Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belle | 2023 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 2 | Lauren | 2023 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 3 | Beatrice | 2023 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 4 | Lila | 2023 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 5 | Corrine | 2023 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 6 | Josie | 2023 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 7 | Mathilda | 2023 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 8 | Elise | 2023 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 9 | Amanda | 2023 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 10 | Ellen | 2023 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 11 | Layla | 2023 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 12 | Dagmar | 2023 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 13 | Mabel | 2023 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 14 | Treise | 2023 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 15 | Luella | 2023 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 16 | Louise | 2023 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 17 | Abilene | 2023 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 18 | Grace | 2023 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 19 | Sabrina | 2023 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 20 | Minerva | 2023 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 21 | Audrey | 2023 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 22 | Claire | 2023 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 23 | Wanda | 2023 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 24 | Eveleen | 2023 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 25 | Julia | 2023 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
The Rescue Me - Mail-Order Brides series is one of Margaret Tanner’s larger collections at 25 books, all published in 2023. Each book carries a single female name (Belle, Lauren, Beatrice, Lila, and so on) and follows a woman who needs saving and finds it through a frontier marriage arrangement.
The “rescue” framing adds urgency to the standard mail-order bride premise. These are women fleeing real threats who see marriage to a stranger as their best option for survival. The men they marry become both husbands and protectors, creating romances grounded in gratitude, trust, and eventually love.