Leah Wyett has 11 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 3 narrators. The most-rated is Searching for Love: Historical Mail Order Bride Western Cowboy Romance.
Mail Order Bride - The Journey, Book 3
Summary
In 1866, just after the war had ended, women were still being brought over from the east to act as brides for the wild men of the west. San Francisco was still young and restless and the police department, now headed by it’s newly appointed chief, Matt Weston, was in turmoil trying to maintain some semblance of law and civility. Meanwhile, Chief Weston marries Eliza, the woman of his dreams, and as he struggles with his job, Eliza takes on the responsibility of hosting three new brides. Rose is a restless spirit who is excited to go west and start a new life. With her negative aunt in tow, she takes the new railway out to California. Haunted by delays and a hold-up along the way, Rose sees the man that her heart at once knows is the one person for her. It’s not the man she’s intended to marry, however. Harriett, Agatha, and Trudy came out on the stage. Harriett, forced to go west by her parents has a young man in New York that she already loves. He’s the reason her father wanted her out of the East, and Harriett resents it, at first. But what happens if she falls in love with her cowboy and the other man comes out to find her? Agatha is a spoiled socialite whose father decides would be better off married to a cowpoke then staying in New York and becoming more over-indulged. She brings with her a girl named Trudy who works as a maid for the family. The girls have known each other since birth and are very close. So close in fact that they have a secret that could destroy the new love Agatha is discovering with her cowpoke, Austin. Not your typical mail-order bride story, The Journey keeps you guessing throughout, while thrusting you into the history of San Francisco as it settles and grows.
©2014 Leah Wyett (P)2020 Leah Wyett
Blinded by Love: Historical Mail Order Bride Western Cowboy Romance
Summary
In 1870, Hazel Lynn Morgan was a girl right on the verge of becoming a woman. She lives in a small town on a farm in Ohio, where nothing new or exciting ever happens. She has survived this long by reading books about exotic places and using her imagination, or what her Ma has termed, her “Magical Thinking”. Will a simple mail-order bride ad placed by a cattle rancher in Texas named Heath Key change Hazel’s life for the better? Or will the secret that Heath is hiding threaten to ruin both of their lives? Will the man who has been by Heath’s side as his best friend since childhood bring them closer or come between them in the end? Follow Hazel on her journey to adulthood as she discovers that sometimes you have to close your eyes to really be able to see.
©2014 Leah Wyett (P)2020 Leah Wyett
Mail Order Bride: The Journey, Part 2
Summary
In 1864, the Civil War raged on, leaving in its wake hundreds of thousands of young men dead and similar numbers of young women widows or spinsters without a hope of finding a husband. At the same time the young men who had gone out west to make their fortunes in the gold mines were beginning to long for real towns and cozy homes. A few enterprising men decided that there was money to be made in uniting the two. The Journey, Part 2 is about one such man named Marshall, who set out on a quest to find young women with enough of an adventurous spirit to travel thousands of miles, promising to marry a man they had only met through pictures and letters. On one of his trips back east, two young women Eliza and Maggie Barry are urged by their mother to sign up. Eliza wants no part of it, but her sister Maggie a child in a woman’s body is intent on going. Eliza’s love and devotion to her sister are stronger than her desire to stay in New York, so she signs up to go along as well. Eliza’s reservations only grow stronger when they reach their destination and meet the men they are to marry. Eliza’s man seems to be hiding secrets from his past, and Maggie’s is much older than her and not at all what Eliza would have picked for her beautiful sister. Eliza soon captures the attentions of a man named Matt Weston. He’s the Assistant Chief of Police in San Francisco and even though Eliza is intrigued by him, she tries to fight her attraction and work through her issues with her husband to be. Matt Weston has other ideas. Follow Eliza and Maggie as they embark with their friends on an exhausting and somewhat harrowing trip from New York to San Francisco and then journey through marriages that were destined to happen and contracts destined to be broken. As friendships are forged and some are forgotten, earthquakes roll through the land and a child is born, Eliza and Maggie begin to adjust and find that they’ve finally made their way home.
©2014 Leah Wyett (P)2020 Leah Wyett
The Journey
Summary
This is the story of two sisters from the East who hear a man speaking at their church of the opportunity and need for women in the West. He shows them a paper called Matrimonial News, filled with photos of men looking for women to start a new life with. He was looking to benefit by capitalizing on the disproportionate amount of men to women in the West by telling them that if they agreed to it, everyone was a winner. Eliza is skeptical, having a hard time accepting that marriage should be about social and economic security alone, but her older sister Maggie, who she has always taken care of and couldn’t imagine life without, is excited at the prospect. With much prompting from their mother, who is now a widow thanks to the war, the girls begin their journey west, armed with a few dollars, a trunk full of possessions, memories of a former life, and a handful of letters from their “intendeds”. Maggie is enthralled with Charles, the man she plans to marry. Eliza, however, is harder to impress. Not only does she have concerns about Charles, but what happens when she finds out that her own “betrothed” has a history of treason to the country she loves? As Maggie prepares for her wedding and her life as a bride, Eliza struggles with doubts and questions and discovers along the way that sometimes, the unknown isn’t always a bad thing. As the Gold Rush drew men like flies to the West, the Civil War was killing off hundreds of thousands in the East. The women in the East were left with few men to choose from when it came time to be a bride, and little job opportunity when one realized she was now a widow. The loneliness also came then with the social stigma of being a spinster. Out West, only a few of the hopeful prospectors were striking it rich, but many of them stayed on anyway, to do things like mining for others, farming, and ranching. There was even ample opportunity to open and prosper from a new business. The only thing these men were lacking to create a family and build communities, were wives. Enter the mail order bride, the supply from the East that would meet the demand in the West.
©2014 Leah Wyett (P)2020 Leah Wyett
High Stakes
Summary
Heather and Declan are finally going to tie the knot. But problems keep cropping up at the ranch and delaying the wedding. Heather is finally face-to-face with the man behind all these problems, but will she survive the encounter?
©2013 Leah Wyett (P)2020 Leah Wyett
Mail Order Bride: Mountain Brides - Part 1
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Life in Denver’s high society was good for the Standish family prior to 1886. Grace Standish was raising her two lovely young daughter’s to be ladies and teaching them what they needed to know to become wives to one of the young gentlemen in Colorado’s elite society. Rebecca, an auburn haired beauty and Clarissa her stunning dark-haired sister were living the good life with a father who was one of the most respected bankers in town...or so they thought, and a mother who had dedicated her life to her family. Then it all fell apart.... The day the Sheriff showed up at their door to tell them that their father was dead, shot in a robbery at the bank, everything began to unravel. Suddenly people were telling them things about their father, Grace’s devoted husband that didn’t make sense. He was a gambler and a philanderer...and a thief? When facing great odds is when people’s true colors emerge. Grace showed herself to be the strong mother that the girls needed to get them through this crisis. She sold everything and they started over. For Grace, that was enough, but for her daughters she wanted more. Rebecca was promptly sent to the wilds of Montana to become a bride. At first reluctant, she quickly grew to love the young, handsome Lucas who became her husband and her provider. Clarissa’s man was not young, and Clarissa would soon find out that although she was willing to give life in the mountains of Montana a go, there were forces working against she and her new husbands happiness in the form of his adult son. Can Clarissa stand on the mountain and rise to the challenges that life has thrown in front of her?
©2014 Leah Wyett (P)2021 Leah Wyett
Turn and Burn
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Heather Parr, professional barrel racer and owner of the Double P Bar ranch, is competing at the Barrel Horse Racing finals. Disaster strikes while she's there, putting Heather in immediate danger. Someone doesn't want her competing this year, and will go to deadly lengths to make sure she's stopped. With the help of best friend Amy and high school crush, Declan, Heather sets out to find the person responsible. Over the weekend, sparks fly between Declan and Heather, but when the evidence points back to him, will it destroy their new relationship, or will his name be cleared?
©2014 Leah Wyett (P)2020 Leah Wyett
The Journey Trilogy
Summary
Would you have the courage to leave behind everything you know to marry a complete stranger? Two spirited sisters are about to test the limits of their strength. It's 1864, and civil war is devastating the country. When a speaker at the church shows sisters Eliza and Maggie a copy of Matrimonial News and tells them of the opportunities for women as brides in the west, Eliza sees a glimmer of hope in a world of widows and spinsters. But she’s skeptical. Maggie is excited, and with their mother enthusiastic about a brighter future for her daughters, the sisters set off to the west to start a new life. As the war rages on, some men have escaped the brutality, intent on making their fortunes in the gold mines out west. It’s a lonely life, and Marshall’s not the only one who craves a real home and a loving wife to return to each night. Placing an ad for a mail order bride seems like the perfect solution: Any woman willing to travel thousands of miles to marry a stranger is sure to have the adventurous spirit he longs for. And he’s not wrong. Two years later, peace has finally arrived, but San Francisco is still in a state of turmoil. As police chief Matt Weston fights to restore order, his new bride, Eliza, is the ray of light amidst his struggles. While he works, Eliza hosts eager new brides from the east, but their love stories are not as straightforward as her own. Rose has fallen for a man, but not the right one, and Harriet already has a love in New York. Can Eliza help these young brides find the happiness she has? In Mail Order Bride - The Journey Trilogy, you’ll be captivated by stories of the extraordinary young women brave enough to travel thousands of miles for love. Curl up for the night and lose yourself in three breath-taking stories of love, excitement, and adventure: Click “Add to Cart” right now.
©2012 Leah Wyett (P)2020 Leah Wyett
Brides of the West Trilogy
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Sometimes, dreams are enough to get you through...and other times, you just have to live your dreams. Small-town girl Hazel Lynn Morgan has survived the dull farm life in Ohio by letting her imagination soar. Reading has been her savior, and yet, escaping the quiet life as a mail order bride could be just the excitement she’s looking for. But the Texan cattle rancher she’s intended for has a secret that could ruin everything and a friend who could be their making...or tear them apart forever. Hazel has been closing her eyes and dreaming her whole life, but sometimes, it’s only by closing your eyes that you’re truly able to see. With Christmas approaching and her wedding on the horizon, Hazel is busy with plans for the future. Nonetheless, she can’t resist helping Heath’s best friend find a love of his own, especially since he’s already in love...with her. John’s destined for a wild ride across Texas and a harrowing gunfight, but could it be that this is what he needs to learn what he truly wants from life? Or, is he already too late? Hazel and Heath are preparing for the arrival of their first child, and John and Becky are in the throes of newly married bliss. There’s a new search for happiness in Texas, though, as Massachusetts bride Louise arrives to marry the pastor. The educated young lady is thrilled to meet the man of her dreams, but she soon learns he’s not the one she’s come to marry. Her betrothed is over twice her age, and his intentions are far from honorable. Louise will need all her strength and resilience if she’s to find the happiness she longs for. In Brides of the West Trilogy, you’ll be enchanted by three enthralling stories of love, friendship, and resilience. If you want to forget your troubles and escape into a world burning with strength and love, then scroll up and click “buy now” right away.
©2014 Leah Wyett (P)2020 Leah Wyett
Ready for Love: Historical Mail Order Bride Western Cowboy Romance
Summary
Hazel is planning her first Christmas with Heath and their wedding. She’s also plotting to help John, Heath’s best friend and partner find a love of his own. The problem is, John is already in love…with Hazel. It will take John a wild ride across Texas and a gunfight alongside desperate men to realize that what he needed wasn’t necessarily what he thought he wanted. But is it too late?
©2014 Leah Wyett (P)2020 Leah Wyett
Searching for Love: Historical Mail Order Bride Western Cowboy Romance
Summary
While Hazel and Heath plan for the birth of their first child, and John and Becky get married and prepare for their lives together, another bride is making her way to Texas. Louise is from Massachusetts. She’s a well-educated, well-bred young lady whose father chose to send her to Texas to marry a pastor in a church in the town where Key Ranch is. Upon arriving in Texas, Louise will first meet the man of her dreams and then realize that man is not the one she’s here to marry, but instead her betrothed is a man over twice her age and with less than honorable intentions. Searching for Love is about friendship, love, resilience, and above all the strength that we all find deep in our souls if we’re willing to look.
©2014 Leah Wyett (P)2021 Leah Wyett