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The Surprise Bride: A Sweet Christian Historical Western Romance (Mrs. Maisy’s Marvelous Mail Order Brides Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Katie Wyatt (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 241 ratings

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Hannah Bartholomew doesn’t have time to mourn her father’s recent death when she’s too busy selling all her possessions to pay back his gambling debts. But once everything is sold, Hannah is left with no money to her name and at a loss for what to do.

That is, until someone in her hometown of Portland, Maine, suggests she offer herself as a mail order bride. Hannah tells a few fibs to her potential husband, apple farmer Richard Maisy, and is delighted when he invites her to come out west and be his bride.

But it turns out that Richard wasn’t quite expecting a woman like Hannah to show up on his doorstep.

-Will Hannah’s lies come back to bite her?

-Are her father’s debts truly paid up?

-Can Hannah find a place amongst Richard’s huge family of rowdy brothers, sisters-in-law, and energetic nieces and nephews?

Read all the books in Mrs. Maisy’s Marvelous Mail Order Brides Series by bestselling author Katie Wyatt!
Mrs. Maisy’s Marvelous Mail Order Brides
Book 1 The Surprise Bride
Book 2 The Bride Who Jumped
Book 3 A Bride of Convenience
Book 4 The Spitfire Spouse
Book 5 The Bride Who Baked
Book 6 Accidental Love

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Katie Wyatt Clean and Wholesome novelette American Mail Order Bride Historical Western romance series is enjoyable for all ages.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07RKY4W22
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Royce Cardiff Publishing House
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 5, 2019
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 2nd
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4.6 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 136 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 1 of 6 ‏ : ‎ Mrs. Maisy’s Marvelous Mail Order Brides Series
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Katie Wyatt is 25% American Sioux Indian. Born and raised in Arizona, she has traveled and camped extensively through California, Arizona, Nevada, Mexico, and New Mexico. Looking at the incredible night sky and the giant Saguaro cacti, she has dreamed of what it would be like to live in the early pioneer times.

Spending time with a relative of the great Wyatt Earp, also named Wyatt Earp, Katie was mesmerized and inspired by the stories he told of bygone times. This historical interest in the old West became the inspiration for her Western romance novels.

Her books are a mixture of actual historical facts and events mixed with action and humor, challenges and adventures. The characters in Katie’s clean romance novels draw from her own experiences and are so real that they almost jump off the pages. You feel like you’re walking beside them through all the ups and downs of their lives. As the stories unfold, you’ll find yourself both laughing and crying.The endings will never fail to leave you feeling warm inside.

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Customers find the book easy and enjoyable to read, with one mentioning it kept them interested until the end.

"...This was a great story, but confusing in the first few chapters as Hannah had decided to change her name for the correspondence due to her fathers..." Read more

"...This was a fast paced, good clean story. The amazing interesting plot made the characters Hannah Bartholomew and Richard Maisy come alive...." Read more

"...Highly entertaining and very well written. I now know Mrs. Maisy’s story!" Read more

"What a good story line. I’m always looking for good clean historical Romance that tells a good story and has believable characters . You nailed it...." Read more

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Customers enjoy the plot of this historical romance, describing it as an amazing and sweet love story.

"Sweet, exciting story of a young girl who lost everything due to her father who gambled his life away...." Read more

"...This was a fast paced, good clean story. The amazing interesting plot made the characters Hannah Bartholomew and Richard Maisy come alive...." Read more

"What a good story line. I’m always looking for good clean historical Romance that tells a good story and has believable characters . You nailed it...." Read more

"This is a lovely, sweet story of triumph over adversity and finding love in the bargain!..." Read more

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"...good clean historical Romance that tells a good story and has believable characters . You nailed it. Thanks" Read more

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"This was a very sweet book. I really enjoyed all the characters, They were so real. Thank you Katie Wyatt!" Read more

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  • Judy Frayne
    5.0 out of 5 stars Hannah and Richard
    Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2020
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    Sweet, exciting story of a young girl who lost everything due to her father who gambled his life away. She sells everything to pay off his debts and writes to a man seeking a mail order bride.

    Richard is the eldest of seven brothers. The younger six are all married and have families. They take it upon themselves to place a mail order bride ad to find a woman for their brother.

    This was a great story, but confusing in the first few chapters as Hannah had decided to change her name for the correspondence due to her fathers deeds. Unfortunately the editor apparently missed it and it kept changing from Bartholomew to Bannister back and forth. Other than that, I enjoyed the book.
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  • Patsy Chastang
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Story
    Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2021
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    This is book #1 of The Surprise Bride (Mrs. Maisy's Marvelous Mail Order Brides Series) by Katie Wyatt. I enjoyed reading this well written, interesting and entertaining book. I'm looking forward to reading the other books in this series.

    This was a fast paced, good clean story. The amazing interesting plot made the characters Hannah Bartholomew and Richard Maisy come alive. Thank you Katie Wyatt for sharing your talent. I recommend this book to everyone of all ages.
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  • Joann ME
    4.0 out of 5 stars Thrilling
    Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2024
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    Can’t even imagine being in Hannah’s position but such a strong and brave soul. Highly entertaining and very well written. I now know Mrs. Maisy’s story!
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  • Karen
    5.0 out of 5 stars Mail order bride
    Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2020
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    What a good story line. I’m always looking for good clean historical Romance that tells a good story and has believable characters . You nailed it. Thanks
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  • FranfromFL
    5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable Story
    Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2021
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    I enjoyed this book as I do with most everything Katie Wyatt writes. However, I found one big problem which was also mentioned by another reviewer. Hannah Bartholomew wrote to her future husband using the fictitious name of Bannister. I couldn't figure out how the post office knew to deliver the responses to Hannah when she wasn't using her real name. Also, when the bad buys wrote to Hannah in Appleton, WA, they addressed the letter to Miss Bartholomew. How did the post office know to deliver it her to when the people of Appleton only knew her as Hannah Bannister? The author kept getting confused with the use of the surnames which was distracting! Otherwise, it was a good story.
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  • Texas mom
    5.0 out of 5 stars Richard and Hannah
    Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2019
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    This is a well written short story. The characters have been thought out well and they mesh together well. You will find excitement, adventure and a happily ever after.
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  • Phycilla
    4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Book!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2020
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    This is a lovely, sweet story of triumph over adversity and finding love in the bargain! Nice clean language and no explicit sex so you can just read and enjoy.
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  • suzette
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love conquers all
    Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2022
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    A truly sweet love story. Mail order brides were really a part of our history, but not all of them were as amazing as Hannah's. Easy reading that I think you will enjoy.
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  • Janet Lesley
    5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable Read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 8, 2019
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    What a lovely sweet story, and well written.
    It wasn't until I read the epilogue that I realised Hannah was Mrs Maisy of Mrs Maisy's mail order brides!! What an endearing story, Richard and Hannah were made for each other and the extended family so heart warming in their acceptance of Hannah in light of her white lies and the following events.
    I plan on reading the series which I look forward to and I would thoroughly recommend this book.
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