Pamela Hastings is running out of time—and options. Grieving the loss of her mother, she’s desperate to leave her past behind, starting with the crushing debt she owes to the ruthless Daniel Darnon. But Darnon refuses to let her go so either she repays every cent... or becomes his wife. With no other way out, Pamela turns to a matrimonial agency and escapes west, leaving New York for the untamed frontier town of Settler’s Chance, Texas. There, she’s promised to Sheriff Charles Callahan—a man she’s never met but hopes will offer her a fresh start. Only Charles never expected a bride to actually show up. Reluctantly thrown together, Pamela and Charles must navigate their uneasy match, the whispers of a skeptical town, and the dangers of the wild Texas prairie. But as Pamela begins to build a life—and confront feelings she never expected—she realizes the greatest risk of all might be falling for a man who doesn’t believe in love.