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What if you think you met the man of your dreams at your best friend’s wedding, but the problem is, he lives in the past and you live in the future? Nicky can’t seem to adjust to life now that her best friend, Kimberly, has decided to live in 1893 with her new husband. She loves her job and there are many things she enjoys doing, but she can’t help but think there is more to life. She would like to find the same kind of love Kimberly has, but every man she dates seems to fall short of the man she met at Kimberly’s wedding. Shaun enjoys hearing from Nicky through letters, more than ...

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Between 1850 and 1930, around 250,000 abandoned and orphaned children traveled from the East Coast of the US to various cities and towns throughout the nation on what would be known as the orphan trains. Most came from New York City. Posters were placed around town advertising "Homes Wanted for Orphans"; usually a committee was formed to help facilitate the adoption. These children were supposed to be adopted and treated as family members, but this was not always the case however, and sometimes they were placed in less than ideal circumstances.

Kiara finds solace in her simple, content life as the owner of an apothecary shop near Boston. She spends her days helping customers with herbal remedies and cherishing moments with her mother, nephew, and her best friend, Fiona. But everything changes when she receives a mysterious package from a lawyer in Ireland, containing a worn leather book, a strange necklace, and two envelopes. Opening the envelopes, Kiara learns she is the heir of her unknown Great Aunt Tilly, and inherits a cottage on the mysterious island of Xoralia, which isn't found on any map. Putting on the amulet from the ...

(This story used to be part of the Mail-Order Brides of America series. It is the same story but has a new cover and series name.) Having previously lived at Mary’s Home for Girls, Allison is now a nurse working for the town doctor. She enjoys her job but she wants to have a family. She doesn’t feel she will ever find a man who would want to marry her in North Carolina because of her age (she is 28 and is considered an old maid) and her height (she is almost as tall as most men). She makes the decision to be a mail-order bride and starts to correspond with Mitch, a man who owns a small ...

Please note: This is episode 2 of Mystic Island. Discover the magic and mystery of the Xoralia Kingdoms through the intertwined destinies of Kiara and Ardan! In the mystical realm of Xoralia, Ardan, a dedicated sorcerer, senses that there is a change in the air, and he knows that it is time to take the last step before becoming the head sorcerer of Xoralia. He needs to find the woman he is destined to spend the rest of his long life with. Meanwhile, Kiara arrives from Boston to the quaint Irish town of Rivercrest. Eager to sign the papers that will turn over her inheritance from the ...

Victoria is a widow looking for ways to keep herself busy and help other people at the same time. She decided to start a mail-order bride business, but she also has a secret she needs to be careful to hide - she lives in 1892. Patrick lives on a ranch and loves his life. The only problem is he lives too far from town to properly court a woman and is looking for a woman's love to help brighten his life. He enlists in Victoria’s help to find him a woman who will be compatible with his life. Little does he know, Victoria is thinking of sending someone from the future.

What if you want a family more than anything, but you want an adventure just as much? Bridget wants a family more than she ever has before. Now that her two older brothers are married to women from the year 2006, no less, Bridget decides it is time for her to find love herself. Then she decides that while she is waiting to find a good man, she might as well have an adventure. She starts to write letters to Nicky’s brother Justin, but then decides, why not just use the keys and go visit him? Justin is frustrated and lonely since his sister and her roommate have married and move to an ...

What if you have to go back in time to find out your purpose in life in the time you were born in? Barbara is a single mother of one and the owner of a successful Gift and Herb Shop. Her beautiful daughter, Megan, has found her happy ending. Barbara is very glad her daughter has found love, but now she feels lonely and starts to search for her purpose in life. She never thought she’d fall in love herself, let alone get married, mainly because of her complicated past with Megan’s father which has affected Barbara ever since Megan was born. One day, she suddenly finds herself traveling ...

What if the man you’ve loved since you were a child was from the future, and he is willing to do anything he can to return? Colleen has known Garrett since she was ten years old when he traveled back to her time with his father and was forced to stay. In Colleen’s eyes, this was the best thing that could ever happen in her young life. She just knew that someday he would ask her to marry him and they would live happily ever after. Garrett has struggled for years because he had to live in the past instead of the time he was born in. In his time, he was gifted at math and computer science,...

Kiara O'Rourke’s life takes a mystical turn when she finds herself stranded on the enigmatic Xoralia Island, protected by an ancient spell and hidden from modern maps. Accompanied by Finn, the Irish Wolfhound she inherited from her Great Aunt Tilly, Kiara’s simple quest to escape the island morphs into a perilous journey of discovery. Overhearing a sinister plot against the realm’s Prince Ardan, Kiara is propelled into a world of elemental magic, ancient prophecies, and destined connections she struggles to comprehend. Urged by her great aunt's friend, Anna, Kiara reluctantly ...

Lizzy grew up on a farm in Kansas as the oldest child of eight children. She spent her days caring for her siblings and working on the farm. One hot summer day, her parents gave her an ultimatum: Marry a man her father chose for her, or move out. Not wanting to marry a man who is almost as old as her father and knowing she was just another mouth to feed, she decides to apply for the position to be a waitress with the Fred Harvey Company, owner of many fine eating establishments along railroad lines including the Santa Fe Railroads.

Emily has enjoyed living away from her family ranch and working in a quilt shop. She has watched from a distance while her brother and sister answered their grandfather’s online ad, fell in love and started their own families. Out of curiosity and respect for her grandfather, she opens the letter he gave her and discovers an awful truth. Her grandfather had set her up with her teenage crush! Caleb was the last person she wanted to be in contact with, especially because she knew he had pretty much ignored her in high school. Her sister, Chloe, talks her into writing Caleb, but keep her ...

Robyn has never been a romantic. Watching her siblings get married due to her grandfather's meddling was baffling; she couldn't understand why her siblings would let their grandfather manipulate them in such a way. But as they say, curiosity killed the cat, and she can't help herself. She writes to the man her grandfather has decided is 'the perfect match' for her- Bryce Dennison. She is surprised to find that Bryce is a deeply caring, respectful individual who is a lot more complicated than she initially thought. Finding herself somehow attracted to this man, she watches him make big ...

Lydia finds out at her father’s deathbed that he has arranged for her to marry the son of an old family friend to cancel a debt. At first, Lydia rejects the idea, but then circumstances suddenly make it so she feels she needs to honor her father’s last wishes, and she travels to Texas to meet the man her father has chosen.

Josephine is expected to marry Matthew, a man she has known since she was a child. When he is given the opportunity to go to college to become a doctor, Jo decides she also wants to have an adventure. She decides to become a Harvey Girl while Matthew is gone. Over the next few years, Jo enjoys her new job and loves to explore parts of America she never thought she’d have the opportunity to see. She also meets Dalton Jackson and becomes good friends with him and his adoptive family. As she gets to know Dalton, she realizes she is planning on marrying Matthew only because it is expected of her.

Alex needs to be in control of his life. As a head chef of a restaurant, he has the ability to choose exactly how things should go, and for the most part, everything runs seamlessly. When he gets a letter from his grandfather with the name of the woman he is supposed to marry, he instantly puts up his guard. He can't let his grandfather make such an important decision for him. Deciding that he can't let his stubbornness dictate his life either, he starts writing Haven to find out who she is for himself. He finds an incredibly driven woman who always fights for what she wants and needs. He ...

Nathan has never needed anything fancy to make his life feel complete. School was a struggle he never cared to overcome. The only thing that has ever mattered to him is working with cows, horses and staying on his fields for as long as possible every day. His cattle ranch is what he knows and loves, and he has never had a reason to want for anything else. Now, all his siblings are married- and happier than he has ever seen them. He still loves his ranch, but wonders.. what would happen if he contacted the girl his grandfather had chosen for him to marry? He decides to use a voice ...

Left as a widow and single mother after the Civil War claimed her husband, Hazel Walker has decided it is time for a change. She will leave her home in Philadelphia to join her sister in Oregon and offer her young daughter a fresh start. The problem, however, lies in her limited means to journey to the wild American West, and she has but one option: to marry a man who can take her there. When a newspaper advertisement introduces her to widower and father-of-two Elijah Crawford, Hazel prepares to leave behind all she has ever known and set about traversing the country with the help of the ...

Gladys thought she left her dreams behind when she moved west to be a Harvey Girl. Little did she know her life would soon entwine with the prominent Montgomery family. After a tragic train accident brings Dr. Benjamin Montgomery into her world, Gladys can't stop thinking about the handsome doctor. As they work together to care for the injured passengers, Gladys tries to guard her heart. But Ben's kindness and determination to spend time with her make it difficult to resist his charms. When Ben invites her to a Thanksgiving with his family, Gladys becomes entangled in the Montgomerys' ...