A Duel for the Bride — Susannah Calloway

Tina Bosworth, the daughter of a rich businessman, is bored. With a quick and sharp mind, she and her best friend Leah find ways to entertain themselves. As a joke, they send Tina's photograph and introductory letter to The Matrimonial Times, advertising her as a Mail Order Bride.Nothing comes of it... at first. But two years later, John Bernett, a simple but honest farmer, shows up at her door with high expectations and her photograph gripped in his hand. A hardworking man, John is heartbroken when he is soundly rejected. Desolate, he leaves his farm to find work in the city of San Diego. Though he never stops thinking of Tina, life goes on. He makes a fortune with his new employer Raymond Cabanne, and he begins to court Cabanne's daughter, Rachel.Everything unravels when John and Tina cross paths again. With his affection dormant but not forgotten and Tina charmed by the changed man, the two have potential for a great love together... But with John's commitment to Rachel and Tina's past knocking at her door, can these two find a way to each other?