Edwina Ladoux hoped becoming a mail-order bride would be her way out of the war-torn South, but as soon as she arrives in Heartbreak Creek, Colorado, and meets her hulking, taciturn groom, she realizes she's made a terrible mistake. Edwina Ladoux hoped becoming a mail-order bride would be her way out of the war-torn South, but as soon as she arrives in Heartbreak Creek, Colorado, and meets her hulking, taciturn groom, she realizes she's made a terrible mistake. Declan Brodie already had one flighty wife who ran off with a gambler before being killed by Indians. He's hoping for a practical farm woman who can corral his four rambunctious children. Instead, he gets a skinny Southern princess who doesn't even know how to cook. Luckily, Edwina and Declan agreed on a three-month courtship period, allowing them time to get the proxy marriage annulled. Yet as the weeks pass, thoughts of annulment turn into hopes for a real marriage-until the unspeakable happens, and suddenly Declan is torn between duty and desire, and Edwina has to fight for the family she's grown to love . . . 'Four unlikely brides make their way west-and find love where they least expect it in award-winner Kaki Warner's heartwarming series, one 'as stellar as her Blood Rose trilogy . . .'The Romance Dish 'I love and adore everything that Kaki Warner writes.' USA Today 'A must-read . . . It captures the imagination and leaves you wanting more.' Night Owl Reviews 'All-around wonderful . . . This book is just fabulous.' Smexy Books