The Patchwork Bride by Sandra Dallas

The Patchwork Bride by Sandra Dallas

From Sandra Dallas, the bestselling author of A Quilt for Christmas, comes the irrepressible story of one woman's quest to find love without losing herself in the American West.

Ellen is putting the finishing touches on a wedding quilt made from scraps of old dresses when the bride-to-be--her granddaughter June--unexpectedly arrives and announces she's calling off the marriage. With the tending of June's uncertain heart in mind, Ellen tells her the story of Nell, a Kansas-born woman who goes to the High Plains of New Mexico Territory in 1898 in search of a husband.

Working as a biscuit-shooter, Nell falls for a cowboy named Buddy. She sees a future together, but she can't help wondering if his feelings for her are true. When Buddy breaks her heart, she runs away.

In her search for a soul mate, Nell will run away from marriage twice more before finding the love of her life. It's a tale filled with excitement, heartbreak, disappointment, and self-discovery--as well as with hard-earned life lessons about love. Another stunning, emotional novel from a master storyteller.

Jane Smiley of Vogue Magazine deemed award-winning author Sandra Dallas a quintessential American voice. She is the author of several books, including The Bride's Home, Prayers for Sale, and Tallgrass. Her books have been optioned for cinema adaptations and have been translated into a dozen languages. She is a two-time winner of the Western Writers of America Spur Award and the Willa Award for Women Writing the West. Dallas worked for Business Week for 25 years as a writer covering the Rocky Mountain region before turning to fiction in 1990. She and her spouse live in Denver, Colorado.