Mail Order Bride: The Gunslinging Bride (#1, Western Reach Western Romance)
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Sometimes the best gunslingers are angels...
Estelle Eaton's been married before.
She learned long ago that she shouldn't trust men ...
Especially as a mail order bride.
But this time, things will be different. Estelle's going to the West.
Her past is gone. She has a clean slate. A new husband.
When her wagon train is attacked by bandits, Estelle's wagon is left behind.
She and four other women must find their own way home.
When they discover a deserted town, a new dream is born.
Angel's Reach.
Women only.
No guns. No men. No pain.
Only there's no good without bad.
Someone wants these women gone, and they'll do whatever it takes to make them disappear.
When Sheriff Barrett Graham comes looking for the missing women, he finds more than he bargained for.
In a town where men are not allowed, can Barrett win Estelle's heart?
Can he show her that not all men are bad and help her trust again?
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