Have the tissues ready as you will need them.
Houston is a man scarred both physically and emotionally by the Civil War. He lives alone and avoids people when possible. His brother Dallas has a mail order bride coming but breaks his leg just before it is time to collect her in Fort Worth so he asks Houston to "fetch" her. Amelia is a strong woman who survived the war but is now all alone in the world and has offered herself as a mail order bride in order to have a future and security as a wife and mother.
A tender and heart breaking story unfolds as Houston and Amelia make the 3 week trek back to the ranch that Dallas has established. They endure hardships that brings them closer together all the while each of them fighting the feelings that they have for the other.
Why is Houston like he is? Can Amelia change him? Why does she want to change him? Wonderful questions and a story that is hard to put down.
Houston is a man scarred both physically and emotionally by the Civil War. He lives alone and avoids people when possible. His brother Dallas has a mail order bride coming but breaks his leg just before it is time to collect her in Fort Worth so he asks Houston to "fetch" her. Amelia is a strong woman who survived the war but is now all alone in the world and has offered herself as a mail order bride in order to have a future and security as a wife and mother.
A tender and heart breaking story unfolds as Houston and Amelia make the 3 week trek back to the ranch that Dallas has established. They endure hardships that brings them closer together all the while each of them fighting the feelings that they have for the other.
Why is Houston like he is? Can Amelia change him? Why does she want to change him? Wonderful questions and a story that is hard to put down.
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