Engaged by Christmas — Susannah Calloway

When Bell Wade's father passes away suddenly, she is left nearly destitute and becomes dependent on his colleague's goodwill. But her gratitude doesn't extend to being married off to a vile man.In Bell's drive to make decisions for herself, she finds a matrimonial agency that will match her with a man in the western territories. With no options left, she makes the choice to leave her life in Boston and travel to Idaho.To her surprise, her husband-to-be in Shadow Gulch, Doctor Elliot Sanders, has no idea of her existence. And when it turns out that Elliot's niece Maria wrote the letter to the matrimonial agency, Bell has another choice to make. Will she back out of the agreement and try again? Or will she stay on in Shadow Gulch and give the handsome doctor a chance to get to know her - and love her?