Life isn’t a game, but perhaps a bluff can save them both. She’s desperate for freedom.

When her ex brother-in-law insists she belongs to him, Ellen Moren must flee the town that never felt like home. Determined to break free from his suffocating grasp, she devises a daring plan and proposes a sham marriage to the kind bachelor whose family is heading west.

He’s determined to protect his siblings. Ben Bridger learned long ago that women are not to be trusted with his heart.

Rather than fulfill his mother’s dying wish and seek a wife, he is determined to spend his efforts ensuring the safety of his remaining family. However, when Ellen tells him her plan, it's the persistent echo of his mother's voice in his head that persuades him.

After all, it's just a ruse. Eventually a bluff demands to be called.

When danger arrives, forcing Ben and Ellen into closer quarters than expected, Ben faces the delicate task of balancing duty, passion, and protecting his family. In this heart-stirring tale, desire ignites amidst the harsh challenges of the Oregon Trail, putting everything Ben holds dear on the line.

Join the Bridger family on the Oregon Trail with To Bluff a Bride, a tale of determination, subterfuge, and love. This is a clean romance and the second book in the Bridger Brothers series.

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