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    Destiny to Love: Mail Order Bride Series, #5
    Destiny to Love: Mail Order Bride Series, #5
    Destiny to Love: Mail Order Bride Series, #5
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    Destiny to Love: Mail Order Bride Series, #5

    By R L Butler

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    This is a clean Western Historical Mail Order Bride Romance book that does not contain any foul language or sexual situations.

    Mary Stafford lost her husband to an illness over a year ago and has now decided to for a new spouse in a different part of the country.

    After months of corresponding with two gentlemen, she can’t make up her mind who to marry. She set out for Tucson Arizona to meet her two suitors.

    Who will she choose the wealthy businessman who knows all the elite people in Tucson, or a local rancher?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMail Order Bride Press
    Release dateJul 1, 2017
    ISBN9781386405900
    Destiny to Love: Mail Order Bride Series, #5

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      Destiny to Love - R L Butler

      Chapter 1

      Widow with no children, 23, seeking open minded, hardworking man. Only men of money and social standing need reply. The editor of this newspaper will send your reply to the writer.

      Mary Stafford stared at the words for the ad she had just written for the newspaper. As much as she wanted to get away from Philadelphia and move to the West, what she was really looking for was a comfortable life with a good man. She and Joseph had a good life together, but he died eighteen months ago. Since his passing she’d searched, but hadn’t been able to find a suitable man on her own, she decided to look for another place to find men .

      She had recently read an article in the newspaper about Tucson, Arizona. The article mentioned that the weather in Arizona was wonderful and there were lots of men there looking for brides. There was also mention of outlaws. Desperados, they called them. She certainly didn’t want one of those. She wanted a law-abiding gentleman who would treat her like a lady. Since she had inherited a lot of money from her husband, she also wanted a man who did not want her just for the financial stability she could give him. That’s why she didn’t mention her financial situation in the letter. She wanted an independent man that she didn’t have to support. She wanted someone that had money. If he had a good social standing, that would likely assure her that he would be a good man that would never hurt her.

      She also wanted someone that wouldn’t complain when she purchased a business or decided to build a business. She might consider building or buying a hotel or rooming house that she could run. Since her husband’s death, she had been managing his mercantile store and had actually increased its productivity. Mary had no doubt that she could succeed in any type of business she wanted.

      Tucson seemed right for her. She loved warm weather and hated the snow. Tucson, in Arizona Territory, had very little snow, and the weather was almost always warm. At the very least, it would be warmer than Philadelphia.

      She would now complete her advertisement and send it to the Arizona Citizen, the Tucson newspaper, and wait for a reply

      Chapter 2

      Mary decided that she probably wasn’t going to get a response. It had been six weeks since she posted her ad, when suddenly, three letters arrived in the mail. One letter had been written on one of those new typewriting machines, so Mary eliminated him. She had been warned that when an illiterate man wanted to advertise for a mate, he always went to someone who had a typewriter to prepare his letter. The second letter she read sounded promising. It was from Daniel Isaacson. Daniel’s letter said he was a successful banker and businessman, well respected in town. He noted that he was financially sound and had also supported several political figures who won their candidacy in their bid for office .

      If you want names, he had told her in the handwritten letter, I will be happy to provide them, but I doubt they would mean anything to you.

      She did not know why a man of his stature would need a mail-order bride. But then, wasn’t she searching for a mail-order husband? Instead of throwing the short letter away, she laid it aside and proceeded to open the final letter.

      Benjamin Welsh’s letter was longer than the others. He reported that he was not wealthy by any means, but earned a good living from his ranch. He continued on, telling her how he grew up in Virginia, but had moved to the West so he could purchase his own land for less money. He built a house with a parlor, two bedrooms, a dining room, and a kitchen, with a summer kitchen attached to the house by a breezeway.

      The house sounded nice, but Mary wondered what a summer kitchen was. She could only guess it was meant to keep the house cooler in the sizzling summer months. Benjamin also mentioned he liked children. She desperately wanted a family. She and Joseph tried, but not been able to have a family.

      Benjamin went on to say his ranch was growing, and he’d hired several men to work for him in the spring. Since he spent most of his time working and building up his ranch, he didn’t know how much of a reputation he might have. Only a few people in Tucson knew him, and none of them were of high social standing.

      Without finishing the letter, she wadded it up and threw it in the trash. Mary decided to respond to Daniel Isaacson. He sounded like a social man. Since he was a banker, he would likely have plenty of money, so she could spend everything she had on a building and the necessary supplies to start her business.

      After finishing and signing the letter, she added her address so Daniel could contact her personally. As she went to get an envelope, she dropped the letter on the floor. While she was picking it up, she noticed Benjamin’s letter in the trash can. There was just something about the letter that still intrigued her. Finally, she pulled the letter

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