Clover Springs Mail Order Brides Series
Welcome to Clover Springs, a thriving frontier town in 1880s Colorado where fate, faith, and second chances bring people together in unexpected ways.
This heartwarming historical romance series follows the journeys of brave women who leave everything behind to forge new lives in the American West. What begins with Katie O'Callaghan's desperate flight from Boston becomes the foundation for a community built on love, trust, and resilience.
Each book introduces a new heroine facing her own unique challenges—from Irish immigrants escaping difficult pasts to women seeking independence and purpose in a world that often limits their choices. In Clover Springs, these remarkable women find not just husbands, but true partnerships that defy the conventional marriages of their time.
The Sullivan family forms the heart of this close-knit community, with brothers Daniel and Davy finding love with mail-order brides while their mother Martha provides wisdom and shelter to newcomers. As the series progresses, we meet a diverse cast of characters including a female doctor, a Native American deputy sheriff, a stammering ranch hand, and even the seemingly cold-hearted Mrs. Grey, whose own story reveals unexpected depths.
Beyond romance, these stories explore themes of chosen family, healing from trauma, and building community on the frontier. From holiday celebrations to moments of danger that bring the town together, Clover Springs becomes a place where second chances aren't just possible—they're inevitable.
Join beloved author Rachel Wesson for this captivating 12-book series that celebrates the courage of women who dared to seek their own happiness in the untamed West, and the men who recognized their true worth.
This bundle includes books 1 - 6:
Katie - Book 1:
When Katie O'Callaghan left Ireland in search of a better life in America, she never dreamed that she'd end up having to flee Boston and head West less than a year later. But after suffering at the hands of her greedy Uncle, she is forced to take the only way out she can ... marry a stranger out west.
Daniel Sullivan is in need of a wife if he wants the bank to lend him money for his new business. Too bad the only girl he's interested in - one he met during a train robbery - is already taken.
Katie is determined to honor her promise to marry her fiancé despite losing her heart to Daniel.
Mary Book 2:
Mary Ryan leaves the orphanage and heartbreak behind and follows her friend Katie to Clover Springs to become a mail order bride. She's nervous but reminds herself that Davy Sullivan must be a nice man or Katie wouldn't have recommended him.
Davy Sullivan needs a wife, but he's not looking for love. In his experience, that only leads to heartbreak.
Mary and Davy soon find out that getting married was the easy part. Staying together is difficult especially when past secrets come to light and threaten to destroy their future. Can they develop trust in one another and find happiness?
Sorcha - Book 3 :
Eighteen year old Sorcha Matthews happy future is shattered when her soul mate, Luke, is tragically killed before she even gets to unite with him in Clover Springs. She flees Boston rather than face a life filled with horrific abuse.
Widower Brian Peterson needs a wife to look after his two daughters. He isn't interested in romance but no self respecting woman will live on his homestead without a ring on her finger.
Sorcha needs a husband, Brian needs a wife. Is this a match made in heaven? Or is Sorcha jumping from the frying pan into the fire?
Emer - Book four:
Life isn't easy for a young woman alone in 19th Century Colorado, but when Emer Matthews needs to escape an untenable situation, she only has herself to depend on. She has no time for men having seen first hand the high price women pay for love, so she seeks solace with the sister she's never met, Sorcha. But when Emer gets to Boston, she discovers her sister has moved to Clover Springs and she's left alone with no money and no means to go back to Colorado.
Lawrence Shipley is bored. He’s fed up of his match making domineering mother. He wants to gain independence by heading up the Shipley Banking Dynasty in Denver. But his mother has other ideas. She decides to go to Denver too, reluctantly agreeing to take Father Molloy’s latest protégée, Emer.
Emer is nothing like any woman Lawrence has met. She intrigues him and excites him but it seems she won’t have anything to do with him. Can he destroy the wall she’s built around her heart? Or will her past catch up with her and destroy them both?
Laura - Book 5:
Recently widowed, Laura has no intention of tying herself to any other man. She is finally free of the life she choose after leaving the orphanage. But when evil catches up with her, she is left with no option but to run to Clover Springs. There her friends will provide some protection and safety.
Paul Kelley needs a wife. His Ma agrees with him but the lady she has chosen is not the girl for Paul. He wants a mail order bride, a fresh innocent girl just like the other mail order brides who arrived in town. When Laura arrives with danger hot on her heels, he marries her for her own protection. Now they can live happily ever after
But someone from Laura’s past has other ideas…
Ellen - Book 6:
Returning from University, Ellen is disenchanted with her chosen career. Leaving home wasn’t what she wanted. She missed Clover Springs, in particular a certain older man. Could she convince her family her true vocation lay as a wife and mother?
Samuel Higgins has been fighting prejudice his whole life. Suffering from a stammer and an inability to read, it is just his luck that the one girl he falls in love with is out of his league. What would an educated teacher want with an illiterate ranch hand? Maybe his brother is right, his future does lie in the California goldmines. Father Molloy is back in Clover Springs with two young’uns. They need a home. Who will provide it? Danger strikes. Can Samuel save the woman he loves and will they end up together or is one of them destined to leave Clover Springs forever?
