Pete Faralay, orphaned and burdened by a debt his drunken father left behind, wanders into work at the Betteridge horse ranch. There he meets June, a fiercely guarded single mother whose past holds a devastating secret. When June's ailing father proposes a marriage between them, the two strangers must navigate fear, gossip, and old wounds. Set in the rural post-Civil War South, this tender clean romance follows two broken people who discover that trust, patience, and love can make even the most uneasy fortunes whole. A gentle giant who chose silence over ridicule meets a woman who's shut out the whole world—two broken people, one uneasy chance at love. Marriage-of-convenience romance with a genuinely tender hero readers will swoon over. A survivor's story of reclaiming her strength—June's climactic showdown makes her one of the most satisfying heroines in clean romance. Crossover appeal: a wholesome, faith-touched romance that reads beautifully for non-LDS and LDS audiences alike. “"Don't lump me with men like him, Miss June. It's the worst kind of insult."”Perfect for a reader who loves clean, emotionally driven historical romances about wounded characters healing through patient love and faith.
