The year is 1885. With Maddie Kendall's parents gone, her sisters married,living far away, she is all alone.

Then the ad for a mail order bride appears, bringing with it the chance for a new beginning, the promise of a family of her own and perhaps even true love, far west in River Oaks, Oregon.

Rancher Luke Jessup is a handsome, hardworking widower with a beloved young daughter. He's ambivalent about finding a new mrs., but deep down wants to share his heart again.

Sparks will fly, hearts will collide and a lasting love they've both been yearning for will be found on the majestic plains of Oregon, in this romantic western novella.