A freshly divorced man… In 1879, Missouri, Jack Dryden's heart is broken and not because his gently bred wife left him for life back east. Their divorce was a long time coming, just like their adopting three Orphan Train riders was. The children arrive before he can send word back to the orphanage, and he goes to meet the children. He expected love at first sight for the orphans because they’re wonderful children, but falling for their lovely adoption agent surprised him. Now all Jack needs to do is convince her how plenty of men raise children on their own, and so can he. A responsible young woman… Alice McCarthy takes her responsibilities to the orphans' home seriously. In charge of the Jack Hays children's adoption, the rules for her are clear. She can’t let a single man adopt her orphans even if he seems kind and especially not just because he's attractive in mind and body. Alice must stick to the rules no matter how tempted she is to give in to Jack’s request for a family. A trio of wonderful children… Jack never expected to find another love, and Alice had a direction for her life. Except now, adults and children alike bonded at first sight. Now they must find a way to break the rules to become a real family.

A spinster schoolteacher with a secret crush… Dorothy McLean went to gather the school’s mail, as usual, hoping to see the handsome station master, Eldon Lukeson. But, seeing the crowd of crying children on the depot platform stopped her cold. The orphans’ elderly guardian had passed away, and Eldon struggled to lead the children. In an instant, she jumped at the chance to help him wrangle the orphans into an orderly group. A man too shy to declare his love… With no adoption agent and neither Eldon nor Dorothy having living quarters large enough for all of the children, they invent a plan. They, adults and children, would all live in the depot until a new escort arrives. As Eldon shares his house and stationkeeping duties with Dorothy, he finds leading a family is more enjoyable with her lovely smile and sunny nature. Once the children continue to their new homes, can either of the adults move on as well?

Clay Winslow is a Pony Express rider on a mission beyond his usual Sacramento to Carson City mail run. When he decides to deliver a stack of lost letters to their original sender, Clay never expects to lose his heart along the way. Abigail Sterling began a pen pal relationship with a gold miner looking for a mail order bride. An unexpected letter arrives telling her of her long-distance romance’s death. Before Abigail can respond to the kindhearted sender, she’s even more surprised to find the deliverer of bad news on her doorstep a few days later. Can the written word begin a relationship? Or are Clay and Abigail merely reading what their heart desires?