American Heiress Brides Collection : Nine Wealthy Women Struggle to Find Love in a Society that Values Money First

Nine wealthy women seek men trustworthy of their greatest treasuretheir hearts. Meet nine young women in America between 1866 and 1905 who have been blessed by fortunes made in gold, silver, industry, ranching, and banking. But when it comes to love, each woman struggles to find true love within a society where ';first comes money, second comes marriage.' What kind of man can they trust with their greatest treasuretheir hearts?The Heiress and the Homesteader by Lisa Carter1880 Montana Running from the suitor of her father's choosing, haughty silver heiress Eugenia falls for a most unsuitable, proud but poor, homesteader as she tends to his ailing grandmother during harvest. From separate worlds, can they find a place for love to flourish?The Reluctant Heiress by Mary Davis1905 Boston, MA Victoria must decide whether to accept her inheritance with its proviso of a forced marriage or walk away from a fortune. Her attorney, Graham, finds it difficult not to cross the line from business to love with the enchanting heiress.In for a Penny by Susanne Dietze1894 Philadelphia, PA Banking heiress Penelope Beale is pushed by her status-conscious parents to marry a lofty English lord, but she's drawn instead to a lowly art historian who shares her passion for serviceEmmett Retford, the lord's younger brother.Sweet Love Grows by Anita Mae Draper1890 McLeod County, MN Amelia Cord never doubted her father's lovedespite her illegitimacy. When he dies without a will, handsome by-the-books attorney Jeremy Moore produces a vindictive legal heir who demands her eviction without an inheritance. Can sweet love grow in spite of the odds?Hometown Heiress by Patty Smith Hall1895 Mills of South Georgia Journalist Matthew Langley strives to make a difference in the world through his writing, but it's not until he meets textile heiress Dania Eison that he learns that changing people's lives starts at home.Savannah's Trial by Cynthia Hickey1866 Ozark Mountains The fate of the ranch rests on Savannah Worthington's shoulders. Can she trust the handsome stranger her mother hired to help her, or is he one of many who wants what Savannah has struggled to save?A Family Inheritance by Lisa Karon Richardson1883 San Francisco, CA Anne Shepherd has made her own fortune in the California gold fields, but what she's always wanted was a family. When the aunt she's invited to live with her arrives with Jack Wilberforce in tow, Anne may have gone bust or she just might have hit pay dirt.Maggie's Newport Caper by Lynette Sowell1895 Newport, RI and New York City A Gilded Age heiress throws caution to the wind during the Newport summer season to hunt down a jewelry thief targeting the wealthy after her family is robbed.All That Glittersby Kimberley Woodhouse1895 Juneau, AK and Denver, CO Investing in Alaska gold mines, a Denver heiress and her father enjoy the reprieve from money-hungry relatives back in Colorado when disaster strikes. A trusted employee agrees to escort the heiress home, but keeping her alive proves almost as difficult as preventing himself from falling in love with her.