Wind River Mail-Order Brides will release in 2024 and 2025 from Sunrise Publishing. There are five novels in this western historical romance series, and the first will release September 24, 2024.

Wind River Mail-Order Brides Book 1: A Convenient Heart

Spinster schoolmarm Merritt Harding is done waiting for the future she’s always wanted. Which is why she answered a mail-order bride ad and is anticipating her groom’s arrival on the eve of Christmas. She’s about to get everything she’s dreamed of… Except the Jack who steps off the train can’t be the same man who wrote her letters. That Jack was a steady, mild-mannered businessman. This Jack is an enigma with flashing eyes and a pirate’s smile. He’s too charming, too keen, too perfect to be real. And too secretive. What exactly is he hiding?

Jack wasn’t looking for a bride, only an escape from the danger chasing him. But the longer he stays in the small Wyoming town, the more he wants to stay. How can he, when his intended doesn’t even know his real name?

This sweet historical romance by Lacy Williams releases September 24, 2004. It is perfect for fans who like spinster schoolmarms, marriages of convenience, mistaken identities, and swashbuckling heroes.  

Book 2: A Steadfast Heart

When his family legacy is on the line, rancher Drew McGraw becomes desperate for someone to tame and tutor his three children. Desperate enough to seek a mail-order bride. But when the wrong woman arrives on his doorstep, Drew balks.

Heiress Kaitlyn Montgomery runs straight from the scandal chasing her toward a fresh start on a secluded ranch. She strikes a bargain with Drew—a marriage convenient for both of them. One with an end date. But the more Kaitlyn adapts to ranch life and forms a bond with Drew’s children and their enigmatic father, she realizes that this ranch is where she is meant to be. And then her past catches up with her…

A Steadfast Heart by Martha Hutchens releases on June 3, 2025. Fans of ready-made families, marriages of convenience, nanny/tutor relationships, single dads, and a fish out of water stories will enjoy this story.

Book 3: A Secret Heart

The last thing middle brother Ed McGraw wants is to be tangled up in a scheme to find a mail-order bride for his black-sheep brother. But that’s right where Ed finds himself…writing love letters and not signing his own name. And intrigued by the woman who writes back.

Rebekah Edwards keeps her dreams to herself and finds contentment working for the local newspaper running matrimonial advertisements. Until the day a new ad appears—one written by the very rancher Rebekah has pined for her entire life. But just as she strikes up a correspondence, Rebekah finds herself drawn inexplicably to Ed McGraw—the wrong McGraw brother for her. What will happen when she finds out the author’s true identity?

Written by Wendy Klopfenstein, this story is perfect for fans of mistaken identity, love letters/pen pals, or matchmaking gone wrong. Think While You Were Sleeping meets The Shop Around the Corner. A Secret Heart releases July 1, 2025.

Book 4: A Dangerous Heart

Former U.S. Marshal Isaac McGraw wants nothing more than to forget his past and live in isolation on the family ranch. But his meddling family has cooked up other plans—plans that include matching Isaac with a mail-order bride who has two young boys in tow. There’s something about Clare Ferguson that bothers Isaac. And it’s more than the haunted look in her eyes and the way she’s constantly glancing over her shoulder. Against his will—and better judgment—he finds himself drawn to Clare and her cheery disposition.

When Clare’s secret past and relationship to an infamous outlaw is revealed, Isaac must break free from the chains of his past to keep his new family safe…

Fans who love lawman heroes, ready-made families, heroines on the run, grumpy/sunshine characters, and redemption will enjoy this story. A Dangerous Heart by Wendy Galinetti releases July 29, 2025.

Book 5: A Forgotten Heart

Rancher Nick McGraw had his dreams of teaching shattered and lost his chance for true love in one fell swoop. Years later, he’s finally moved on. The best Christmas gift he can give himself is a chance for a new start—with a mail-order bride of his own choosing.

After he broke her heart, schoolmarm Elsie Atchinson hoped she would never see Nick again. But moments after they come face to face, Nick is attacked and left for dead in the midst of a white-out blizzard. Elsie can’t abandon him in his time of need. There’s just one problem. The Nick who wakes up with his head wrapped in bandages doesn’t remember leaving Elsie. This Nick only remembers falling in love with her. But Elsie knows that once Nick regains his memory, their fragile reunion will be shattered, leaving her heart broken once more.

And when Nick’s attackers threaten the family ranch, things only get more complicated between them. It may just take a Christmas miracle for them to find their way back to the love they once shared and work together to save everything they hold dear.

This sweet historical romance by Traci Summeril releases August 26, 2025. It’s perfect for fans who love snowed in/stranded together stories, amnesia/wounded heroes, second chance romances, caretaker heroines, and holiday romances.  

About the Authors

USA Today bestselling author Lacy Williams brings her readers heartwarming love stories about cowboys and the women that tame them. She is the author of over seventy books, including the acclaimed Wind River Hearts and Sutter’s Hollow series.

Martha Hutchens is a history nerd who loves nothing more than finding a new place and time to explore. She won the 2019 Golden Heart for Romance with Religious and Spiritual Elements. She’s been recognized by ACFW and was a finalist in the 2020 Maggie contest.

Wendy Klopfenstein enjoys sunshine, sweet tea, and a good book, preferably all at the same time. Wendy loves creating stories as much as reading them. Now she puts the ones wandering around in her head on paper for others to enjoy.

Wendy Galinetti grew up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, the eighth of eleven children. After graduation she headed for Bible college where she met her husband of more than 39 years. She loves to read and write emotional stories with flawed characters who are changed by truth and grace and risk their hearts and sometimes their lives for love.

Traci Summeril writes inspirational romance and hopes that her stories create a sense of coming home. A bookworm, she still ventures into the great Colorado outdoors with her family. When not writing and caring for her four kids, she is a K-8th grade music teacher.

Additional Information

You can pre-order each e-book for $3.99. Once the books release the retail price is $4.99 per book. You can also purchase the stories in print.

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