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    Abused Daughter Frederica Meets Farmer With A Secret: Troubled Brides Going West Looking For Love, #2
    Abused Daughter Frederica Meets Farmer With A Secret: Troubled Brides Going West Looking For Love, #2
    Abused Daughter Frederica Meets Farmer With A Secret: Troubled Brides Going West Looking For Love, #2
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    Abused Daughter Frederica Meets Farmer With A Secret: Troubled Brides Going West Looking For Love, #2

    By Lillis Lawson

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    The year is 1871 and Frederica decides to become a Mail Order Bride after being threatened by her parents to be sent to a labor camp to earn money for the family.

    Frederica Deane is the overworked daughter of a poor family in Lowell, Massachusetts. Although she does her best to keep calm, after an outburst her parents begin pressuring her to work in the textile mills. Knowing about the atrocious ways workers are treated, Frederica is adamantly against it. She comes across a mail-order bride advertisement by a bachelor named Joshua Maloney and wastes no time in leaving to Grand Island, NE to meet him. The couple’s marriage starts off rocky but becomes worse as pregnant Frederica is forced to care for another child left on their doorstep. After becoming sick, she enlists the help of Dr. Ruffus O'Brien and a maid, Gretchen Milford. When Joshua returns from a trip, he becomes jealous of O'Brien’s closeness to Frederica.  Their relationship is put further to the test as their valuables go missing, the birth date moves closer, and a snowstorm hits the town.

    ***These Mail Order Bride Books Are Sweet, Clean, Christian Historical Western, Short Romance Stories ***

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLillis Lawson
    Release dateAug 31, 2015
    ISBN9781516366651
    Abused Daughter Frederica Meets Farmer With A Secret: Troubled Brides Going West Looking For Love, #2

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      Abused Daughter Frederica Meets Farmer With A Secret - Lillis Lawson

      Abused Daughter Frederica meets Farmer with a Secret

      Troubled Brides Going West Looking For Love, Book 2

      Lillis Lawson

      Copyright ©2015, Lillis Lawson

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      lillislawson@gmail.com

      License Notes

      This eBook is licensed for personal enjoyment only. It may not be resold or given away to others. If you wish to share this book, please purchase an additional copy. If you are reading this book and it was not purchased then, you should purchase your own copy. Your continued respect for author's right is appreciated.

      This story is a work of fiction and any resemblance to people is purely coincidence. All places, names, events, business, etc. are used in a fictional manner. All characters are from the imagination of the author.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Old West Slang Used In This Story

      Chapter 1 – February 1871, Lowell, MA

      Chapter 2 – March 1871, Grand Island

      Chapter 3 – November 1871, Grand Island

      Chapter 4 – November 1871, Grand Island

      Chapter 5 – December 1871, Grand Island

      Chapter 6 – December 1871, Grand Island

      Chapter 7 – December 1871, Grand Island

      Chapter 8 – December 1871 Grand Island

      Epilog – March 1972, Grand Island

      More Books by Lillis Lawson

      Bonus Chapter: Spoiled Daughter Daisie Meets Macho Texas Ranger

      Introduction

      This is the second book in Troubled Brides Going West Looking For Love Series. This is Frederica's story. All three books can be read alone. They are complete stories but if you would like to read them in order:

      ●  Vera’s story is book one. Read Vera’s story here: "Mistreated Maidservant Vera Meets Farmer In Nebraska."

      ●  Frederica’s story is book two. Read Frederica’s story here: "Abused Daughter Frederica Meets Farmer With A Secret."

      ●  Daisie’s story is book three. Read Daisie’s story here: "Spoiled Daughter Daisie Meets Macho Texas Ranger."

      All books are just $ 0.99.

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      Old West Slang Used In This Story

      According to Hoyle ~ Correct, by the book

      Bosh ~ Nonsense

      Calaboose ~ jail

      Curly wolf ~ real tough guy, dangerous man

      Dinero ~ a word for money

      Doxology works ~ a church

      Gospel mill ~ a church

      Fine as cream gravy ~ very good, top notch.

      Flannel mouth ~ an overly smooth or fancy talker

      Flush ~ prosperous, rich

      Gospel sharp ~ a preacher

      Granger ~ a farmer

      Played out ~ exhausted

      Shin out ~ run away

      Stumped ~ confused

      Twig ~ understand

      Chapter 1 – February 1871, Lowell, MA

      The sounds of five younger children nagging at her to hurry up with breakfast was grating to her ears. It almost made Frederica Deane want to dump the whole pot of oatmeal out the window.  Of course, once again she would be forced to wash all the filthy plates and dishes without a hint of gratitude. And, like usual, her meal would have to consist of whatever gunk she managed to pilfer from the edge of the battered pot. And even that meager amount had been beginning to wane as of late. Her twin brothers were starting to make the painful transition from small boys to young men. The result was a steady increase in the demand for food. 

      At this rate I am going to disappear entirely, Frederica thought, putting her hand to her

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