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    Heaven Sent To Their Western Husbands: A Pair of Mail Order Brides
    Heaven Sent To Their Western Husbands: A Pair of Mail Order Brides
    Heaven Sent To Their Western Husbands: A Pair of Mail Order Brides
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    Heaven Sent To Their Western Husbands: A Pair of Mail Order Brides

    By Doreen Milstead

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    Mail Order Bride: The Woman With Furry Arms & The Kind Arkansas Rancher - A circus performer who is very short and has furry arms, escapes her servitude in a circus side show and becomes the mail order bride to a rancher; all the while looking over her shoulder and fearing that the circus manager will hunt her down.

    Mail Order Bride: Someone Is Guiding Her Life From Heaven - A widow is guided by what she believes to be the spirit of her dead husband in heaven, to correspond with a rancher in Iowa, and then she makes a decision which will alter her life forever.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSusan Hart
    Release dateFeb 10, 2016
    ISBN9781311222701
    Heaven Sent To Their Western Husbands: A Pair of Mail Order Brides

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      Heaven Sent To Their Western Husbands - Doreen Milstead

      Heaven Sent To Their Western Husbands: A Pair of Mail Order Brides

      By

      Doreen Milstead

      Copyright 2016 The Sweet Romance Network Presents…

      Mail Order Bride: The Woman With Furry Arms & The Kind Arkansas Rancher

      Mail Order Bride: Someone Is Guiding Her Life From Heaven

      Mail Order Bride: The Woman With Furry Arms & The Kind Arkansas Rancher

      Synopsis: Mail Order Bride: The Woman With Furry Arms & The Kind Arkansas Rancher - A circus performer who is very short and has furry arms, escapes her servitude in a circus side show and becomes the mail order bride to a rancher; all the while looking over her shoulder and fearing that the circus manager will hunt her down.

      Angie curled up in the wagon beneath the seat. She listened to the laughter outside. The sounds of the circus were comforting. Her portion of the night’s show was behind her once again. She blinked away the tears that threatened to spill onto her cheeks. There was nothing she could do about her rush of feelings after a show. She knew that it was the only way she had of surviving, but it didn’t make being laughed at any easier.

      It never ceased to amaze Angie that people could be so heartless and willing to pay money to laugh at others. She guessed that in some ways it was a blessing in disguise that she could be a sideshow freak. After all, it kept food in her belly and gave her a place to live. But, just once, she’d like to be normal. Ordinary. Plain. And, not laughed at. Loved was a far too distant dream to even consider that possibility. She would settle for hidden away on a ranch without being laughed at.

      She couldn’t understand why she’d been born with hairy arms and the ability to bend her joints inside and out. She was told that her face and particularly her smile were pretty, but after being pointed at and laughed at far too often, it was just too much to believe. The show master had even decided to let people touch her furry arms. That was just too much for her heart to handle.

      She didn’t know how she was going to find a way out of the circus life, but if she could run away, she would. Being less than 5 feet tall, hairy, and double-jointed, Angie was the commodity that drew the circus crowds. She knew if she ran away, she would have to have a good plan because Sam would come looking for her. He felt like he owned her. After all, her pa had practically sold her to him when she was just 15 years old. She didn’t know how she’d kept it together this long but after a decade, it was just time to go.

      She daren’t hope that a man would, out of the crowd, pick her to ask for her hand in marriage. All of the men who paid to see the show were heartless and cruel; she was sure of it. Laughing, pointing, and pawing at her as if she were a prize bull instead of a real live woman. She had only seen one man who looked more concerned about what the others were doing, but he was back in Kansas, and she was… she didn’t rightly remember what town they were in this week. But, knowing that one man could look kindly upon her, gave her hope that not every man was like her Pa or Sam or that man who reeked of whiskey.

      Angie detested that last man’s touch more than all the others. He made her feel like a farm animal rather than a person. She had scrubbed in the basin as best she could before climbing in the wagon to hide for the rest of the night, but it still didn’t feel like the stench or feel of his touch washed away. She shivered as the tears began to fall. She began to pray. God, if you’re listening, would you show me the way out of here?

      Angie cried herself to sleep as the crowd continued to jeer at the others in the show. She dreamed of the cowboy who had been nice to her in Kansas. She saw him beckoning her with a wave of his hand. Angie slumbered on fitfully, tossing and tossing and turning beneath the wagon seat. A larger person would have had no room for all the wriggling Angie did while she was sleeping.

      The next morning, Angie woke up early. She wiped the sleep out of her eyes. She knew she wasn’t supposed to go to explore in a strange town alone, but she covered her arms with a long sleeved dress and pulled her hair into a braid. She hoped without all of the gaudy makeup and without her signature fur visible. that others would not recognize her. She just craved blending in and being normal. She had almost forgotten what being normal was like, and it was today that she was going to grab life by the tail and live.

      She had existed, surviving and hiding. Those were very different from living, and she was determined to take action. The beckoning cowboy in Kansas from her dream was calling her out of her cocoon beneath the wagon.

      Angie stealthily left the circus camp outside town and followed the rising sun toward the town. She could see the outlines of the buildings on the horizon as she walked. There was nothing on the schedule for today. After the late night of a performance, Sam always let the crew have a day’s rest before traveling on.

      He wasn’t really an evil taskmaster, she supposed, but she didn’t have to like working for him. As she walked, the thought continued to nag at her that there had to be more to life than standing on a stage and being pawed like livestock.

      Angie walked into the General Store as the shopkeeper was opening it. She looked up into his kindly face. Hello, little lady.

      The shopkeeper greeted with a smile.

      Angie smiled in return. He didn’t mean any harm by his remark. She could see the kindness in his eyes. Good morning, she answered. Am I too early to look around a bit?

      No, ma’am. I’m just opening up for the day. You are right on time, he said as he ushered her inside.

      Angie wandered up and down the aisles, fingering the brocade material, the prints, and the plaids. She had been taught how to sew. Her mother had made sure that she learned to make the dainty stitches. She could hear her now. You don’t want your husband to snag his toe on that stitch and tear your material someday, Sweet Pea.

      Angie shook the memory away. It’s doubtful there will ever be a husband to not snag his toe on my stitching. She decided to buy enough material for a new dress with long sleeves to cover her arms. She made up her mind to start making it a habit to visit the towns along the circus trail. There was no doubt about it. Angie was going to start living life, starting at that very moment.

      Angie pulled her favorite bolt of cloth off the shelf. With it firmly in hand, she hauled the bolt to the counter. She

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