With his beloved wife dead and his boys needing a mother's touch, Billy Henderson reluctantly writes for a mail order bride. Although no one will ever replace his wife, Billy wants to do what's best for his boys-the only family he has left. So when Beth Bennett agrees to travel West and be his bride, he is both grateful and anxious. Beth Bennett had just begun to recover from the death of her husband, when she learns the bank has come for her house. With nowhere for her and her young daughter to turn, she soon finds herself on her way to wed a stranger, chosen from the Matrimonial News. And while Billy Henderson seems like a kind man, his boys have been allowed to run wild, and they make life for Beth even more difficult than she expected. And Billy, it seems, has no desire to help. As Beth struggles to build a life in Billy's home, she begins to wonder at her decision. It takes a near miss and patience for healing to finally open the hearts of this broken family, and let the light back in.