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    A Love for Eternity: A Pair of Historical Romances
    A Love for Eternity: A Pair of Historical Romances
    A Love for Eternity: A Pair of Historical Romances
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    A Love for Eternity: A Pair of Historical Romances

    By Vanessa Carvo

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    Beautiful Clara & Her Short Cowboy - A woman decides that a husband in the Old West would be a match for her quirky personality, but finds that the short yet muscular cowboy she accepts for her husband does not appreciate her sense of humor. A major event later lets her have her personality back, but things are still far from easy even several years down the road.

    Belinda’s Beloved Family Bible - A Young woman draws comfort from the family bible as she treks west via wagon train from the South, to California.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu.com
    Release dateJul 14, 2016
    ISBN9781365257889
    A Love for Eternity: A Pair of Historical Romances

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      A Love for Eternity - Vanessa Carvo

      A Love for Eternity: A Pair of Historical Romances

      A Love for Eternity: A Pair of Historical Romances

      By

      Vanessa Carvo

      Copyright 2016 Quietly Blessed & Loved Press

      Beautiful Clara & Her Short Cowboy

      Synopsis: Beautiful Clara & Her Short Cowboy - A woman decides that a husband in the Old West would be a match for her quirky personality, but finds that the short yet muscular cowboy she accepts for her husband does not appreciate her sense of humor. A major event later lets her have her personality back, but things are still far from easy even several years down the road.

      I’ll show them, Clara thought to herself as she stormed to the bedroom she shared with her two sisters. It was her sisters that were causing her anger. Arabella and Victoria had been teasing her yet again after Clara’s suitor had broken off their courtship. It was a joke between them, because despite Clara’s beauty she could not find a desirable man for marriage. Her sister’s often called her weird and improper and other names, because they knew it was her personality that drove men away.

      Clara was a stunning young woman. She stood 5’5" tall and had a petite frame and very pale skin. Her skin radiated beautifully against her straight, dark brown hair, big, brown eyes, and full, dark pink lips. It was Clara’s looks that had won over so many suitors before, but it was her quirky personality that quickly ended every courtship.

      Clara’s new plan was to seek a relationship with a man out west in America. She had heard about mail-order brides from her best friend, Anna. Anna was severely lacking in the looks department, which is why she sought a man out west. When Clara told Anna of her troubles, she had given Clara a newspaper full of ads for men looking for mail-order brides. It was called Bachelors of the West. Anna had told her to think it over, and if she found a man interesting enough, to seek correspondence.

      This was exactly what Clara planned to do. Surely she could keep her humorous attitude and boisterous personality hidden until the wedding. Clara knew that most women were married within a week of arriving in their new home, because it was improper to sleep in the same house as a man you were not married to. She also knew that it would be too late for divorce once her husband signed the marriage certificate. Divorces were costly, and he would probably put up with her personality until one of them died.

      As Clara perused Bachelor’s of the West, one ad in particular caught her eye.

      Short, 26 year old cowboy seeks younger woman to make his wife. Must be able to handle cooking, cleaning, and ranching tasks, and bear children.

      The ad did not catch Clara’s eye because it was charming or anything spectacular. The ad caught Clara’s eye because it included the word short. How short? Clara snickered to herself. I can’t imagine dating a midget cowboy. By the end of the listings, Clara was not satisfied with any man listed. She decided to leave her decision up to fate.

      Clara cut each advertisement out and tossed them all together in a box. She decided the one she drew would be the man she would write. After all, Clara could always stop writing the man if she was no longer interested and nobody would know.

      Clara shook the names around and drew a slip of paper. She nearly dropped it in disgust when she realized it was the ad for the midget cowboy. Still, she thought to herself, a deal is a deal. The midget cowboy it was. Clara just prayed she could keep her sisters from ever finding out if it went well. She could only imagine what they would say about their improper sister dating a midget.

      Watch what you’re doing! Jasper angrily yelled at the postman. The man had rode up to the herd very quickly and his cloud of dust had spooked some of the cattle. Jasper did not want to have a stampede on their hands. His ranch could not afford it.

      I’m sorry to come up so quickly, sir, the post man gasped. I wanted to catch you before you left town. A letter has come for you.

      No harm done, Jasper said. You just spooked some of the cattle. I would have hated for them to stampede. Now, on your way, he said sharply. Many people said Jasper’s temper was as short as his height.

      Good day, the postman said.

      Jasper tucked the letter in his saddlebag and continued on his way with his men. They still had a few hours of the morning to ride before they would break so they could eat and the cattle could graze.

      Jasper was a shorter man, standing around 4’8" and being rather stocky for his height. Fortunately, his body was the

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