The Claybornes Brides series is an exploration of the romantic lives of the Clayborne brothers and their adopted sister. They have spent their lives caring for Mary Rose and, in the process, matured into handsome, hardworking men. So they went west and raised Mary as a Lady.īy the tie the Claybornes Brides series picks up in earnest, the Claybornes have become family in every sense of the word. They promised to give Mary Rose every advantage that had been kept from them. Naming the little girl Mary Rose after their mothers, the boys were given new purpose. But then a woman discarded a basket in their alley, and they went to investigate only to discover a baby within. They’ve also grown in strength, becoming a fearsome gang known only as the Claybornes.ĭouglas and his friends thought they knew everything that fate had to offer. But they have survived, slinking away in alleys, hiding under bridges, stealing from the rich, salvaging what they can find from garbage dumps and making the most of a relatively miserable life.ĭespite being so different, their time surviving on the streets has created a bond between the boys. The young boys each lost their place in their families and in society for various reasons. Douglas, Cole, Travis, and Adam are street urchins living in New York City in 1860 when readers first meet them in For the Roses, the first novel in the Claybornes Brides series. The Claybornes Brides series, which began publication in 1995, takes readers back to the 1800s. Even though many a reader came to know Julie Garwood for her contemporary romantic suspense novels, it was her efforts in the genre of historical fiction that first established her career.
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