Michelle: Bride of Mississippi — Cindy Caldwell

Michelle: Bride of Mississippi is 20th in the unprecedented 50-book American Mail-Order Brides series.

When Michelle Blake's world collapses and her job as a seamstress disappears, she thinks maybe her cousin, Josephine, has a good idea. She follows suit and answers an advertisement to be a mail order bride. She doesn't know much about Mississippi, but is willing to take a chance for a better life in a place where she might be able to use her sewing skills to benefit others.

Anthony Chandler's family has lived, loved and worked in Mississippi for generations and have been pillars of the community. With his parents gone, he's now in charge of their faltering clothing business. And when his twin sister Adelaide dies, leaving him with her young twins, he doesn't know where to turn for help but the Grooms' Gazette. Even though Christmas is imminent, he places an advertisement and hopes for the best.

As she spends more time in Mississippi with her new family, Michelle realizes that Anthony is unwilling to share his wealth with the needy in their community and when he actually forbids her to help, she believes she understands what kind of man he really is -- one she could never love. But when the twins she's fallen in love with show her their generous hearts, will this Christmas be like no other she's ever experienced?