Courting Kate — Mary Lou Rich

True love doesn't come with any guarantees...

KATE
After the Civil War destroyed her family and home, Kate had no choice but to become a mail-order bride...

TANNER
Independent to a fault, the hardworking lumberjack raised his four young half brothers alone...

Tired of doing all the woman's work around the cabin, the younger Blaine brothers secretly sent away for a mail-order bride for Tanner. When Kate Deveraux arrived in Oregon, she was everything the boys had hoped for and more. But Tanner was another story. He had nothing to offer the beautiful Southern belle and wanted to send her back. So, the boys took it upon themselves to find Kate an appropriate husband. And when courting Nate became the favorite pastime of every bachelor in town, Tanner had to swallow his pride--or watch the only woman he had ever loved walk out of his life...forever.

Hero: Tanner Blaine
Heroine: Kate Deveraux