Abby is desperate to get away from her stepfather when she loses her mother, terrified of what he will do to her. A marriage of convenience to rancher Samuel in Oregon is her only way out of a dire situation.Samuel is raising his friends' daughters and needs a wife to help him care for them. As Abby travels to Oregon, she fears what Samuel will do when they meet, for Abby has lied to him and fears Samuel will send her away. But Abby believes a marriage based on lies is better than living in fear in Philadelphia and hopes that her future husband will forgive her.
