Sidney Garton, owner of Garton’s Mercantile, sent for a “What I hope for in a wife is that she cooks our meals and manages the household, but also assists me in the store when needed—which would be quite a bit of the time .” Antoinette Fournier must evade her father’s plan to marry her to a terrible man. She’s confined to her room until she agrees to wed the rogue. Her sisters arrange her departure with the matchmaker. Antoinette escapes immediately to become the mail order bride for Sidney Garton. She doesn’t have time to read the letter he sent the matchmaker until she is on the train headed for Texas. Uh oh, she foresees a huge problem. She can’t cook. Her training in managing a household is directing the servants. She’s never worked in her life. What if he sends her away? When Sid is injured, she proves she is capable of managing his store and confronting a robber. But the criminal has sworn revenge. Can she and Sidney foil the evil thief’s plan? Is happily-ever-after together in their future?