The Calling Birds

Can two mismatched people band together to become the perfect match? Many years have passed since Bernadette Bellamy 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 Birdie Bell, 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. After losing his leg in the War between the States and his wife in the years following, Jack Peregrine 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. A wanted woman's flight, a man in pursuit of honesty, not stolen gold...and only nine days left to save a town. The Calling Birds is a stand-alone novella 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 12 Days of Christmas Mail-Order Brides series which has over 900 reviews. Pick up this Western historical romance by Golden Heart(R) and Laramie(R) 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."