[The Proxy Brides 01] • A Bride for Gabriel · A Christmas Short Story (The Proxy Christmas Series)

October 22nd, 1873, Zacatecas City, Zacatecas, México

Mariana De La Vega is in a predicament. Her father has selected her marital match, yet, she’s never met the gentleman. Unlike her siblings who either grew up with their spouses, or at least had the privilege of a proper courtship, Mariana must marry her future husband by proxy, and worse, she must travel alone across the border into the United States.

Gabriel Winthrop isn’t one for small talk. In fact, he despises such nonsense. He’s all about money and focusing on where the next business venture will lead. He simply has no time for romance, still, he’s one for respecting tradition and has agreed to marry a woman he’s never met. Mostly to appease his ailing father.

Will this couple find that they entered a match from hell? Or will such an arrangement prove to be exactly what they needed?

Find out in this sweet and wholesome novella, with the spirit of Christmas at the heart of the story.

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