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    Three Brides For Three Cowboy Brothers
    Three Brides For Three Cowboy Brothers
    Three Brides For Three Cowboy Brothers
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    Three Brides For Three Cowboy Brothers

    By Doreen Milstead

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    Three mail order brides show up on the same day for three brothers. No one gets along and mostly, all dislike each other. When some cattle are rustled the women make a plan that could bring everyone together in some kind of peace -- or, maybe not.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSusan Hart
    Release dateJul 13, 2015
    ISBN9781311725622
    Three Brides For Three Cowboy Brothers

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      Three Brides For Three Cowboy Brothers - Doreen Milstead

      Three Brides For Three Cowboy Brothers

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      Doreen Milstead

      Copyright 2015 Enduring Hope & Love Press

      Synopsis: Three mail order brides show up on the same day for three brothers. No one gets along and mostly, all dislike each other. When some cattle are rustled the women make a plan that could bring everyone together in some kind of peace -- or, maybe not.

      Preston Brantley had been a pioneer in every sense of the word. In 1835, he married a Colonel’s daughter named Elizabeth Stuart and moved west, to what was then called the Republic of Texas. He steered clear of the political turmoil of the area and managed not to get enlisted in Sam Houston’s army. Instead, he focused on building a thriving cattle ranch. In the early years he and his wife traveled alone with the cattle across the Great Plains, selling them to local merchants.

      As time went by, Texas became the 28th state and the railroads moved ever further west. Preston Brantley bred more cattle, hired more men and shipped his product east, where people paid large sums of money for it. In this way, the Brantley Ranch increased in size and profitability.

      When the southern states went to war with the northern states, Preston was too old to fight, though his three sons all went off to war. The Brantley’s were not very invested in the conflict and the patriarch told his children to fight well, but not to put their necks on the line. He said, We’ve an obligation to fight, but not one to get killed, do you understand me? Ya’ll come back from this fight.

      Although the conflict was long, Preston lived to see all three of his boys return home. Not long after that, he passed away in the middle of the night. His sons buried him on the ranch, under the shade of a large tree and next to their mother. Several days afterwards, as they went about their business, they realized something.

      James, the oldest of the three, went to the others and said, Look here. Our mother and father are dead. They lived long, good lives and they worked to bring up this ranch from nothing. In our lifetime we’ve seen the family ranch grow to something amazing—something our father probably never imagined it could be. Now we’ve returned from war without a scratch on any of us. What’s next?

      The other two brothers, whose names were Arthur and Lewis, shrugged and shook their heads.

      Well, James went on. This here is the Brantley Ranch, is it not? It belongs to our family and it came very close to being lost completely. Why, we could have all died in the war and there would be no more Brantleys left in Texas. Who would take it over? Our cousins in Baltimore? They wouldn’t know one end of a steer from the other if it were biting them in the butt! No, we’ve got to do something about this.

      Arthur, the middle brother, groaned loudly. Are you talking about having kids? Getting married? No thank you, James. I’m content being a bachelor. Why would I want to give up my freedom?

      The youngest of the bunch, Lewis, nodded at Arthur’s statement. I just don’t see the point either, James. You go on and get married if you want, but I’m fine with my life.

      You can’t be serious, James said. "What will you do with yourselves

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