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    Judith
    Judith
    Judith
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    Judith

    By Ann Laurel

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    A clean, Christian Western historical romance book.

    Introducing the Rose Creek Ranch Mail Order Bride series. Each book features a mail order bride for a man at the Rose Creek Ranch in Colorado. Though this is a series, each book is stand-alone and can be read in any order.

    Meet Judith, a poor girl from a coal miner’s family in West Virginia. With great reluctance, she heads West to meet the man her Ma found through a mail order bride ad.

    When Judith meets Victor she only wants one thing, to escape and go back home to West Virginia.

    She soon discovers God has other plans for her life, and the journey takes her to places she never dreamed possible.

    Will Judith and Victor ever find their way together?

    A story of trials, tragedy, and ultimate triumph through faith and love.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPerfectly Plotted Books
    Release dateJun 11, 2017
    ISBN9781370194360
    Judith
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    Ann Laurel

    Ann loves to write inspirational sweet romances. Her first series, The Cattlemen's Wives, are western historical mail-order brides. All of her books are guaranteed to make you feel good when you reach the end.Ann lives with her husband and children in the beautiful Ozark Mountains in the south. She enjoys raising Godly children, volunteering with her church, homemaking, and writing.

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      Book preview

      Judith - Ann Laurel

      Judith, Rose Creek Ranch Mail Order Bride, by Ann Laurel

      Copyright © 2016, 2017 by Ann Laurel. All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Ann Laurel. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by any electronic or mechanical means (including photocopying, recording, or information storage and retrieval) without permission in writing from the publisher/author.

      Disclaimer

      This is a work of fiction. Therefore, all characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance whatsoever to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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      Contents

      Chapter One

      Chapter Two

      Chapter Three

      Chapter Four

      Chapter Five

      Chapter Six

      Chapter Seven

      Chapter Eight

      Chapter Nine

      Chapter Ten

      Chapter Eleven

      Chapter Twelve

      Epilogue

      Chapter One

      Judith Stillwater peered up the road searching as she reached up and swiped the hair from her eyes as the wind blew. Ma and Pa had left hours ago to go to town while she watched her younger siblings, four brothers, and two sisters. The seventeen-year-old girl turned and went back into the one room dirt floor cabin called her home. She had brought in the dried laundry from the clothes line and proceeded to fold the linens. Her mother had acted strangely for several weeks. She and Pa took many long talks while looking back at the house and in particular while looking at Judith.

      Fannie Stillwater walked through the door looking bedraggled, her long brown hair hung lifelessly down her back. She didn't have time this morning to roll it into a bun. Her sunken eyes framed by the dark circles underneath showed her lack of enough sleep and proper nutrition. She looked around the small cabin until she spotted her oldest daughter in the corner folding the linens on the bed.

      There you are; I have to tell you something. Because you're about to turn eighteen and there's more for you than this life, Fannie said to Judith.

      Hugh Stillwater walked through the door carrying a large bucket of lard and set it down heavily on the floor. You kids behave? He asked as he started to the other side of the cabin where three of the boys played quietly.

      Yes sir, Simon said as he looked up from his play with the carved horses.

      Judith? Pa asked as he looked at his oldest child. Pa ruled the home with an iron fist. If any child were out of line, he would pull out of the leather strap and give them the beating they deserved. Judith learned long ago that to keep the peace she had to make sure she took care of things as best she could on her own. Her own beatings came when she was just a child and didn't know any better. Her mother kept having babies and being in her small stature was unable to be the strong woman she needed to be against Pa.

      Yes sir, everyone is fine, Judith answered as she kept folding the towels. Her eyes darted over to her mother who looked tentatively at her father. Something was on her mind and she needed to tell her daughter and it seemed to be pretty important. Judith kept her mouth shut and stayed tight-lipped until her father left the house. He didn't have to go into work today for he got one day a week off from the coal mines.

      Fannie came into the room and looked over at the children playing in the corner. You youngins run outside and play with your little sisters and oldest brother. I need to speak with Judith here, Fannie said to her children.

      Judith finished folding the laundry and looked up at her mother as a pit formed in her stomach. She wondered what was so important that her mother would show the children out the door.

      Fannie walked to the old wooden table, pulled out a seat and sat down, and pulled out another chair and patted it as she

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