretly bringing her injured mother, whose occupation she fears he will reject. His reluctant help offers hope for their relationship, until her mother's behavior threatens the fragile beginning they have made.

Rejected by her intended husband because of her mixed Indigenous ancestry, Hialeah remains in his household as a housekeeper. His kind brother Simeon offers companionship, but prejudice and the prospect of scandal stand between their growing affection and a shared future.

Desperate to leave the city with her stepsisters, Nettie answers a Christmas marriage advertisement while pretending to be their widowed mother. Prospective mayor Ross welcomes them to Oklahoma, but discovering the deception puts their new family at risk.

Left penniless after her father's death, Florence accepts a marriage arranged with a man in Colorado. Her promising new beginning turns dangerous when rumors about her groom lead to attacks that threaten both their lives.

Recovering from captivity and an abandoned engagement, Mairenn begins rebuilding her life with help from an attentive ranch hand. The return of Ned, her former fiancé, confronts her with competing promises just as she is learning to trust again.

Roxie Mills becomes a mail-order bride only to help her widowed friend settle out west, planning to marry someone else back home. But her charming fiancé complicates the scheme, and confessing the truth threatens several people’s happiness.

Katherine Lynd arrives in Wyoming ready to marry Marshal Casper Mulroney. After seeing him shoot a violent husband, she recoils from the realities of his work and must reconsider their courtship before the planned Christmas wedding.

Francine escapes an unwanted marriage by traveling west to meet a man whose letters promised kindness. Instead she encounters a brutal stranger, and must discover why her hopeful new beginning has turned into a threat to her life.

After losing her parents and brother, Margaret seeks a fresh start through an arranged marriage. Although Alan offers the prospect of happiness, recurring nightmares and her fear of another devastating loss make trusting their future difficult.

Irish immigrant Ailís takes her sister west as a mail-order bride to escape a dangerous recruiter, only to find both intended grooms missing. A forbidding rancher offers an unexpected possibility of shelter and affection while her sister's choices deepen their troubles.

Sarah escapes her violent past as a saloon worker and travels to Sweetwater, where she meets a sympathetic livery owner. Hostility from the townspeople and renewed danger threaten her efforts to build a safer life and find love.

Seeking relief from caring for nine siblings, Emma Fischer agrees to marry a Montana stranger. Rescued in the wilderness by Samuel Jenson, who was raised among the Cheyenne, she grows attached to her protector while remaining bound to a troubling promise.

Twice-widowed newspaper owner Landy Grant wants to avoid further heartbreak, while Irish immigrant Katherine Moore hopes to escape her past. Their growing connection in a Nebraska frontier town faces fires, street fights, and neighbors whose interference threatens another separation.

Widow Rebecca nurses injured Cheyenne warrior Shield while struggling to preserve her ranch for her sons. Their growing trust challenges his hostility toward white people, and a ruthless buyer's threats give them a common fight over family, land, and survival.

Falsely accused governess Sally Richards travels west to marry farmer Jason Andrews and rebuild her reputation. His jealous sister opposes the match, and another accusation of theft threatens to destroy Sally’s chance at a fresh start.

Ruby Berkley travels to New Mexico to collect her late sister's children, refusing the marriage requested in a final letter. Ezra Tobias risks losing both the children and his inherited ranch unless Ruby agrees to become his wife.

Harley Cohen risks losing his ranch unless he marries, but promptly forgets the bride he ordered. Widowed Alina Chambers arrives with two children, seeking security and finding an unreliable groom who must learn to accept responsibility.

Deryn travels to Arkansas expecting to marry an attorney and finds herself trapped working for a cruel saloonkeeper. Bounty hunter Wes helps her escape abuse, but his uncertain future and her former fiancé's determination threaten their growing love.

Tyler Morgan’s sister secretly arranges a marriage for the grieving doctor before leaving Montana. His unexpected bride, Juliet Monroe, brings experience with herbs and childbirth, but must find her place with a man who never requested her.

Scarred outcast Eli Bartlett and mail-order bride Caroline Johnson are thrown together after outlaws kill her intended husband. As they struggle with painful histories and unexpected attraction, the surviving gang members plan to return for revenge.

Grieving Henry Watson seeks a marriage of convenience to fulfill his ailing father's Christmas wish. Widow Kitty Clarke accepts, but conceals that her supposed younger sister is her daughter, placing their fragile chance of happiness on uncertain ground.

Maggie's honesty about her past as a saloon worker shocks the man she hopes to marry. As their affection grows, the town's hostility and a threatening storm test whether their relationship can survive judgment and hardship.

Raised by nuns, Josephine Brooks plans to enter religious life, until an advertisement offers a chance to help a grieving Montana rancher. She travels west to assist Ned Connor, whose loss of his wife and baby has driven him toward drink.

Accused by her stepfather of killing her mother, Martha flees to her intended husband in Sweetwater. His care offers temporary refuge, but the accusation follows her west and forces them to confront the past together.

Bounty hunter Mason Wilson returns home after his adopted father dies and meets his mother’s new companion. Stella Marlow is fleeing a dangerous marriage, and their growing attraction may force Mason to choose between restlessness and commitment.

Juliana's unexpected arrival angers grieving rancher Elan, but she quickly bonds with his deaf foster daughter Kate. As affection begins to change his mind, Kate's disappearance brings accusations that threaten both the child's safety and the fragile trust between them.

Jessica leaves Boston to become a bride in a Colorado town, unaware that her intended husband has sworn against marrying an Easterner. A mayor's matchmaking and a competing romantic attachment complicate their chances of finding happiness.

Raised among Native Americans before being taken to Sweetwater, Cara struggles with an unfamiliar and hostile life. Her talent with horses brings her to Gunnar's farm, where affection develops despite his commitment to another prospective bride.

Isabella Bradford flees scandal in Philadelphia by answering an advertisement for a Colorado bride. Rancher Henry Preston knows nothing of the arrangement, and their growing affection becomes tangled in the secret Isabella keeps about why she came.

Audrey Clarke rescues an abandoned baby while traveling to marry a man in Colorado, but her fiancé rejects the child. An injured cowboy offers unexpected refuge, bringing two wounded people together as an old sweetheart returns.

Widow Alice Thompson’s journey to marry in Wyoming is disrupted by a train robbery. Marshal William Conway brings her to an orphanage, where affection grows between them despite secrets and another man’s determination to claim his promised bride.

Sold into marriage to settle her father's debts, Molly Stone flees her Nebraska fiancé during a snowstorm. Marshal Jake McDonald rescues her and believes she has amnesia, leaving Molly's hidden identity to complicate their growing affection as Christmas approaches.

Jenny's plans to marry Wesley in Arkansas are delayed when she tries to protect a friend from her violent husband. As the danger escalates, Wesley travels east, unaware of the desperate situation awaiting the two women.

Cassidy takes her friend’s place as a mail-order bride to escape an unwanted marriage. Her fiancé Wyatt hides an outlaw past of his own, and returning gang members make their mutual deception a matter of survival.

John Rodgers longs for ranch life while his parents insist he follow his father into the ministry. Rebellion brings him close to Briana, a confident young woman whose carefully concealed history of swindling men threatens their developing romance.

Ned Chapman's family secretly arranges a Christmas bride, hoping marriage will ease his suffering after war and abandonment. Orphanage worker Lily Lockhart travels west seeking a fresh start, then discovers the man she is to marry knows nothing about her.

Amanda Olsen is sent west through a jealous employer’s fraudulent marriage arrangement, with no groom waiting. Rescued near death, she finds care and growing affection with Levi Fletcher, a Santa Fe doctor facing prejudice of his own.

Lucinda leaves an overprotective Boston family after an accident changes her life, hoping to marry an Arkansas sheriff. Gabe never requested a bride, but his daughter's wish for a mother brings them together as both struggle with loss and uncertainty.

Fleeing an abusive Philadelphia household, Aimee Mitcham travels west to meet her intended husband, only for tragedy to leave her alone at the station. Rancher Gregory Keegan and his mother offer shelter and an unexpected possibility of a different future.

Kathryn Sandridge arrives in Missouri to marry a stranger and learns he has been murdered, leaving twins behind. His grieving business partner Bailey Evans tries to protect her and the children while dangerous outlaws threaten their chance to build a family.

Annie's stammer has made social life painful, prompting her to seek a husband through a matrimonial agency. Scarred veteran Adam has also faced rejection, and their families' Valentine's matchmaking offers two guarded people a chance to find acceptance together.

Young widow Naomi Paxton reluctantly joins a bridal agency and is matched with Missouri storekeeper Steven Wragley. Arriving near Christmas, she discovers he knows nothing of the arrangement, and his mother's welcome cannot guarantee a willing husband.

Overwhelmed farmer Billy seeks a bride before Christmas to help raise his three children, while grieving nurse Alice wants a new beginning. Their differing expectations and a plot against his farm challenge the family they hope to create in Colorado.

Grieving her sister, Ginny spends December tending a neighbor's farm, where missing belongings and unexplained noises unsettle her. Friend Michael helps investigate, but her growing love for him becomes painful when he reveals that his own bride is on the way.

Widowed Jed McBride seeks a bride to help raise his young daughter. Estelle Morrow hopes an arranged marriage will let her escape the criminal gang she joined as a child, bringing two people with very different burdens toward a new home.

After being shot by outlaws, rancher Jonesy reluctantly seeks a bride and begins corresponding with Jocelyn. Her arrival attracts a dangerous rival, whose determination to claim her threatens Jonesy's ranch and their chance to build a life together.

Katie secretly seeks a mail-order bride for her grieving father, bringing Adelia Waterhouse into their household. A bond develops as Adelia cares for his twins, but discovering her Native American ancestry threatens to undo their growing trust.

Daniel Whitmore has forbidden Christmas celebrations since his wife's death, prompting his daughter to secretly find him a bride. Abigail Keating arrives seeking escape from an abusive uncle and must face a groom who never requested another marriage.

Lucas seeks a bride to escape his sister's chosen match, while Sara hopes marriage can help support the siblings she raised. Hostility from his family and unexpected feelings make their practical arrangement harder to navigate than either anticipated.

Abandoned while pregnant, Lizzie distrusts the possibility of lasting love but becomes the bride chosen for Terence by his Cherokee mother. Prejudice, an interfering housekeeper, and Lizzie's secret complicate their chance to create a home together in Arkansas.

Widower Quincy agrees to marry for help raising his children, while Alma arrives in Arkansas hoping for genuine romance. Her growing bond with his troubled son brings them closer, but Quincy's grief and resistance threaten the family she wants to build.

Unable to support her struggling Boston family, Lina Sterling travels west to marry a stranger. Meanwhile, grieving Lakota father Hotah faces pressure to find a mother for his baby daughter, placing two people seeking security on paths toward a new family.

Mary travels to wintry Colorado to marry farmer George and finds a man she believes honorable. His arrest on suspicion of murder and mounting evidence test that belief, while apparent sabotage endangers them both as Christmas approaches.

Widow Aileen Warrick answers a bridal advertisement hoping to escape her debts and start again. At Three Cedars Ranch, she encounters Reese Tait, a reluctant groom with twin babies, a neglected property, and little enthusiasm for his cousin's matchmaking.

To avoid an arranged marriage that also controls his sister's future, Keith seeks a bride of his own. French immigrant Colette accepts after being abandoned, but his family's opposition threatens a relationship neither initially expected to become love.

Returning to Arkansas after his father's death, bounty hunter Beau learns he must marry within ninety days under the will's terms. His intended bride, Boston widow Rose, brings different expectations, leaving both uncertain whether obligation can develop into genuine companionship.

Missouri farmer Spencer Ludlow hopes a bride will bring stability while he struggles to manage his reckless half-brother. Tina Webber arrives from Boston expecting a family, but divided attention and Markus's troubles complicate her hopes for marriage.

Escaping a marriage arranged for money, Hanna Wagner travels to Missouri to meet a rancher she has promised to wed. A train robbery brings her close to another man, forcing her to weigh her commitment against unexpected affection.

Irish orphan Jade MacKenna travels to America as a prospective bride, but a train robbery kills her intended husband. Marshal Hugo Rhode offers protection in Missouri, where danger from the bandits and his own heartbreak complicate their growing connection.

Violet Swanson flees an abusive father and an unwanted engagement by answering a Nebraska rancher's advertisement. Kyle Stuart's ailing mother hopes marriage will spare him future loneliness, bringing two strangers toward a household shaped by both hope and uncertainty.

Persuaded to seek a bride, gold hunter Charles hopes to settle quietly in Colorado. Spirited Irish immigrant Kate arrives with expectations he fears he cannot meet, and misunderstandings leave both deciding whether their attraction is enough to overcome their differences.

Widow Jessica Archer escapes in-laws threatening to take her son and finds shelter at her sister's Nebraska ranch. There she meets Marcus Tait, still wounded by an accident and abandonment, but their private burdens threaten a tentative new romance.