by Kristin Holt | Apr 7, 2015 | Articles
Shanna Hatfield’s Petticoat Ball Book Blog Tour, celebrating two new sweet romances guest posts, contains a character interview. A Character Interview? Yep! Listen in while two key characters from Shanna Hatfield’s historical series, Baker City Brides–Mr. and Mrs. Thayne Jordan–answer questions about their romance, life on the ranch, and more. Set in the western town of Baker City, Oregon, this series of sweet romances highlights determined women and the men who fall for them in the 1890s.
by Kristin Holt | Nov 18, 2014 | Articles
Fans of Mail-Order Bride Romances adore reading about courageous women who left home, headed west, and risked everything for a brighter future. We admire brave men who sent for a bride with no more courtship than letters could provide. We enjoy the conflict, hurdles, and challenges the characters face before earning their happy ending.
Did any of this stuff happen in real history?
Yes.
Did real life mail-order bride arrangements become love-matches?
Sometimes.
by Kristin Holt | Jun 9, 2014 | Articles
A Peek Inside Gideon’s Secondhand Bride shares most of a scene from within the novella. This scene, wherein John Gideon teaches his mail-order bride of convenience to shoot his rifle. This interaction occurs near the middle of the book, so it’s not visible in Amazon’s “look inside” feature.
