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Seventeen-year-old Ruth Belmont was stunned to discover that her father had effectively sold her into marriage to pay off his debts. Her older husband, David Jones proved to be a terrible man who just wanted the beautiful young woman to give him an heir.
After Ruth gave birth to a blind daughter named Maisie, David’s behavior sinks lower still and he does the unimaginable, leaving his wife in despair. However, circumstances take a dramatic twist and Ruth finds herself looking through the Matrimonial Times for a new husband.
Caleb Mason was a rancher in Montana and he couldn’t believe his luck when Ruth stepped off the train. But Ruth was still aching for her daughter that had been left behind. But Caleb had secrets of his own, secrets that had him believe that no woman could ever love him.
Can Ruth start a new life burdened by the weight of her past and her painful personal secrets? Will Stephen Belmont, Ruth’s father, be led to make reparations in the only acceptable way possible? Can Caleb take the chance at love when it arrives at the ranch?

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