Willa Conner learned a long time ago that love is only in fairytales. Sheâs been left widowed, pregnant and penniless, and her last hope is the stranger who answers her ad for a husband. Austin Dermot, a hardworking Montana blacksmith, doesnât know what to expect from a mail-order bride.
It certainly isnât the brave, beautiful, but scarred young woman who cautiously steps off the train... Trust wonât come easily for Willa â itâs hard for her to believe sheâs worthy of true love. But she doesnât need to worry about that, because this is just a marriage of convenience...isnât it?
Jillian Hart grew up on the original homestead where her family still lives, went to high school where Twin Peaks was filmed, earned an English degree, and has travelled extensively. When Jillianâs not writing her stories, she reads, stops for cafÃĐ mochas, and hikes through the pine forests near her home in Washington State.