Ava Evans’ heart breaks the day Nathan Barrow walks away, chasing fortune thousands of miles away in Archer County, Texas. She holds onto hope that he will return for her once he finds success. He never does. Six long years have passed, and as Ava approaches her thirtieth birthday, she can no longer deny the Nathan isn’t coming back, and life is slipping away. At her brother’s urging, she agrees to become a Mail Order Bride to a wealthy rancher—one who, by fate or design, lives in Archer County. But Ava’s journey isn’t just about marriage. Determined to uncover the fate of the man she once loved, she soon finds herself tangled in secrets more dangerous than she ever imagined—and must she decide if her future lies in the past she’s been chasing, or in a new beginning she never expected.