A woman who must marry for appearances, a man who needs to marry to secure his future. Can a marriage of convenience be just what they need? Lauren Hale lost everything she valued. Her high society home, her family, friends, and now her husband. Why did she ever think moving west to a small town like Last Chance was a good idea? Now, a widowed mother with a five-month-old, she is being pressured to remarry by the local pastor. What she doesn’t expect is a handsome stranger to come to her rescue… twice. Dr. Christopher Spaulding prefers animals to people. But he needs to find a wife and soon, otherwise he will lose his inheritance and the funds needed to open his own veterinary clinic. Hearing of a town where most of the women are widows, he pens a letter and heads west. The last thing he expects is to find the woman he corresponded with already married! When he rescues a young mother and her baby from the raging river outside of town, he thinks she might be the answer to his prayers. Will Lauren learn to move from the mistakes of the past? Can Christopher accept her fragile heart?