A Mail Order Bride for the Fur Trader: Joy & Henry (Love by Mail 3)
by Christina Ward
Joy, a young lady with grand aspirations, faces her worst nightmare - she's about to be married to a man she despises. There's no turning back, her Ma has made sure of it. Now Joy regrets hastily turning down all the other suitors.When no one listens to the truth about her fiancé Joy takes matters in her own hands and runs away to become a mail order bride. After all, a good natured, Christian husband with references from the local pastor could just be her salvation… and he's the owner of a successful fur trading post to boot. Her friends will be so jealous when she writes them back about her catch and sends a photo of herself in a fashionable fur coat and hat!But to her dismay the trading post is a fledgling business, and the owner is a handsome, but hardy pioneer, rather than the wealthy proprietor she had imagined. Worst of all Henry's unlike all the other men falling at Joy's feet. When he refuses to marry her without a waiting period despair sets in Joy's heart. Will she be able to earn Henry's love and trust before her old fiancé shows at the doorstep?Follow Joy and Henry as this unlikely couple searches to find love and happiness. Lessons will be learned and tears will be shed when two different worlds those two come from collide. Along the way you'll meet some familiar faces from Angel Creek, as well as some new ones.