To Have and to Hold

the long version

THE SPINSTER BRIDE by Jane Bonander — For the sake of a motherless child, a proud spinster leaves Ohio for the Texas frontier and agrees to marry a man she detests -- only to discover that love truly comes from unexpected places. — THE BRIDE OF THE BLACK SCOT by Elaine Coffman — En route to Scotland to marry an earl, by order of the English king, Lady Juliette Pemberton is hopelessly smitten with her dark and dashing "barbarian" escort. But a shocking surprise awaits the loveswept bride. THE MAN FROM WOLF CREEK by Joan Johnston Seeking restitution from the elderly ingrate who robbed him, a reclusive, huge and handsome "beast" of a mountain man receives a most unorthodox compensation: the old thief's half-breed "beauty" of a daughter. THE NINTH MISS NODDENLY by Kasey Michaels Forbidden to wed before her three older sisters, a resourceful young miss and her stalwart beau hatch a daring scheme to smooth the road to matrimony -- with uproarious results.