Is love stronger than lies? Widower Horatio Lane wants nothing more out of life than to run his horse ranch and raise his two little girls. Unfortunately, his sister-in-law has other plans. Celeste Holt loves teaching school until a man she refuses spreads lies trying to tarnish her sterling reputation. Lane needs a wife to keep his sister-in-law at bay. Celeste needs a husband to save her reputation. Can two people who never planned to marry find love and happiness in a proxy marriage? This is a sweet romance.