Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holly’s Broken Dream | 2024 | Elissa Strati | Buy |
| 2 | Claire’s Regrettable Outcome | 2024 | Elissa Strati | Buy |
| 3 | Alyssa’s Desperate Plan | 2024 | Elissa Strati | Buy |
| 4 | Lacey’s Honest Trouble | 2024 | Elissa Strati | Buy |
| 5 | Lina’s Lasting Legacy | 2024 | Elissa Strati | Buy |
| 6 | Florence’s Good Deed: | 2024 | Elissa Strati | Buy |
| 7 | Cheyenne’s Prayerful Plea | 2024 | Elissa Strati | Buy |
| 8 | Laura’s Secret Hope | 2024 | Elissa Strati | Buy |
| 9 | Nora’s Surprise Blessing | 2024 | Elissa Strati | Buy |
| 10 | Martha’s Second Chance | 2024 | Elissa Strati | Buy |
| 11 | Adela’s Solemn Vow | 2024 | Elissa Strati | Buy |
The Rejected Mail-Order Brides series by Elissa Strati starts where most mail-order bride stories would end badly. Each of the 11 heroines arrives in the West only to be rejected by the man she was supposed to marry. From Holly’s Broken Dream to Adela’s Solemn Vow, the titles hint at the emotional weight each woman carries after being turned away.
Published entirely in 2024, the series takes the rejection as a starting point rather than an ending. The women must find new paths forward, and along the way they discover that the men who actually deserve them were waiting somewhere else entirely. It is a twist on the usual mail-order bride setup that gives the heroines more agency, since they have to rebuild their plans from scratch after the initial disappointment.