A Glimmer of Hope — Julia Ridgmont

She's traveling west to help her mother begin a new life as a mail-order bride. What she doesn't know is that she is a mail-order bride, too.Oregon - 1881Melissa Eversoll Burgess's hope of a wonderful life with her first husband went up in smoke the day she married him. Not only was his abuse difficult to take, but she also learned, on the very day he died, that he was deeply involved in crime. Now that they're both widowed, Melissa and her mother are ready to start over in a place called Hope Hollow. When she is introduced to a handsome homesteader and informed that she is to be his mail-order bride, she doesn't know whether to slap him...or hug him.Garret Pearce came to Oregon three years ago to claim land and nurse a broken heart. Though he's smitten with Melissa from their very first meeting, he's not about to fall into that trap again. However, he will marry her and give her unborn baby a real family.Will Melissa and Garret get a second chance at love?Welcome to Hope Hollow, Oregon! Pull up a chair and stay a while as you come to love each fun and romantic couple in this series!***Warning: sensitive topics such as domestic abuse and familial suicide are mentioned as past experiences for Melissa and her mother in the story, though the author has made every effort to keep the focus on the development of the main characters' relationship with each other in this sweet romance.