Rather than be forced to marry a despicable man to pay her uncle’s debts, Josephine Campbell decides to escape west as a mail order bride. But with no time to spare, Josephine picks a man in dire need of a wife, and then travels to his home without writing for his approval. He can’t turn her away if she’s come so far, can he? Alonzo Wright has recently become the sole caregiver of three young children, whose parents were killed by outlaws. Knowing he cannot tend to this new family and his farm, he has advertised for a wife to come to his aid—and to help him mend these shattered children. So when Josie shows up expectedly, his is willing to give her a chance. And as he watches her help the children heal, he finds his love for her growing. But the past has a way of catching up with us, and Josie soon finds herself torn between going back east, as the bride of another man, or seeing the ruin of Alonzo's farm.