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Derek Williams had just been hired for a seasonal job of selling Christmas trees in Panguitch, Utah after moving from Colorado and a painful breakup. He had been engaged and two months before the wedding, his fiance broke off their engagement claiming she just didn't have the right feelings for him. She was definitely right about that when two days later, he saw her with another guy and it was obvious that they had known each other for a while based on the way they were kissing. Colleen Nelson was in between customers when she noticed the new guy come out of the manager's office. He was ...

Hildie and Ben Woodman were not able to have children; however, they found an abandoned little girl on their way into town five years ago who has brought so much happiness into their lives. Prior to this happening, Hester Newson enjoyed gossiping about Hildie's inability to have children and seemed to draw quite the crowd when sharing her bits of gossip. Ironically, the Woodman's little angel, Joy, is also the same age as Hester's daughter, Darla. The community soon discovers what an amazing voice Joy has, and she is chosen over Darla to do the solos in the school programs and church ...

Joy and Billy had returned from their recent trip where Joy met her long-lost brother, Henry. Due to the traumatic experience of her parents leaving her while she was using the privy many years ago, she had all but forgotten that she had an older brother. He was also an entertainer at the venue she had performed at and after talking for several minutes and he states that he wished she was his sister, Harriet it all comes full circle. She couldn't hold back the tears and admits that she is Harriet and soon explains why she changed her name to Joy. They agree to meet the following day for ...

Two years have passed since Hildie's little angel, Joy, was kidnapped. Life has returned to normal, and Hildie and Ben couldn't be happier. The holidays are fast approaching and one morning before school Hildie compliments Joy on how she has grown into a lovely young woman. "It's no wonder you have several beaus pursuing you!" Joy smiles a bashful smile and lets her mother know that the only boy she's interested in is Billy. They go on to discuss that Miss Benton, her schoolteacher, is going to teach them several dances. Hildie tells Joy what a lucky girl she is, remembering that she didn't...

Gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill in January of 1848 and the news began spreading like wildfire in California! Martha was 47 years old and ran the orphanage in Sacramento, California. She was confident that she was clever enough to come up with a way of introducing her girls to some of the lonely men, and for a small fee, she would match them according to their age and common interests. Afterall, didn't she deserve to get rich quick too? Claudine Milner recently turned 17 and had grown into a lovely young woman. She becomes suspicious of Martha's motives when suddenly she wants to know ...

Agnes Leeland groaned when her mother pulled up in front of the abandoned home, they were going to rent for who knew how long! "Oh Mom, this house looks like a witch's house! It's bad enough that you and I are witches, but now people will automatically assume it's true! Why did you have to pick this house?" Agnes and her mother were constantly on the move after it was discovered that they each possessed magical powers. Agnes especially had a difficult time fitting in at school, and without meaning to, would sometimes let her peers have it with her magic when their taunting would go too far....

The Christmas holidays are over and it's the first Monday morning back to work. Everyone around seems tired and depressed about this fact...everyone except her, Pauline Barton. She is truly an extraordinary sort of girl. It's rare to ever see her without a smile on her face. She works in the drive-up pharmacy window of the Cedar City hospital and loves greeting the customers as they drive through to pick up their prescriptions. She has many reasons not to smile due to the fact that she had to drop out of college in order to help with her family's finances when her father became disabled due...

The happiest day of Beatrice Norton's life was when she answered an ad for a mail order bride and soon after married her husband, Niels Willmar. Everything was going along so perfectly...that is until he brought her to her new home...and she met the most disapproving mother-in-law a girl could ever imagine. Nothing she did was right, from her cooking or cleaning, to taking care of her new husband! Nothing she did would ever measure up to the standards of Mrs. Willmar! Thank heavens for her neighbor, Abigail. If she hadn't been able to cry on her shoulder, she was sure she would have gone ...

MaryEllen lives in the loveliest and coziest cottage you can find for miles. With her green thumb and love for spring flowers, she grows and decorates the most inviting cottage you could imagine. Even the animals in the surrounding woods want to spend time at her cozy cottage. She regularly has visits from bunnies, squirrels, kittens, puppies, birds, raccoons, and even deer as long as they promise to be on their best behavior and not eat her flowers! The best secret of all is they bring her little tidbits of information about the people who live in Marysville, Utah along with valuable ...

Judith Douglas had slept through her alarm and was now rushing to get ready for work like a chicken with its head cut off. If there was one thing her boss, Sean Mortenson hated, was tardiness! It didn't matter how efficient, or how knowledgeable she was on the job, she better not be late! Sean Mortenson was in his early 40s and was quite set in his ways. He had worked hard to get where he was and didn't have time for the petty things in life. He had dated in his younger years but had found the games women played were too tiring for him and had pretty much decided to be a confirmed bachelor....

Stella Michaels was busy pulling weeds out of the garden when her two twin sisters interrupted her with news that Luke Swenson was going to hold a magnificent ball on May 31 at his mansion and was inviting all of the eligible single ladies in the area to attend. If you were the fortunate lady he selected for his mail order bride, from that day forward, you wouldn't have a care in the world! Stella's sisters were shocked when she told them the last thing she wanted was to be stuck with Luke Swenson! He was the most spoiled and arrogant person she knew. On top of that, she enjoyed working in ...

Lottie Dawson has been raised as a foster child and when her foster mother doesn't come to pick her up from school on the last day like the rest of the children, she decides to go on an adventure in search of a perfect home. It won't be just any home; it has to be beautiful and large and located in the avenues where all the rich people live! After two hours of walking, she discovers a mansion. While getting a drink of water from an outside faucet, the butler discovers her and scares her causing her to fall in the mud and water. The butler agrees to help her get cleaned up and while she's ...

Lindy Johnson has been a widow for 15 years and still has a lot of life left in her. Things have really changed from the days when she dated, and you went with your girlfriends to an ice cream parlor where you giggled and laughed while trying to flirt with the cute guys! According to her daughter nowadays you needed to get on the internet and go to a dating app to find Mr. Right online! What would they think of next? Lindy decides to step into the 21st century and try to find her Mr. Right online! Boy...was she in for a surprise! You'll laugh, you'll cry, but mostly you'll enjoy Christy ...

"What do you think, MaryEllen? Can you handle this new assignment or would you prefer me to give it to someone else?" asked Santa. "You do realize, Santa, that Miss Noel is 50 years old, and up until this day, has been an old maid because she is extremely picky and finicky. No man alive could live up to her expectations!" "Yes, Mary Ellen, I am fully aware of that. What you don't know is I have received many requests over the years by Miss Noel to please provide her with a mail order groom for Christmas that will meet all of her hopes and dreams...or expectations as you call them." "I can ...

Montgomery Willis has warned his wife, Delores, that something has to be done about their daughter Luanne, who is a spoiled rotten, out of control girl that does nothing but cause chaos and misery everywhere she goes! She may be beautiful, but she is a handful! The best thing would be to send her to finishing school where she can learn some manners...or they need to marry her off and let a husband deal with her temper tantrums! Montgomery has had enough and for once in his life, he's putting his foot down! A Wyoming cowboy places an ad for a mail order bride and has no idea what kind of a ...

The saga continues with Claudia and Henry Johnson expecting their first baby any day now. In anticipation of this exciting event, Joy and Billy are on their way to town to purchase a baby gift when they see Doc Higgins racing out of town. They are sure he must be headed for Henry's home, so they make their quick purchase and head over to Henry's home where they find Doc Higgins' buggy and horse. They're just in time for the arrival of their new baby! Another six months goes by and Joy and her brother, Henry, are once again invited to participate on the weekend singing venues in nearby ...

Holly recently turned fifty years old and was aware that her community considered her to be an old maid. It was never her intention to be an old maid, she had just never met anyone that she wanted to fall in love with. When her parents passed away, they left their large cabin to her. For years she had daydreamed about turning the cabin into a warm and cozy Christmas Inn. She had one large obstacle holding her back and that was her Uncle Mel who lived with her. He was very unpleasant and had not worked for the last ten years. She gives him an ultimatum to either start helping with the daily ...

Wendy is determined to stand her ground and not let Darsha, the most popular girl in school, intimidate her as the fireworks between them continue to fly! She has discovered to her amazement that Russell Rogers has stopped throwing snowballs at her and is starting to "woo her with his ways!" Brent Reynolds, her first love, has moved away to Idaho. Will she ever hear from him? Wendy's hair has continued to grow, and she discovers that it has brought her a lot of positive attention! Why didn't she grow it years ago? Being a teenager and going to junior high school is a never-ending adventure....

It had been an interesting nine months with morning sickness, cravings of all kinds for different foods, and finally the long-awaited time for the precious baby to arrive. Joy can't wait to become a mother...and Hildie is just as excited to become a grandmother, experiencing all of the excitement along with her dear daughter. Hester and Hildie have become the best of friends and while they share the excitement of becoming grandmothers, their daughters are sharing the ups an downs of experiencing their first pregnancies. Life is moving right along for the men in their lives with their ...

For as long as she could remember, Sandra Pilling loved horses and enjoyed being a part of the Cheyenne Frontier Rodeo and all of its exciting activities. She had started working there after graduating from high school in a concession stand selling popcor, hotdogs, soft drinks, and candy...and now that she was in her early twenties she had worked herself into a position with a little more responsibility and a larger paycheck. One evening as she is making her rounds around the horse stalls, she makes an announcement that the complex will be closing in ten minutes. Rusty Bigsley, one of the ...