The year is 1885. Maddie Kendall's parents are gone, her sisters married, living far away. She is all alone in Corinth, Colorado. Then the ad for a mail order bride appears, bringing with it the chance for a new beginning, the promise of a family of her own and perhaps even true love, far west in River Oaks, Oregon. Rancher Luke Jessup is a handsome widower with a beloved young daughter. At first ambivalent about finding a new wife, soon beautiful Maddie claims his heart. Sparks will fly, hearts will collide and a lasting love they've both been yearning for will be found on the majestic plains of Oregon, in this unforgettable mail order bride novella. ***Also by LeeAnn Mackenzie: The Millionaire's Proposal: Mail Order Brides West His First Love (Nevada Hearts) Available Now! **Mail Order Brides**Mail Order**Old West**Historical Romance

During the 1930s in the United States, the Works Progress Administration developed the Federal Writers’ Project to support writers and artists while making a national effort to document the country’s shared history and culture. The American Guide series consists of individual guides to each of the states. Little-known authors—many of whom would later become celebrated literary figures—were commissioned to write these important books. John Steinbeck, Saul Bellow, Zora Neale Hurston, and Ralph Ellison are among the more than 6,000 writers, editors, historians, and researchers who documented this celebration of local histories. Photographs, drawings, driving tours, detailed descriptions of towns, and rich cultural details exhibit each state’s unique flavor. The WPA Guide to Oregon contains some quaint features, including a chapter entitled “Tall Tales and Legends” and a recipe for huckleberry cakes. The impact of the depression on the people of the Beaver State is discussed, and the beauty of the state is emphasized from the tips of the Cascadian Mountains to the agricultural region of Willamette Valley.

4 Western Romances Novelettes in 1 volume, From Bestselling Author LeeAnn Mackenzie: Mail Order Mrs. At the age of 24, Cassie Cavanaugh is ready to make a new life for herself and the orphaned nephew she is raising as her son. The rest of her family is gone and she's ready to start over, the renewed chance for a husband and family found a thousand miles away, as the mail order bride to a wealthy rancher. Will her future husband be all that she hopes for?. Jake Matthews lost his parents as a boy and was lovingly raised by his sister, Liza Jane. Though he's comfortable being a bachelor, his sister is determined that he find a bride to share his life, his ranch, his legacy. Cassie's letters have intrigued him and when he meets the beautiful woman and her adorable son, there's no turning back. They'll find the love of their lives when this marriage of convenience become much more, in time for their greatest Christmas ever. HIS Mail Order Mrs. : The year is 1885. With Maddie Kendall's parents gone, her sisters married,living far away, she is all alone. Then the ad for a mail order bride appears, bringing with it the chance for a new beginning, the promise of a family of her own and perhaps even true love, far west in River Oaks, Oregon. Rancher Luke Jessup is a handsome, hardworking widower with a beloved young daughter. He's ambivalent about finding a new mrs., but deep down wants to share his heart again. Sparks will fly, hearts will collide and a lasting love they've both been yearning for will be found on the majestic plains of Oregon in this romantic novella. Mail Order Mrs. 3- Excerpt: Jackson Kendall was presumed dead after he narrowly escaped an ambush by vicious outlaws. Once recovered, he reunites with his sisters and starts over in the beautiful western town of Gold Hill, California. When trouble arises, he's undaunted, soon taking up the tin star of justice once again. This handsome, headstrong lawman has never encountered a man that he feared. But when he meets Tessa Buchanan, his world is turned upside down by the lovely mail order matchmaker... ................... Late 1800's Midwest Amanda Caulfield's grandmother is gravely ill. But before she dies, she needs to now that Amanda will not be left to carry on the farm all alone.... Handsome, hardworking John Tyler is ready for a fresh start after the tragic death of his wife. When Amanda places an ad for a mail order husband, John's reply is the one that she cannot ignore. A simple arrangement is forged but soon it is hard for John and Amanda to deny their growing fondness for one another. When it comes to matters of the heart, always expect the unexpected... Dear Readers: This is a sweet romance short story of love, faith and friendship featuring a lovely young woman determined to save her legacy and a Handsome Texan with a heart of gold. .................... Love Never Fails With her grandmother's business failing and few eligible men to be found in the town of Lehigh, Washington, Kate Embry had made plans to marry businessman James Buford, hoping for a new start on the Montana frontier. But Kate's mail order dreams are shattered on the eve of her wedding day. As she flees her fiance's home, the stagecoach that she and her grandmother are riding in is ambushed by outlaws. Then Liam Turner appears, saving them from the hands of the bandits. As her grandmother recuperates from the ambush at the Turner homestead, Kate finds herself irresistible drawn to Liam and he to her. Ready to be swept off your feet?

In its first edition Dictionary of Literary Pseudonyms established itself as a comprehensive dictionary of pseudonyms used by literary writers in English from the 16th century to the present day. This new Second Edition increases coverage by 35%! There are two sequences: Part I - which now includes more than 17,000 entries- is an alphabetical list of pseudonyms followed by the writer's real name. Part II is an alphabetical list of writers cited in Part I-more than 10,000 writers included-providing brief biographical details followed by pseudonyms used by the wrter and titles published under those pseudonyms. Dictionary or Literary Pseudonyms has now become a standard reference work on the subject for teachers, student, and public, high school, and college/universal librarians. The Second Edition will, we believe, consolidate that reputation.

Women Writers of the American West, 1833–1927 recovers the names and works of hundreds of women who wrote about the American West during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, some of them long forgotten and others better known novelists, poets, memoirists, and historians such as Willa Cather and Mary Austin Holley. Nina Baym mined literary and cultural histories, anthologies, scholarly essays, catalogs, advertisements, and online resources to debunk critical assumptions that women did not publish about the West as much as they did about other regions. Elucidating a substantial body of nearly 650 books of all kinds by more than 300 writers, Baym reveals how the authors showed women making lives for themselves in the West, how they represented the diverse region, and how they represented themselves. Baym accounts for a wide range of genres and geographies, affirming that the literature of the West was always more than cowboy tales and dime novels. Nor did the West consist of a single landscape, as women living in the expanses of Texas saw a different world from that seen by women in gold rush California. Although many women writers of the American West accepted domestic agendas crucial to the development of families, farms, and businesses, they also found ways to be forceful agents of change, whether by taking on political positions, deriding male arrogance, or, as their voluminous published works show, speaking out when they were expected to be silent.