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No One's Bride (Escape to the West Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Nerys Leigh (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 2,476 ratings
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A mail order bride with no intention of marrying. A young postmaster determined to change her mind.

Becoming a mail order bride is Amy’s last resort, but after narrowly escaping an attack by her lecherous employer, she’s desperate to escape. She won’t marry her waiting groom, however. She’ll find a way to repay him the train fare, but a lifetime of hardship has taught her to rely only on herself.

Adam’s life in the small Californian town of Green Hill Creek has everything he could want, except someone to love. Although hurt when Amy arrives and he discovers the truth, he feels God prompting him to protect her. But he’ll have to risk everything to show her he can be the refuge she longs for.

Amy’s determination to trust only in herself wavers in the presence of Adam’s kindness and charm, but when danger finds her again, will she flee?

Or will she stay and fight for a life she never dreamed could be hers?

Small town romance meets the Wild West in this heartwarming Christian historical romance!

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    Escape to the West
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"Nerys Leigh transports us to a time when life was hard and marriage was sometimes only a matter of necessity or convenience. As Amy escapes her life of servitude and unwanted attentions, she enters into a new world of kindness and sincerity which is all foreign to her. Nerys Leigh's characters are well defined, likeable and realistic for the period. The story is heartwarming and sad at the same time. Nerys Leigh held my attention with a well written story, filled with twists and a wide range of emotions. I look forward to the next books in this series, stories of the other mail order brides that arrived with Amy." - Five star review, Reader's Favourite

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01KKGQTCG
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Nerys Leigh (August 29, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 29, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1838 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 300 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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In her mind, Nerys Leigh lives in a fairytale castle with turrets and secret passageways and sentient brooms that do the cleaning for her. In reality, she lives in a small Victorian house (with no original features) and her broom is resolutely inanimate, no matter how much she sings to it. But reality is overrated anyway.

She writes books that are heart-warming, funny, exciting, and above all, wildly romantic, because that’s what she likes to read. And she adores a blissfully happy ending.

She’s British, but she suspects she might be slowly turning into an American while she writes her stories set in the Wild West filled with mail order brides and railroads and cowboys. Sometimes she puts a U into a word, just to see if she still can. She can’t do the accent though.

Nerys can be found lurking at nerysleigh.com, and if you’d like a free book about a handsome blacksmith, sign up for her newsletter at http://eepurl.com/b-Gj2T and she’ll send you one, because she’s nice like that.

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Lynne White.
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, have to read book
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2024
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My first read of this author. A wonderful book with the story surrounded with our need to depend on our Lord Jesus Christ. I loved how the H prayed often and the strength of faith in the book.
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430booklover
5.0 out of 5 stars Clean Christian mail-order bride romance
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2023
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A sweet mail-order bride romance with interesting characters; also humor, romance, faith, danger and suspense. Amy becomes a mail-order bride, not intending to marry but needs to escape a terrible situation with a vile man. Adam is the man who corresponds with her and hopes to marry her. I enjoyed the developing relationship between the two and how they both grow and change throughout the story. Very nice ending.
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Marsha
4.0 out of 5 stars An emotional, delightful romance
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2018
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No One’s Bride starts off the Escape to the West series with a poignant, emotional story sure to bring a misty eye, a few chuckles and the sense that these people are exactly where they’re meant to be. Five young women will make the train trip from the East to Northern California in the hopes of finding love and happiness as mail order brides, well, four of then have those dreams but one is looking only for escape from a horrid situation. Friendships will form on the way West and we’ll get a tiny bit of each young lady’s story as they arrive at the train station in Green Hill Creek as they come face to face with their futures.

Amy is a young woman of strong faith, yet she’s resorted to lying to the young man who paid for her train ticket to be his bride. Actually, Amy never intended to even meet Adam, but to slip away immediately upon arrival but that didn’t go as intended. She has no desire to marry any man for she believes that no one can take care of her better than herself. And perhaps she has reason to believe that as she was orphaned at a young age and life has been far from easy for her. The final straw was the actions of her lecherous employer in New York City. This was her only way to escape from his circle of influence with the dream of heading to a pipe dream of working at a grand hotel in San Francisco. She had every intention of paying Adam back for the money he has lost… but soon Amy will find herself as a house guest, and a woman starting over right where she landed.

I was easily swept into this world and immediately understood that Amy doesn’t have a bad bone in her body. Desperation has reared its ugly head to have her act against her nature, but she cannot or will not see any other solution but to get to San Francisco. I fell in love with Adam myself. He’s charming, a bit awkward, does the right things and stands beside Amy throughout the troubles that will soon surround her. If I was looking for a mail order groom, he’d be at the top of my list.

We’ll discover the usual residents of any small town community. Some with hearts of gold, and others who live for gossip and trouble making. I had no trouble imagining this small town, and the secondary characters made this story come alive with the variety of good, so-so and downright awful people.

The road to a happy ending for Amy and Adam is full of potholes, but it’s so easy to see the affection growing between them. Absolutely loved George, and you’ll discover why quite easily. When a horrid attacker and a lecherous self-absorbed jerk make trouble for Amy and Adam that bond becomes even tighter. I loved this couple and enjoyed spending time with them as they made this journey to love and happiness. As the other young ladies own romantic stories are told I’m hoping to get another glimpse or two of Amy and Adam as they grow into their relationship. If you love a good Western Historical Romance then you’ll want to check out No One Bride.

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Tracey Shull
5.0 out of 5 stars Uplifting
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2023
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I won’t give details or storyline, there are book description and other reviews for that. What I want to tell you is that I very much enjoyed this book and recommend it. I had a hard time putting it down. The writing was well done with no distracting typos, etc. The world has become dark but this story includes God, faith, and His loving care and guidance for us. It is uplifting. It is romantic without being syrupy. I just found it to be very enjoyable and hated that it had to end. I fell in love with the characters. This is the first book I have read by this author and plan on buying and reading the other books in this series. This is the first review I have ever written as well. Don’t hesitate in getting this book, I believe you will enjoy.
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Auds
5.0 out of 5 stars Best faith-filled historical romance story!
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2023
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Fantastic love story! I enjoy reading about mail-order Brides and this story is one of the best! The story of how Amy comes to love Adam and learn to love and trust others is told in such a moving way. George is an absolutely wonderful character. I love the way the author wrote the story: her descriptions of people and scenery are realistic and the unfolding of all the different events pull you into the story. Their faith added so much to the story. The best historical romance story I have read!
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A+D
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Story, I loved it!
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2016
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I Love this book for so many reasons, I can't even tell you all without spoiling it for you. It's not a typical Mail Order Bride story. I love the hero Adam, the oldest male in a family with 6 children, he puts everyone's needs before his own. He is so genuinely honorable and sincere in his faith, his feelings, and his actions, (in many ways he really is a hero). Adam comfortably talks to our heroine Amy about everything, except his true feelings. He keeps telling himself he will do it, but later.
Amy Watts, our heroine was orphaned at a young age. She is a strong, feisty woman who does not want to depend on a husband. She will find a way to take care of herself, she has a plan. Sometimes, though, plans change.
I love the way Adam and Amy use their faith and trust in God in their everyday lives and to form the bonds of friendship.
There is something for everyone in this book, suspense, fun, romance and a multitude of other things. The side characters are very well written and provide added depth to the story. I particularly have a fondness for George. I felt as if I was in Green Hill Creek, CA, I could see the town, the view from Amy's window and could almost smell the livery. I found myself on the edge of my seat a few times. I also found myself laughing and had the occasional tear slip out of my eyes.
I read a lot of mail order bride stories. No One's Bride is easily one of the best I've ever read.
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Lillian
3.0 out of 5 stars Everyone deserves a second chance
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2023
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Amy had no choice but to run away from her living situation. She has arrived on the train to meet her future husband Adam. She knows that this isn't going to be forever as she can't stay. Adam is upset that Amy lied about wanting to marry him but he does understand. But do they have a chance? Just when they thought that they had figured everything out someone comes to destroy it all. Is there hope for them? A good read
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4.0 out of 5 stars Very good
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2023
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Great loveable characters, and an interesting story make for a marvelous book! I almost never give 5 stars, but this one is a 4.5
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Wilf M.
5.0 out of 5 stars A walk in the 1800's
Reviewed in Canada on May 2, 2023
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A wonderful book with sentimental elements that can't help but touch the heart. It is down to earth. It touches on the cultural elements of the time. Heartwarming and even has a lot of factual elements that add interest and validity to the fictional story.
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Nancy Macaskill
5.0 out of 5 stars no one’s bride
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 21, 2023
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Really enjoyed reading this book it was well written and the storyline captivated my interest from the start
it has a Christian message running through the book looking forward to rest of the series Escape to the west
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Flipper
1.0 out of 5 stars Kann ich nicht empfehlen. Schade.
Reviewed in Germany on May 5, 2022
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Die Autorin kann sicherlich interessant schreiben. Dennoch, kann ich den Roman nicht weiterempfehlen. Die Aussage in Jakobus 2 wurde meiner Meinung nach falsch interpretiert. Amy zu helfen hätte zu dieser Zeit bedeutet, sie bei dem Pastorenehepaar oder einer älteren Dame unterzubringen. Alles andere ist Unsinn! Ich hab das Buch deshalb auch nicht fertig gelesen.
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Gale Bolinger
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful read
Reviewed in Australia on March 27, 2023
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I enjoyed this first book in the series that I had to buy the rest of the series. I’ll be watching for more by Nerys Leigh!
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Mr. R. E. Richardson
5.0 out of 5 stars lovely story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 23, 2023
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This is a great story with romance and humour. I enjoyed the story and the characters. Faith was very relevant.
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