This is a mail order bride story. Emma marries Joshua by proxy and then goes out to meet him. She neglects to tell him though that she has 7 brothers and sisters to take care of. By the time he finds out the marriage has been consummated and she has to try to win him back, but he wants nothing more to do with her because she has lied to him. He is very stubborn but she is long-suffering and doesn't give up.
hes the bridegroom..shes the bride.. and that is only the beginning...
Historical Romance 19th century
from the back of the book
Montana rancher joshua Carrigan found himself the perfect wife...way out in St. Louis. He married her by proxy before she ever stepped foot in Big Sky country, but he was sure Emma Wheatley would warm his bed, set his heart on fire, and never tell him a lie.
HE WAS RIGHT ABOUT TWO OUT OF THREE...
When Emma received Joshua Carrigan's answer to her ad for a husband, she poured out her heart. She told him of her parents' tragic deaths and her dire financial straits. She just knew he was the man of her dreams--irresistible sensual and yet down-to-earth and kind. In fact, she told him everything. Except for one thing...
AND THAT'S ONLY THE BEGINNING...
Emma wasn't coming to Montana alone. It would take an open mind,, an enduring passion, and a whole lot of loving for these unlikely newlyweds to find happiness. And it would take a one-in-a-million man like Joshua to win...Emma's Heart
from the back of the book
Montana rancher joshua Carrigan found himself the perfect wife...way out in St. Louis. He married her by proxy before she ever stepped foot in Big Sky country, but he was sure Emma Wheatley would warm his bed, set his heart on fire, and never tell him a lie.
HE WAS RIGHT ABOUT TWO OUT OF THREE...
When Emma received Joshua Carrigan's answer to her ad for a husband, she poured out her heart. She told him of her parents' tragic deaths and her dire financial straits. She just knew he was the man of her dreams--irresistible sensual and yet down-to-earth and kind. In fact, she told him everything. Except for one thing...
AND THAT'S ONLY THE BEGINNING...
Emma wasn't coming to Montana alone. It would take an open mind,, an enduring passion, and a whole lot of loving for these unlikely newlyweds to find happiness. And it would take a one-in-a-million man like Joshua to win...Emma's Heart
