Sarah, A Festive Bride by Hildie McQueen
Brides for all Seasons series #8. Historical romance. Can be read as a stand-alone.
Sarah Michaels agrees to be a mail order bride and heads to Wyoming to meet her intended. When she arrives after a hot and long journey, her future husband doesn’t greet her though he is simply across the street. She decides she will look for work to support herself and decides she will be fine.
Robert Fields can’t believe his future wife arrived on the same stage coach as his parents. He’s knows his mother can be disagreeable at best and doesn’t want to introduce everyone when they are weary for the journey. He knows he must apologize profusely to Sarah and explain the situation and hope she will forgive him.
Sarah does agree to continue with the marriage plan knowing to expect less than kindness from her new mother-in-law.

Sarah is kindhearted and makes friends easily in the small town of Rancheste, Wyoming. She sets up her new home, learns to cook and helps to plan a festival. Hoping her mother-in-law will eventually like her is a more difficult road but advice from a friend helps smooth the rough road. A bit of drama brings home to everyone that life and love is important and they are all lucky to have each other.

Sweet and charming, it’s a mail order bride success. ( )