The Calling Birds: The Fourth Day

The Calling Birds: The Fourth Day

<i>Can two mismatched people band together to become the perfect match?</i><br /><br />Many years have passed since <b>Bernadette Bellamy</b> fled the Cariboo Gold Rush and her reputation as the sister of a French-Canadian gang of thieves. Armed with only an honest talent for sewing and a willingness to lead a solitary life on the run, she stays one step ahead of everyone seeking her brothers’ last—and now lost—heist. Until a craving to settle down makes her reinvent herself as <b>Birdie Bell</b>, a dress shop owner. The arrival of an old foe combined with her desire to hold onto her treasure trove of fabrics has Birdie joining a wagonload of brides bound for a remote town.<br /><br />After losing his leg in the War between the States and his wife in the years following, <b>Jack Peregrine</b> buries his pain under a mountain-high pile of work. He only agrees to sign up for a mail-order bride to save the town of Noelle, keep his freighting business, and care for his absentminded grandfather. But Jack’s request for a sturdy bride who won’t crumble under his burdens brings him a woman as tiny as she is troubled.<br /><br /><i>A wanted woman's flight, a man in pursuit of honesty, not stolen gold...and only nine days left to save a town.</i><br /><br /><i>The Calling Birds</i> is <b>a stand-alone novella</b> set in 1876 in a small town high in the Colorado mountains where frontier men learn to value women and weddings more than silver or gold. It’s also the 4th book in the popular <i>12 Days of Christmas Mail-Order Brides</i> series which has over 900 reviews. <br /><br /><b>Pick up this Western historical romance by Golden Heart® and Laramie® award-winning author Jacqui Nelson today and fall in love with a story that readers are calling "an amazing adventure" and "a captivating tale of love with unforgettable characters."</b>