Marrick Underhill was a beauty with brains. An old maid at 28, marriage was the last thing on her mind until her life in Chicago crumbled around her.Lincoln Blackstone was a handsome widower with three children and a farm to run. Hopelessly in love with his deceased wife, he had little choice but to take another.On a hot summer afternoon in 1895, Marrick and Linc meet for the first time, then exchange vows as the California sun shines through stained-glass windows illuminating empty church pews. The day might provide solutions to the pair’s diverse aspirations but is it wise to marry a stranger?
