At twenty-one, Gabby Kloss longs for adventure. Though she loves her family, her days have fallen into a dull routine, and she is ready for a life of her own. And so, when she receives a response to the ad she placed in the Matrimonial Times, she is excited to begin her new journey! Leo Rutherford sounds like a charming man, and he is hoping for a new wife for the New Year. Gabby is sure he is the perfect man for her. Leo is just as charming and handsome as Gabby had hoped, and she is looking forward to being a mother to his young, orphaned niece. But soon, Gabby senses Leo is keeping something from her. What is ‘the plan’ he keeps referring to, and why didn’t his family even know she has come to be his bride? As Gabby learns more of this family’s secret, she begins to worry. Is it possible that Leo did not want her as a wife, but only as a means to another end? But each new year brings a chance for a new start, and a chance for true love to bloom. DOWNLOAD FOR FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED