Search - Brides of the West: Satin and Snakeskin / Gray Wolf's Bride / The Chances are Bride

Three stories written by different authors all revolving around A Bride for All mail order brides. These are all old west short romance stories. The one by Michele Ann Young was the best and fairly well written. The one by Kimberly Ivey was horrible. Very sophomoric writing, not very deep and really a struggle. Here's a sample:

"Tell me everything," he prompted as his gentle fingertips stroked up and down her arms.
"I can't."
"You must."
"She drew a steadying breath as she composed her thoughts. "Very well. ...

Awful.
The final one by Billie Warren Chai had a good premise with a newly arrived mail order bride who finds her fiance was murdered befor her arrival. She realizes she inherited his property which includes a saloon and a brothel. This could make for a great story, but again, the writing was not good at all. The main character was inconsistent--weak and immature one minute then strong and confident the next. Really not well developed at all.