Christmas Bride

Josh Kinsley has been missing for two years. After heading west to escape a broken heart, he became a prisoner forced to work in a mine. Josh has been quietly planning his escape, but before he is ready, his captor drags a terrified young woman into the cabin. Knowing the fate awaiting her, Josh acts immediately, fleeing into the wilderness and taking her with him. He intends to protect her because it is right-but after his previous heartbreak, he refuses to risk falling in love again.

Alone in the world and longing for a home and family of her own, Katie Webster agreed to become a mail-order bride. Instead of finding a husband, she is used as a stake in a gambling game and delivered into the hands of a dangerous man. Although following Josh into the woods seems almost as risky, it is better than remaining in the cabin. Betrayed and frightened, Katie vows never to trust another man.

Stranded together in the winter wilderness, Josh and Katie must depend on one another to survive. As they face bitter weather, uncertainty, and continuing danger, suspicion gradually gives way to trust and affection. Yet admitting their feelings requires both of them to overcome the betrayals that hardened their hearts. Before they can claim the love and family they secretly desire, they must escape the threats pursuing them-and find the courage to trust again.