This is a sweet, clean, mail order bride, historical western romance by your favorite author Faith Johnson. Karen Floss served bravely as a nurse in the Civil War, but like many soldiers, she also paid the price. She would like to resume her life, and perhaps find a husband and start a family, but who would want a woman with a limp and a terrible scar on her neck? Still, she accepts her father's advice and answer an ad to be a mail order bride to a man out West. Perhaps, she believes, where choices are slim her deficiencies will be overlooked. Jeremiah Carver is honest and kind, and Karen feels lucky to become his wife. But though he is happy to have her in his life, she feels he does not trust her to be able to handle the work on the farm. In fact, he seems set on taking care of her, as if her lame leg holds her back. Unaccustomed to such deference, Karen begins to feel a bit useless, even as she appreciates his concern. But can a marriage work without a sense of purpose to add balance to the love?