Frontier bachelors

What was his brother's widow - his first love - doing on a ship full of prospective brides headed out West? Clay Howard had been tasked with escorting the Boston belle home, but he didn't anticipate Allegra being so strong-willed - or that he'd wind up traveling with her just to keep her from leaving without him! Allegra Banks Howard isn't going to let Clay interfere with her plans for a new life with her daughter on the frontier. True, Allegra needs his wilderness savvy, but if Clay thinks he can rekindle what they once shared, he had better think again. Because risking her heart for a second chance at being his bride isn't something she'll undertake lightly... .

Maddie O'Rourke's orphaned half brother and half sister have arrived safely in Seattle--with a man they hope she will wed! Though Michael Haggerty's not the escort she planned for, Maddie allows him to work off his passage by assisting in her bakery and helping care for her siblings, but she'll never risk her newfound independence by marrying the strapping Irishman or anyone else.