Heaven Inspired Bridal Collection

By: Kimberly Grist

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Follow six mail-order brides traveling west from the hills of Tennessee. Will their quest lead them to love and happiness underneath the Texas sky?
Travel back in time as six brave young women bound by their experience surviving a Yellow Fever epidemic leave the hills of Tennessee and travel West as mail-order brides. Fans of Western historical romance set in the late 19th century will root for each potential bride as she starts her adventure, seeking refuge and a chance for a new life. Will their quest lead them to love and happiness underneath the Texas sky?

Inspired by true events impacting Memphis, Tennessee, here are six stories in chronological order, connected to the Counting Stars Children’s Home and the Heaven-Inspired matchmakers who worked together to create beauty from ashes.

A Fresh Start for Christmas – The last thing Mike Montgomery wants is to marry again. But his family has other plans and completes an application for a mail-order bride without his permission--even changing some of his preferences to make him seem more intriguing.

A Bride for David - Time is not on the side of David Taylor. He has a nephew and niece to consider, and his attorney has warned him that he will lose custody to their rich grandfather if he doesn't have a wife. Not a gambler by nature, but rather than risk losing his family, he's desperate enough to marry by proxy.

Willow's Worth - Leo Weaver helped his father develop a successful farm and volunteers as a deputy sheriff. But handsome and charming, Leo’s become the target of several well-meaning ladies in the community who have submitted his name as a candidate for a new matchmaking venture. The trouble is, he's the last to know.

A Beekeeper for Christmas –Encouraged by his brother’s success with his mail-order bride, Moses Montgomery is ready to take a chance. After all, he orders things from a catalog all the time. Why not a wife?

Magnolia's Measure – Encouraged by his friend’s success engaging the assistance of a matrimonial agency, Jay Mathews, a successful businessman, chooses to begin the process in search of his own mail-order bride. The idea of putting another person’s needs in front of his own is foreign. So he’s shocked when a young cook from an orphanage intrigues him. Can he measure up?

A Bride For Alston –Alston Pike, Engineer, and Millwright, believes hard work is the cure to mend a broken heart. Enticed by his grandmother's offer to fund his new project, he agrees to marry within three months. Will Alston's business-minded approach to marriage leave him wanting more?