She’s escaping the clutches of a powerful but lecherous employer…He’s a widower with a daughter who is desperate for a mothers loving touch… when they finally meet, can he find a way to overcome his feelings of guilt at moving on from the memories of his lost love? When Lucy Sherville’s employer wants more from her than her ordinary maid’s duties, she realizes that she needs to act fast if she is to protect her virtue and honor. She signs up to a local marriage bureau and finds herself matched with David Williams, a widowed schoolteacher living in Belmont, Nevada. He is father to five-year-old Sara, a bright and inquisitive little girl who is in need of a mother’s loving touch. David knows that Sara needs more than he can provide as a single parent but when Lucy arrives in Belmont with the intention of marrying him, the memories of his deceased wife come bubbling up to the surface and he finds himself hesitating at the prospect of marriage. Lucy disappointedly accepts his suggestion of a friendship, longing to be wed and to be a mother to Sara. Can Lucy find a way into David’s heart, or must she look elsewhere for love? Will David overcome his reticence and realize that he can love again? Especially when he discovers Lucy is being pursued by another?