A pregnant widow. A postmaster’s promise. Will love conquer fear?
In a single day, Clara Stone finds herself pregnant, widowed, and unemployable. With no other options, she takes a chance and answers an advertisement in The Matrimonial Times, searching for a better future for her and her unborn child. John Nelson, a bookkeeper in Montana, proposes marriage to her and Clara embarks on the trip west, her hopes renewed. But after a grueling journey, she finds mourning waiting for her, not marriage…
Malcolm Duncan happily runs the post office in Hidden Bluffs, Montana. When his best friend John finds a mail-order bride, he’s skeptical but supportive of his friend’s happiness. Then tragedy strikes and Malcolm makes a rash promise to his friend. But Clara’s arrival brings a complication he never planned for… Malcolm doesn’t want to take responsibility for Clara and her unborn child, but he’s a man of his word and can’t turn her away.
Will Clara find a home in Hidden Bluffs for herself and her child? Or will Malcolm, letting fear rule his heart, watch her leave Montana behind for good?