Bertha Gertrum has no notions about love. When she meets rude and arrogant Jesse and learns he is her mail order fiancé, she isn’t pleased. 

However, there is something about Jesse that makes her pause and rethink. There’s something hollow in him, just like there is in her. And he’s so patient with her and her alone. So kind.

With nightmares plaguing his dreams after the war, bounty hunter Jesse chooses to settle down in the small town near his only sister. 

When loneliness creeps up on him, he seeks a mail order bride. He expects a companion, not a woman with big gray eyes that bring him to his knees and a wariness that tells him she’s been badly hurt. Immediately, Jesse vows to win her trust.