The Hope the Lawman Needed

“What if I never find a home?” she pleaded, her voice cracking.

He took a step closer, his gaze softened. “What if I had never found you?”

“The closer we get to Oregon, the more dangerous this becomes.”

After years of sacrificing her own happiness to survive a chaotic past,

Hope Caldwell

answers a mail- order bride ad. This was supposed to be her chance at a fresh start, until her groom abruptly backed out upon her arrival in Montana.

Jackson Hale

is tired of cleaning up after his best friend’s messes, especially when they include a stranded bride. He didn’t ask for a wife, especially one as breathtaking as Hope. Unable to leave Hope at the mercy of the frontier, he offers a practical solution: a marriage of convenience.

A marriage born of necessity was never meant to capture their hearts.

In a territory where weakness gets you killed, is a love they never expected worth risking everything for?