Can true love be found when you're promised to another? After losing her father and two brothers in the war, Rachel Lawson is forced to move North. Lonely and uncertain about her future, she hopes answering a mail-order-bride advertisement will be the answer to her prayers. Will her decision destroy her only real chance at love? Maxwell Caufield is a self-made recluse, his past and inward self-loathing has built a wall around his life and heart. While escorting his brother's intended, he's shocked to discover he has feelings for the bride-to-be. What will he do? Betray his brother or his own heart?