Annie is lured into becoming a mail order bride, but what she doesn’t know is that her husband never wanted a wife.
After her mother passed away leaving Annie nothing but her jewelry, Annie’s step-father becomes unrecognizable. He begins to drink and gamble and insists Annie take her mother’s place as his bride. When his behavior becomes abusive, Annie knows she has no choice but to leave.
She corresponds with a Texas rancher named Carson, who seems kind and generous and exactly the man Annie always dreamed of spending her life with. Although she never imagined herself as a mail order bride, it just feels right. When her step-father insists they be wed the following day, Annie decides to accept Carson’s wedding proposal. She doesn’t know him, but Texas was sure to be a better option than staying in Boston and taking her mother’s place.
On arrival in Texas, Annie is met by Cassidy and Bonnie, Carson’s sisters. Although they are kind and friendly, Annie can’t help but feel thwarted that Carson didn’t collect her himself. It is too late when Annie discovers that the letters, the advertisement and even the proposal had all been the work of Carson’s sisters.
From first glance Annie likes Carson but the steadfast rancher makes it clear that he’s not interested in love. For Carson it’s a matter of principle. Surely a man should be able to choose his own wife. Will Annie and Carson be able to find love regardless of the circumstances that brought them together? Find out now in this mail order bride romance that will remind you that life doesn’t always go as planned.
