Milstead Doreen Milstead 
First the Dawn, Then the Day: Four Historical Romance Novellas 

Lola & Isaac’s Story — A woman travels to a small town in Nevada to become the bride of a man she hardly knows. She has no idea how he’ll react to her appearance and when he finally arrives outside of the bar where she’s waiting, he is in the shadows PLUS Lonely Crippled Thomas & His Surprise Mail Order Bride — Thomas lives virtually alone in his house in Pennsylvania with only his cousin to look after him. His legs were damaged in a railway accident PLUS Amazing Grace: Loretta’s Orphanage Of Love, is about a pastor and his wife setting up an orphanage, and just as the first children are about to arrive on the train, a tragic event occurs which will change the pastor’s life forever PLUS Mariana & William’s Story — A Frenchwoman makes a long and arduous journey to a small town in California.