Stella Clark

When her mother dies, 19-year-old Dana finds herself alone with her stepfather, a man who despises her. Desperate to find a better life for herself, she corresponds with widower, Caleb, who seeks only a mother for his son. A son who hasn't spoken a word since his mother's death....

Clara is used to the stares and cruel remarks from those who pity her and don't believe she can be a hard worker. Believing she is a hindrance to her family, Clara heads west to meet the farmer who has proposed to her. But he's shocked to see her limp....

Sarah has lived a hard life and longs for someone to love her. Curtis seems like the perfect man. But when he uses and then abandons her, a heartbroken Sarah knows she must accept her lot in life....

An unsavory man has taken a worrisome interest in Abby. Fearing for her safety, she agrees to marriage with Phil and travels to South Dakota, hoping that she has found love. But fate deals Abby a cruel blow when Phil leaves her stranded and heartbroken....

Amber is alone in New York and struggling to get by when she's forced to vacate her home. With nowhere to go and desperation setting in, she decides to accept a marriage proposal from Jack, a rancher in Montana....

When a fire destroys all that Lily loves, the heartbroken young woman struggles to support herself. When she corresponds with Wyoming rancher Seth, Lily experiences happiness again and travels to Wyoming. Seth's life was destroyed after tragedy struck his family....

Estella is left destitute after her husband’s passing, and accepts a proposal from a man in New Mexico. Excited for a stable home and someone to love her, her world shatters when she learns who the man is who proposed to her....

Unable to pay her late husband's debt, Belle is desperate to escape Chicago and the landlord who has taken an unsavory interest in her. A marriage of convenience with Ely is her only hope out of a desperate situation....

Mary leaves Chicago to escape an arranged marriage to a cruel man whose previous two wives had died under mysterious circumstances. Fearing for her own life, she travels to Colorado to become the bride of Mason, the mercantile store owner....

As she travels to Arizona, Bella hopes for a better life. The rancher she is to marry needs someone to care for his three children. Bella knows this will only be a marriage of convenience and is grateful for a new start....

After finding out her marriage was a sham, Millicent must leave Philadelphia and the shame and gossip that surround her. She corresponds with a banker and after accepting his marriage proposal, travels to Montana. But what awaits her turns her world upside-down....

Amy yearns for a life away from Chicago where she tends to her younger siblings all day. Carl, a rancher in Colorado, seems the answer to her prayers, and she does not hesitate when he proposes marriage....

Emma desperately needs to escape her employer’s son who has illicit intentions for her. But with no family, she fears what will happen to her on the streets of Philadelphia. But the employer’s kind daughter has a plan to get Emma away from her brother, even though it involves a big deception....

Louisa travels to meet the man she will marry: widowed rancher Matthew. She wants to be a wife and mother to Matthew's two young daughters. While the girls are happy to see her and are happy their Christmas wish to have a mother comes true, Matthew doesn't want anything to do with her.

The fire destroyed her but saved her from marriage to a cruel man. Nelly knows no man will ever love her as she bears horrific scars from a fire where she was hailed as a hero....

Hanna is jilted at the altar by a man she thought loved her. She leaves Philadelphia to escape the disgrace and humiliation that fill her soul. Ashamed and alone, she heads west to meet Frank, hiding a secret she plans not to reveal....

Della has been ridiculed all her life due to the birthmark on her cheek. Tired of burdening her parents and longing for love, she corresponds with widower, Zack, a Montana rancher with a young son who begs for a mother for Christmas....

Nora fears she will never have the family she longs for due to the scar she carries from a childhood accident. Known as the plain Kelly sister, she longs to run away to where no one knows her and have a fresh start....

Tinsmith Jonah has always longed for a wife and family, but his hopes died in war. He knows no woman wants a crippled man. He has taken in two young orphans and is raising them on his own. Anne has lived a hard life since her parents died, being taken in by her aunt and uncle....

When Cara is left widowed and in debt, she must make a hasty decision before she is left destitute and homeless. When she begins corresponding with Moss, a mercantile owner in Texas, he soon proposes, and Cara believes her prayers have been answered....