A lonely Mountie, missing and presumed dead for two years, returns home to search for his wife.

Mountie Officer Logan Sutcliffe, recovering from his own kidnapping, has only one thing on his mind this Christmas as he secretly returns home. To find his lovely wife, Melodie, and make things right.

He desperately hopes he can. The last time Logan spoke with Melodie was on Christmas Eve two years ago on the day they were married. Before the wedding reception was finished, he and his Mountie troop were called away for duty and attacked by a vicious cattle-rustling gang.

With her heart broken by Logan's disappearance, Melodie hasn't completely recovered. Surrounded by family and friends, she's determined to move on and look to the future. She's opened her own barber shop...and opened her heart to another man. When Logan walks back into Melodie's life one snowy December evening, it might be more than either of them can handle...

(Please note: RETURNING HOME TO MELODIE is a novella, shorter than a full-length novel.)

All of the books in this award-winning historical romance series, the Mountie Brides, are standalone novels.

Prequel: FRONTIER MIDWIFE AMANDA

Book 1: LOVING DIANA
Book 2: RETURNING HOME TO MELODIE
Book 3: MAIL-ORDER SARAH
Book 4: PROTECTING VIRGINIA
Book 5: GUARDING JESSICA

Book 6: LONGING FOR JULIA

Praise for RETURNING HOME TO MELODIE:

"For those cold winter nights...not only will it get you into the Christmas spirit, but it will also warm your heart...A 'Perfect 10' in every sense of the word." -Romance Reviews Today

"All the magic and joy of the season...This is a tender, emotional love story by Kate Bridges." -RT Book Reviews