Wren McCready
Sweet & clean historical romance author
The Bluestocking Bride
A proud spinster at age twenty-nine, independently wealthy Anna Stephens has dedicated herself to improving the lives of the poor and unfortunate. Her greatest triumph might be exposing the rascal Asa Mercer and his scheme to bring young women West by ship. He says they’re to wed eager Washington Territory bachelors, but what if he’s plotting something far worse?
Most of Asa’s entrepreneurial endeavors have turned to dust, but this time, he’s determined to secure the happiness of lonely men looking for wives. He needs to turn a profit or accept a position in his brother’s mill, and perhaps become a laughingstock throughout the entire country. He’s about to lose his shirt in the process, until a lovely, brilliant bluestocking comes to his rescue. He’s smitten — the only problem is, she hates him.
On board the ship, mishaps and danger await. Will Anna’s heart soften to Asa, or will their relationship succumb to a watery grave before it can even begin?
The Bluestocking Bride is a stand-alone enemies-to-lovers romance, based on a true story!
A broken man. A woman on the run.
Pregnant widow Annie is desperate to escape marriage to her late husband’s younger brother. But when she flees to the only safe haven she knows — a relative’s ranch in California — she finds much more than she expects.
Leo DiMuzio is still bitter from the death of his wife and his inability to save her. As frontier doctor, he can handle almost anything that comes his way — except raising his three daughters. Marrying for love is out of the question, but when his late wife’s cousin arrives begging for help, he thinks he might have found a solution.
Amid the dangers of the rugged Sierra — and a threat from Annie’s past — can Annie and Leo mend each other’s broken hearts and let themselves love again?
Annie: Runaway Brides of the West is the twelfth book in the “Run Away Brides of the West” series. If you like courageous heroines, swoon-worthy heroes, the sweeping majesty of the American frontier, and believe that love conquers all, then you’ll love this sweet and wholesome romance.
Content warning: allusions to sexual assault
Annie: Runaway Brides of the West
The Necessary Wife: the Widow Bride
Can they embrace a future for which neither one of them planned?
The life Gemma always imagined was snatched away by her father’s death. Now, instead of becoming a scholar, she’s about to become the wife of a man she’s never met. Gemma is determined to escape her dreadful fate in Kansas and return to Boston, no matter what it takes.
After seven years of mail-order studies, Adam’s future is finally looking up. When Gemma arrives on the ranch to marry his boss, he can’t help but admire her bravery and intellect. But he’s been jilted before, and Gemma is beyond his reach—even if he can’t stop thinking about her.
But a horrible accident changes everything. Accused of a murder they did not commit, Adam and Gemma’s actions will affect not only their lives, but those of two innocent little girls. Will they choose to let go of their pasts for an uncertain future?
A prequel to the Brides of Laramie County series.
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This book is included in the Mail-order Brides' First Christmas series, a series by 17 lovely authors based on, well, 17 mail-order brides' first Christmases! You can find other books in the series here.
A Christmas Kiss for Kate
From Chicago’s crowded slums to the bright Wyoming prairie…
Tortured with guilt over his first wife’s death, Chase Mayer closed his heart, leaving only a little room for his daughter Pearl. But Pearl is growing up, and even though Chase can’t imagine marrying for love, he knows Pearl needs a mother — even if it means buying a newspaper ad to find one.
Kate Doyle gave up any hope of having a family of her own when her mother died. When Kate’s brother plays matchmaker, she finds herself agreeing to marry a stranger. The expansive Wyoming Territory couldn’t be more different from her rough Chicago neighborhood, and the hardworking, generous Chase couldn’t be more different from her abusive father.
Despite a fresh start, the wounds of their past aren’t easily forgotten. Kate and Chase struggle to bring their two fragmented families together during the Christmas holiday and discover the healing power of love along the way.
This is the first book in the Brides of Laramie County series. The Brides of Laramie county follows the adventures of the Doyle family and others they meet along the way in their journeys of love and faith. See more books in this series below!
Thief of Hearts: the Fugitive Bride
This pickpocket might just steal his heart.
Headstrong Libby has lightning-fast fingers and an even quicker tongue. But when she's trapped running from both the mob and the Chicago police, the only thing she can do is escape to the single safe haven she knows — her sister's ranch in Wyoming. Leave it to her to get tangled up in the schemes of the local outlaw band before she even arrives.
Reporter Ned Hart will do anything to get the story of a lifetime, including infiltrating the local outlaw gang. An unexpected ally from an incident on the train turns out to be a beautiful — and intriguing — woman, and she is as determined to bring the outlaws down as he is.
Libby and Ned both have secrets to hide, including their growing attraction to each other. One last desperate gamble might put everything to rights — or destroy them and everyone they love.
Book two of the Brides of Laramie County series.
About
Wren received her degree in English lit. from Oral Roberts University, and has lived in Arizona, Oklahoma, and Texas. She now resides in a small, gold-rush era town in California's Sierra foothills. At one time, her great-great-grandfather owned the largest cattle ranch in Kansas, and she spent many happy hours with her grandparents at their home in Wichita, listening to tales of prairie life. The two greatest influences on her writing are Laura Ingalls Wilder and Jane Austen.
Wren has four children: Charlie, Maggie, Nora, and Jude, and two amazing granddaughters. She also has innumerable cats, most of who seem to know when she's writing, and demand to be pet at the same time. (Seriously, that is happening right now.)
She likes to quilt, is currently trying to teach herself to knit, and tries to keep things alive in her garden. She doesn't particularly like to cook, although she understands she must try, as food is essential to her family's continued existence on this planet.
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