She needs a place where her past can’t follow. He just needs a mother for his little girl.
Disgraced nurse Claudine Williams has nowhere left to turn when a Montana rancher advertises for a mail-order bride with medical knowledge… and no expectation of love.
Widower Michael Crawford wants only a capable woman to care for his four-year-old daughter, Lucy. His heart still belongs to the wife he buried, and he has no intention of risking it again.
But Claudine’s kindness soon wins Lucy’s trust, fills the lonely ranch with warmth, and awakens feelings Michael thought were gone forever.
Then a deadly fever threatens Pine Creek, and the man who destroyed Claudine’s reputation returns with an offer that could change her future. To keep the family they have built, Michael must decide whether loving Claudine means asking her to stay—or trusting her to choose him.
