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    Blake's Sweetheart Bride: Miss Elsie
    Blake's Sweetheart Bride: Miss Elsie
    Blake's Sweetheart Bride: Miss Elsie
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    Blake's Sweetheart Bride: Miss Elsie

    By Cia Leah

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    Miss Elsie Dun arrived in town to marry up with her mail order husband, only to find out the man tricked her. He was old enough to be her grandfather. She refused to marry him and began a new life on her own working two jobs to take care of herself. There was one man at the stage depot the day she arrived that she couldn't stop thinking about. The man with raven black hair and silver eyes. She fell in love with him at first sight.

    Blake Barkley was at the stage depot the day Miss Elsie arrived on the stage. When she stepped up to him and asked if he were her mail order husband, he wished he were. She was one beautiful lady and he couldn't help but want to get to know her. The sweetheart dance was coming up and he knew who he wanted to be his sweetheart for the rest of his life if she'd have him.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCia Leah
    Release dateFeb 12, 2018
    ISBN9781386933120
    Blake's Sweetheart Bride: Miss Elsie
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    Cia Leah

    Cia Leah is a multi-published author written in a variety of genres. Her favorite genre to read and write are westerns and historical romances. She successfully completed the Writer's Digest Short Story Course and a creative writing course. She is a member of Romance Divas and highly recommends it and the wealth of knowledge provided on the site for readers and writers. Semi-retired, she writes as time allows due to real life and thanks her readers for their support. At present time, she is writing western short stories, novelettes, and novellas.

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      Blake's Sweetheart Bride - Cia Leah

      BLAKE’S SWEETHEART BRIDE: MISS ELSIE

      BY CIA LEAH

      COPYRIGHT –2018- CIA LEAH

      This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to persons living or dead is coincidental.

      No portion of this book can be copied in any form without the written permission of the author.

      All Rights Reserved.

      Table of Contents

      Title Page

      Copyright Page

      Dedication:

      CHAPTER ONE

      CHAPTER TWO

      CHAPTER THREE

      CHAPTER FOUR

      Epilogue

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      Further Reading: The Scoundrel's Sweetheart

      Also By Cia Leah

      About the Author

      Dedication:

      To my sister, Elsie , who has been there for me through it all. Thank you for coming to get me, and moving me in with you when my husband and son passed.  God bless you for giving me a home until I was ready to spread my wings again and face life on my own. Thanks, Sis, for everything! I love you!

      Also dedicated to my readers. May your Valentine’s Day be filled with love.

      Love you all.

      CHAPTER ONE

      Blake Barkley sat out on the steps of his porch, whittling away at the piece of wood he held in his hands. His grandpa sat in the rocker, humming Amazing Grace in his deep baritone voice that had become a little scratchy with old age. His grandpa still had a voice that people wanted to hear and he loved the crotchety old man more than his own life.

      He sighed and tried to relax.  If he admitted the truth to himself, his mind was on one little lady in town that he’d only met about two months ago. Everyone called her Miss Elsie. Came to town to be a mail order bride, but when she met old Parker Hanks, she up and told him she wouldn’t marry him in a million years and he could forget her and order him up another mail order bride his own age.

      Blake grinned. He was standing at the stage depot the day she arrived, dressed in a beautiful white dress and hat, ready for marrying. Old Parker was there too and pulled the door open, moving aside to let other people get down from the stage. When Miss Elsie lifted her skirts, showing a hint of ankle, the men that noticed whistled in appreciation. Parker pulled his gun and waved it around, not targeting anyone in particular, until they fled off on foot down the street. Everyone in town knew whom she was since Parker had told everyone she was arriving today on the stage and showed them her likeness she’d sent to him. The men were amazed old Parker was going to marry a young woman when he was about seventy years old himself. 

      Blake stayed right where he was. He wasn’t a

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