Skylar’s Christmas Star by Marlene Bierworth

Shep needs a wife to help him forget what he left behind, and when he hears of Mildred Crenshaw’s traveling through his town, he engages her services. The Westward Home and Hearts Matrimonial Agency’s excellent reputation in finding suitable matches of good moral character is widespread, and offers courage to the lonely man who hopes to start anew.

After failing to rebuild the family farm from the devastation of the Civil War, Skylar last family member is put to rest and she is ready to finally live her frontier dream. She answers Shep Holiday’s letter for a mail-order bride to satisfy a longing for adventure, embarking on a journey amid the chaotic gold rush in South Dakota.

Skylar has no idea that a Christmas encounter looms in their future and threatens everything the newlyweds have carefully set into place. Will the Sheriff’s past serve to destroy the couple, or is the Creator of the Stars setting them up for a future they never dreamed possible? Find out in this faith-filled, Christmas romance, as a child once again brings peace to troubled hearts.