NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA DESPERATE DECEPTION THE PROMISE OF FOREVER   When Karl Norwood&;s mail-order bride meets an untimely demise on the way to the Montana Territory, Hetty Wentworth steps in to take her place. Hetty has no idea how she&;s going to pretend to be all the things she isn&;t&;including the mother of two kids. She only knows her deception is necessary if she&;s going to save two orphans from the awful fate she suffered as a child.   Karl smells a rat when a much younger woman than he was expecting arrives with two children who look nothing like her. But his mail-order bride is so beautiful, he doesn&;t object&;until he realizes that his charming new wife has been lying . . . about everything. Can a woman forced to keep secrets and a man hindered by distrust ever hope to find happily ever after in each other&;s arms?Praise for Montana Bride   &;[A] swiftly paced romance.&;&;Publishers Weekly   &;Montana Bride is a compelling read and definitely a noteworthy addition to a great series.&;&;Fresh Fiction   &;Joan Johnston knows how to spin a story that will get to the readers every time. [Montana Bride] is no different. . . . It was emotional, heartfelt and real. It was honest. . . . It was simply magic from a master storyteller.&;&;Night Owl Reviews   &;If you are a fan of historicals, a fan of beautiful descriptive writing, and a fan of steamy romance, you won&;t want to miss out on Montana Bride.&;&;Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews   &;Johnston has a keen eye for quirky circumstances that put her characters, and the reader, through a wringer. Laughing one moment and crying the next, you&;ll always have such a great time getting to the happy-ever-after.&;&;Romance Junkies ReviewsThe passionate Westerns in Joan Johnston&;s Bitter Creek series can be enjoyed together or separately, in any order:TEXAS BRIDE &; WYOMING BRIDE &; MONTANA BRIDE &; SINFUL &; SHAMELESS &; BLACKTHORNE&;S BRIDE &; SULLIVAN&;S PROMISE Read Less