Book excerpt: Mail Order Menace: Ernestine Miller moves west to escape her past as a member of the demon horde, only to find her groom has died. She starts a boarding house and meets Clifford Solomon, who falls for her. Mail Order Memories: Mary Brown responds to an ad for a mail-order bride, and when she arrives she realizes she is marrying her childhood sweetheart who thought she had died. He must learn to trust his new bride or regret it forever. Mail Order Miller: Doris Miller asks her sister Elizabeth to match her as a mail-order bride to escape her past with the demon horde. She marries widower Harvey Butler, struggling with his troublesome children. Mail Order Marm: Schoolteacher, Frederica felt unfulfilled in Salmon, Oregon. When her friend suggested a mail order husband for pregnant Gretchen, Frederica envied her. Darryl, from Massachusetts, agreed to marry Gretchen but unexpectedly wed Frederica instead. Now they must adjust to their sudden marriage. Mail Order Melancholy: Gretchen Jensen loves a man who's dead, and she's pregnant with his child. Shunned by the town, she refuses to marry her mail-order groom. Reginald Lindon returns after six months to find everyone thinks he's dead. His mother and Gretchen tell conflicting stories about his farewell letter. Mail Order Machinations: Esther's life changes when she discovers her father's embezzlement. Her fiancé ends the engagement, and her sister convinces her to marry a rancher in Montana, where no one knows her. Brody is taken with Esther when she arrives, but shocked to find out she brought her sister along. Mail Order Marvel: Coral, who is much different than other young ladies, accompanies her sister Esther to Montana as a mail order bride. She hopes to quickly find a husband and not burden the newlyweds. Jackson, a teacher in rural Montana, agrees to meet Coral, realizing a wife would simplify his life. Though initially put off by her boldness, he agrees to marry her. Mail Order Mother: Caroline Casey, a romantic from a privileged background, becomes a mail-order bride to find love and make a difference out west. She aims to help two motherless girls and their father, Andrew Dawson, who is struggling with his daughters' behavior. Andrew expects a housekeeper, not realizing Caroline's true intentions. Mail Order Miscreant: Charlie moved to Montana to find love in a region with more men than women. After three years, still single, she considers asking her sister Elizabeth for help. A chance encounter during a snowstorm with Abel Burton changes her plans. He brings her home as his bride but worries about his sister-in-law treating Charlie poorly. Mail Order Mommy: Berniece Johnson seeks a better life than marriage to an abusive old man, but her parents disagree. She turns to matchmaker Elizabeth Miller for help, and soon finds herself on a train to meet a potential husband in Missoula, Montana. Kane Burton, a recent widower with an infant daughter, reluctantly seeks a new wife through mail-order. He initially sees Berniece as a mere servant, but she proves to be more than that.