For Alfonso, family feels like a cage. For Philadelphia, it feels like home at last.Alfonso came to the Weaver farm in 1874 with six of his siblings after a seventh—his older sister Bella—became a mail-order bride. Eight years later, he's still there—and wishes he weren’t. But two sisters have wed and moved off, so Bella is committed to making sure he stays put. For now, he's stuck chopping wood, picking fruit, making sausages, and dreaming of a day he can go out o...

A gentle man with a big heart. A mail-order bride too frightened to believe it.Rayne O'Sullivan has known little but cruelty. Sent west as a mail-order bride, she arrives in Nowhere terrified of strangers, wary of kindness, and unprepared for the noisy warmth of the Weaver and Cucinotta clans. With every smile and every gesture of welcome, she wonders if this new life can truly last.Arturo Cucinotta wants nothing more than a wife to share his bustling world...

Leonardo faces a choice between expectation and true affection.Leonardo Cucinotta never expected romance to come with so much confusion. When the Cooke family visits the Weavers, everyone assumes he will suit Savannah, Max's sister. It should be simple—spend time together, see if sparks fly. But nothing is simple when families meddle and feelings take an unexpected turn.Parthena never planned to fall for the same man as her cousin. Yet the more time she spe...

Over six years before, Clinton's family visited Melania's on the Weavers' sprawling farm for Christmas, and for the two teenagers it was hate at first sight. Mel did everything she could to spoil Clinton's time there, including stealing a kiss from him and making sure her bossy older brother caught them. But that kiss started something she wasn't prepared for, and ever since, she and he had been writing back and forth, forging a friendship . . . and maybe more than a friendship.Now...

Lucia wonders what love feels like. Max already knows it's her.Lucia Cucinotta has spent years tucked away on the Weaver farm, her world no bigger than family chores and the occasional trip to town. But when she finally visits Clear Creek, she’s swept into a whirlwind of picnics, parties, and more handsome young men than she's ever seen. For the first time, Lucy is free to discover what her heart truly wants.Maxwell Cooke has been waiting since Christmas pa...