A woman escaping a shattered home. A man twice unlucky in love. When a blizzard puts them on the same path, will they find love or let it slip away?

Mary Nott can’t wait to escape from beneath her father’s thumb. Since her mother and brother died, John Nott transformed into a different man entirely, spending his days drinking away Mary’s hard-earned wages. Marrying a man on the frontier as a mail-order bride is a roll of the dice, but Mary is determined to make a new life for herself. When she receives a letter with tragic news about her intended groom, she travels west anyway and a chance encounter at the train station changes her destination, and her life, forever.

Buck Turner longs for a wife and family to share his life in Hidden Pines, Colorado. His first attempt at wooing a mail-order bride ended in disaster and he’s waited a long time for his heart to heal. Now, Buck is sure he’s found the perfect bride on his second time around. But when a strange woman arrives in Hidden Pines with unwelcome news about his bride, he’s forced to face heartbreak anew.

When a snowstorm delays the train on Christmas Eve, will Buck realize his hopes and dreams for a family? Or will Mary, facing heartbreak of her own, leave Hidden Pines for good?