A marriage of desperation… but will it become a love worth fighting for?
Minnie Ravenel is desperate to escape the shame of Charleston—and the secret she carries. Her mother seizes the only chance left, answering an ad for a mail-order bride in the far-off frontier town of Angel Creek, Montana. But when Minnie arrives, there's no guarantee her new husband will accept her... or her unborn child.
Tripp Maddox has long since given up on love. A solitary rancher burdened by past heartache, he isn't looking for a wife. But when he finds Minnie standing alone in the cold, tears in her eyes and her spirit broken, something stirs deep within him—a reminder of his own losses. With Christmas fast approaching, he makes a life-altering decision: he asks her to marry him.
In a town that offers second chances, can two strangers forge a future together, or will the secrets of their pasts destroy the fragile hope between them?
