Melanie runs from a broken heart, swearing never to love again, until an unlikely Western rancher wins her affection… Melanie Worthington is thrilled to be engaged to one of the most eligible bachelors in Hartford. She’s dreamed of a beautiful wedding since she was a child. When Fitz Monroe jilts her for another, however, Melanie is so distraught she doesn’t think she’ll ever recover. Determined never to love again, Melanie decides the perfect solution is to find someone who wants a wife only to run his household. She responds to an advertisement from Beau Kessler, a rancher in Missouri, and leaves everything she’s ever known behind. She’s ready to leave behind her romantic notions, but her future husband just might have something else in mind for her.