Patience (Brides of the West, 1872, No. 6) (HeartQuest)

In the continuing story of mail-order brides in the successful Brides of the West series, Patience is abducted in a case of mistaken identity. But everything changes when she escapes her kidnapper and stumbles onto a gold mine. Can Patience make her fortune without losing her heart to Sheriff Jay Longer? Copeland's readers will delight in this rollicking story of romance and danger. Tyndale House Publishers Wanted: Women with religious upbringing, high morals, and a strong sense of adventure, willing to marry decent, God-fearing men. Applicants may apply by mail. Must allow at least two months for an answer.Patience Smith only intends to wear Lenore's wedding dress for a few minutes, but when a kidnapper snatches Patience in a case of mistaken identity, her life takes an unexpected turn. Lost in the mountains of Colorado, Patience manages to escape her captor only to stumble onto an abandoned mining dugout and a ragged orphan boy.Denver City sheriff Jay Longer has been on Patience's trail since the moment she was taken. And he has no desire to force the hot-tempered young woman to return with him. Still, he can't just abandon her, not when her foolish plans to reopen this mine and find gold are exposing her to danger.If Patience's dreams of striking it rich come true, it will mean a whole new future for her and her mail-order bride friends. But neither Patience nor Jay knows just how far someone will go to keep them from finding the treasure inside the mine. Patience Smith only intends to wear Lenore's wedding dress for a few minutes, but when a kidnapper snatches Patience away in a case of mistaken identity, she finds herself lost in the mountains of Colorado. Her life takes an unexpected turn when she escapes her kidnapper and stumbles onto an abandoned mining dugout and a lonely orphan. Patience has found herself a gold mine! Now if she can just get Denver City sheriff Jay Longer to help, she can mine the gold that will mean a whole new future for Patience and the rest of the mail-order brides. But Jay has plans of his own, and someone is trying to keep them away from that gold. Can Patience and Jay work together, escape the outlaws, and strike gold? And can they do it all without losing their hearts in the process? Abducted when she is mistaken for someone else, Patience escapes her captor and discovers a gold mine, a find that causes her to resist her feelings for sheriff Jay Longer for fear of losing her fortune. By the author of A Case of Bad Taste. Origi Patience Smith's life takes an unexpected turn when she is kidnapped and taken into the Colorado mountains where she eventually is able to escape her abductors