The Kidnapped Bride Drew Wallin's youngest brother is determined to see him married--so he kidnaps Drew a prospective bride. Not only is Catherine Stanway beautiful, but she's a nurse who can help their ailing mother. Drew doesn't have time for distractions--he's too busy watching over his fatherless siblings. Yet he's drawn to this woman who carries loss and pain equal to his own. Catherine has traveled West to use her nursing skills to save lives, not to find a husband. She knows if she gives in to Drew's ...
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The Kidnapped Bride Drew Wallin's youngest brother is determined to see him married--so he kidnaps Drew a prospective bride. Not only is Catherine Stanway beautiful, but she's a nurse who can help their ailing mother. Drew doesn't have time for distractions--he's too busy watching over his fatherless siblings. Yet he's drawn to this woman who carries loss and pain equal to his own. Catherine has traveled West to use her nursing skills to save lives, not to find a husband. She knows if she gives in to Drew's matchmaking family, she'll be risking her already bruised heart. But maybe it's time she takes the ultimate risk to win the groom she didn't know she wanted! Frontier Bachelors: Bold, rugged--and bound to be grooms
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Regina Scott has decided to plumb the depths of American history by exploring the reasons behind women choosing to go West with Asa Mercer (Mercer was a promoter who convinced women to leave Eastern cities and towns to take a chance on a new life in the West). This particular story is about Catherine Stanway, a nurse trained by her physician father, who wants to make a difference in the West. Unlike most of the 'Mercer belles,' Catherine has no interest in marrying.
Drew Wallin, 29 years of age, isn't interested in marrying either. He has been the protector and provider (for 10 years) of his 5 siblings and mother in a remote part of Washington Territory. However, he has come to Seattle to get the doctor; his mother is gravely ill. He meets Catherine instead; she tells Drew that the doctor has too many patients to leave. Drew's youngest brother decides to kidnap the nurse so their mother can have the care she needs. By the time Drew realizes he has extra cargo, they are too far along the way; Drew promises to take Catherine back the next day.
The family immediately realizes Catherine's value; life is hard in their solitary part of the territory and people usually die before they can get medical care. Drew and his brothers are loggers and that is one of the most dangerous jobs in the territory. The family decides Drew needs a wife and the lovely Catherine would be a wonderful choice. However, the couple -- individually -- have issues. Catherine is still suffering from the loss of her family and Drew is bowed by his protector role for his family.
This is a pleasant book to read -- and it is quick. Below is the list of novels in this Christian story series.
