Celebrate Lit Blog Tour: Mail-Order Bride Substitute by Linda Ford

Book: Mail-Order Bride Substitute

Author: Linda Ford

Genre: Historical Western Romance

Release date: March 29, 2023

Olivia comes from a rich family, but it hasn’t protected her from malicious rumors. A marriage of convenience as a mail-order bride to Riley Shannon is exactly what she needs for a fresh start. Especially when he makes it clear he wants no romance. Something she is in complete agreement with. She’ll go in place of her friend, Sylvia, who has changed her mind about the arrangement she made with Riley.

Riley has bitter memories of loving a rich woman who doesn’t care to embrace ranch life. He has no intention of repeating that lesson. When Olivia steps from the train, offering to be his substitute bride, his answer is a resounding ‘no thanks.’ But Olivia isn’t about to take no for an answer and makes her way to the ranch, determined to prove she is the answer to his prayers.

What will it take for these two to overcome the barriers to their love?

 

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I absolutely love Christian Historical Fiction novels and I really enjoy Marriage of Convenience storylines. Mail-Order Bride Substitute by Linda Ford is Book 3 in the Montana Mail-Order Brides series. I have not read the first 2 books in this series, but I have no trouble following along with this book. 

Olivia is from a Well-to-Do Family and is used to life with hired help and lavish items. She has determined she needs to get away as rumors about her are swirling around in town. She agrees to become a Mail-Order Bride taking the place of her friend Sylvia who has changed her mind about the agreement she made. Riley Shannon is quite surprised to see Olivia get off the train instead of Sylvia, as he was not told of the "Substitute Bride" that was coming. Riley realizes that Olivia is a "rich woman" and he had a past relationship that didn't work because of a "rich woman" who didn't fit into Ranch Life. Riley is looking for someone who will cook and clean and settle into Ranch Life. He doesn't feel Olivia is that person, but Olivia is determined to show him that she is the one he is searching for. Riley allows Olivia and her hired help to come to the Ranch for a time while they figure things out. Will Olivia and Riley have a Marriage of Convenience? Will they learn to LOVE each other? 

WOW, I have never read any books by Linda Ford before this book and I am really enjoying her writing style. I was reeled into this storyline from the very first chapter and I finished the book within 5hrs! Olivia is a very determined woman who really proves that she is made for "ranch life.". She is hurt by a previous relationship and really wants to start a new chapter in her life. Riley Shannon is looking for a Marriage of Convenience with no Romance. I really love that he had a change of heart once Olivia had been at the Ranch for a while. Both Olivia and Riley have "baggage" from previous relationships that they have to work through to have a good relationship between the pair. The book is a definite Page Turner and there were quite a few twists and turns in the story. The book is about Faith, Moving Forward, and knowing God's plan is greater than our plan. I believe this book would be a good read for anyone who enjoys Christian Historical Romance. FANTASTIC BOOK! 

Linda Ford is a multi-published author who makes her home in rural Alberta, Canada where she is near enough to the Rockies to see them every day. She didn’t always want to be an author. In fact, she dreamed of running an orphanage. In a way, her dream came true. She married a rancher. They had four children then adopted ten, an experience which has given her much fodder for the happy-ever-after stories she writes. Growing up on the prairie and learning to notice the small details it hides has given her an appreciation for watching God at work in His creation. Her upbringing also included being taught to trust God in everything and through everything—a theme that resonates in her stories.

Mail-Order Bride Substitute is her 100^th title.

 

More from Linda

For the most part, I write westerns.  Historical western romances to be exact. Now I’m not a cowgirl. I don’t even ride horseback. (Shh. Don’t tell anyone.) So, you might well ask, what qualifies me to write stories of this era and these kinds of people?

 

Well, I could list a number of reasons. 1) I had a father who liked to visit museums and tell stories about settling the west. Not only that, but for a few summers when I was very young, my mother and my siblings accompanied him to live in a…well, the best way to describe it is to say it was a cabin on wheels with nothing inside but a few cupboards and rough bunk beds. You could say I experienced pioneer life firsthand albeit it through the eyes of a child 2) As a child, I read anything I could get my hands on, including Zane Grey. I fell in love with his heroes, his heroines and his settings. 3) I dated and married a man who lives to watch westerns. And as a good date and later, a good wife, I spent many hours watching them. 4). I still love those larger-than-life heroes (aka cowboys) and the stubborn but kind heroines.

 

Mail-Order Bride Substitute is the third in a 5-book (and counting) series of Montana Mail-Order Brides. I like creating families and have done exactly that in this series. There are four brothers—the Shannons–and then their friends who see how successful their marriages are and decide to try this mail-order bride business for themselves.

 

I tend to create strong families and this series is no exception. Mrs. Shannon was a kind, guiding mother. Mr. Shannon was tough as old leather yet fair. Their sons do their best to honor them. I also prefer settings that include mountains which is why I have set this series in beautiful western Montana.

 

I love these stories. Or maybe it’s the cowboys and the brides who gather their courage around them to travel west to marry—and yes, tame—these young men.

 

Incidentally, this is my 100^th book to be published.

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To celebrate her tour, Linda is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon gift card!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.

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Celebrate Lit Blog Tour: Mail-Order Bride Substitute by Linda Ford

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