The first Linda Broday book I read was free from Amazon. With free books you either 1. thank goodness it was free because it was horrid or 2. you immediately go and buy the next two books in the series. Linda's book was the latter. Not only did I buy the next two books in the Men of Legend Series, but the first book in this series. AMAZING!

The Mail Order Bride's Secret was one of, if not my favorite Linda Broday book. It has romance, family, sacrifice, and pure love. Tait, a former train robber/outlaw, has had loss: wife, parents, and now his sister/brother-in-law. This last loss gives him his twin nephews and adorable 3 year old niece. He immediately knows, I need a wife. Mellie (love the nickname) is a conwoman who agrees to get Tait and the money he stole to a judge (real jerk wad) in exchange she and her twin sister go free instead of spending 20 years in prison. What follows is a story of love: man/woman, parent/child, and friend/friend. It is a story about sacrificing yourself for those you love and those who love you refusing to allow that to happen. I laughed, cried, cheered, and had that moment of absolute peace because finally, an beautiful happily ever after.

If I could give this book 10🌟 I would. I cannot recommend this book enough. It was AMAZINGLY 💗 WONDERFUL💞!

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley and am giving my honest review.

The Mail Order Bride’s Secret by Linda Broday is the 3rd book in her Outlaw Mail Order Brides series. As I have said previously, I have become a big fan of Broday’s western historical romance stories, and The Mail Order Bride’s Secret is once again another fantastic story line. Refresher: The story takes place in Hope’s Crossing, which is a town run by outlaws, who have started a clean slate on their lives, with building a family and changing their lives for the better.

Tait Trinity, our hero, is suddenly left with three young children (two twin boys and a baby girl), when his sister is brutally murdered. Tait decides to get a mail order bride to help him take care of the children; he also knows his life could be short term and dangerous, as other criminals are also after Tait.

Melanie Dunbar, our heroine, finds herself in trouble, as she and her sister, Ava are put in jail because of something her father did. The crooked Judge makes a deal with Melanie; he will free them if she can bring Tail Trinity to him, as well as the money he stole. Knowing they could be in jail for a very long time, Melanie accepts the deal. In doing so, she responds to Tait’s letter accepting her as his bride.

When Melanie arrives in Hope’s Crossing, she is immediately surprised at her attraction to Tait, and though she has no experience taking care of children, in a short time she finds herself caring about them all. Quickly, her relationship with Tait heats up, and they both find themselves caring deeply about each other. Melanie feels guilty, and tries to find a way to get the money and return it to the Judge, to free her sister, and at the same time, not have Tait hurt.

Tait is determined to find the man who murdered his sister, and knows that the children and Melanie will always be in danger with threats against him. He will take matters in his own hands when Becky (the baby girl) is kidnapped, and he with Jack and Clay (previous book heroes), will try to rescue her, and find the man who killed his sister. When Melanie gets a threat by the Judge to bring the money, she too takes matters in her own hands by traveling to free her sister.

What follows is an exciting story line, with nonstop action, dangerous situations, with their lives on the line and a wonderful sweet romance between two people with flawed pasts that will catch up with them. The last half of the book was tense and exciting, as they both find themselves in dangerous situations, which will bring them face to face with the evil villains.

Linda Broday once again gives us another wonderful western historical romance story, as The Mail Order Bride’s Secret was a great addition to this series. It was emotional, tense, exciting, sweet romantic story, with a fabulous group of secondary characters and a great couple.

This was a different kind of story. The bride had her secret and the groom had his. I totally enjoyed reading this book. It was refreshing to see the twists and turns! Plenty sexy bits too. Now I just want to read more of Linda's books. I couldn't put this down.

Linda Broday’s book, The Mail Order Bride’s Secret, delves into past injustices suffered by Tait Trinity. The fiery pits of hell surround Tait as he suffers the unbearable killings of wife Lucy, Sister Claire, and her husband. Vengeance and revenge taint Tait’s heart.

Tait soon finds himself guardian of his twin nephews and niece. They will steal your heart from the get go, along with residents of Hope’s Crossing. He summons a mail order bride, Melanie Dunbar, who has deceptive secrets of her own. She will do whatever it takes to gain freedom for herself and sister. Soon her cold, deceptive heart is warmed by the three children she learns to mother. And Tait, well his heart is learning to trust. But can he, when her shenanigans prove untrustworthy?

The fight for freedom is rugged, dangerous, and unforgiving. It is a story of what love, forgiveness,and commitment can lead to; learning how to become a real family.

“Without the storms, you wouldn’t appreciate the sunshine.”

A book well developed and written. The residents of Hope’s Crossing will remain in your heart. The best of Linda Broday’s thus far.

Love Love this book! 3 orphan children, 2 outlaws with secrets of their own. This book takes you on a ride you will not want to end. Linda Broday has done it again. 5 stars!! I was given this book to read for an Honest review.

This book started out different, but then grew with intensity. I was pulled into the story from the beginning, and then three kids appeared and I knew this was going to be a great book. You have the outlaw Tait, and his mail order bride Melanie, both have secrets they are hiding. Both have pasts that are influencing the present.
Linda Broday has out done herself in this book. I had to read until I finished the book, because I needed to know everything worked out for everyone.

When three young children show up on outlaw Tait Trinity's doorstep, he knows he can't help them—a wanted man has no business raising kids. And yet he can't bring himself to turn them away. At a loss, he sends for the mail-order bride he'd been writing to, hoping the demure dressmaker will be the answer to his prayers.

Melanie Dunbar is nothing like the bride Tait was expecting. She's rough and tumble...and hiding an ulterior motive. Dangerous men have taken her sister hostage, and if Melanie wants to see her alive, she'll have to betray her new husband. There's only one problem—the more time she spends with Tait, the more she comes to care for him. Yet as the noose begins to tighten, Melanie will have to make a terrible choice: save her sister...or the man she loves.

This book was action-packed. From the opening scene all the way till the very end.
An outlaw and a mail-order bride made it hard to resist this book after reading the description. It was great when they each realized that they loved each other. After saying telling each other that their arrangement was not about love.
The last 25% was hard to put down. I had to know what was gonna happen.
This was my first time something from this author and I look forward to reading her earlier books.