Wylder Bride by Amey Zeigler

 


Amey, welcome to The Wylder West blog! 

So glad to have you as this week's author spotlight. I'm sure readers are looking forward to getting to know you and hearing about your Wylder West story!

Please tell us about your Wylder story—we love Wylder and want to hear all the lovely details!

My story is called Wylder Bride. I always wanted to rewrite one of my favorite stories Cyrano de Bergerac to give Cyrano a happy ending. I love reading historical romance so when the Wild Rose Press issued a call for submissions for stories set in the time of mail-order brides, I had to submit my idea. I love how it turned out. So Maise Brinley is part of the Boston elite mini 1879. She longs for adventure and for a man who cares more about love than wealth creation. She comes across letters for mail order brides and decides to answer one special letter.  Cyrus is a disfigured gunsmith who went to Wylder to hid his face from females. When his best friend asks him to write letters for him, he figures he’s doing a small favor. Until he falls in love with his friend’s intended.  When Maisie comes out west for marriage, she’s determined to marry the man who wrote the letters. But will she figure out who that is?


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