Overview

Until his father's death, Noah Adams believed the large piece of land gifted to him on his twenty-first birthday is legally his. Suddenly he discovers a condition comes with the 'gift'. For the land to become lawfully his, Noah must marry within four weeks or lose everything. With no local women available, he has few choices. Mary Stanton is impoverished and barely surviving. After deciding he can no longer support his spinster daughter, her father promises her to a lecherous man whom she barely escaped in the past. When the chance of entering a proxy marriage is offered, Mary jumps at the chance. Can these two strangers turn a marriage of convenience into a love match? Or will Mary walk away at the end of the contract? Author's Promise: This is a heartwarming historical novella with a happily ever after ending and no cliffhangers. It is a clean and wholesome story with nothing more than hugs, kisses, and holding hands.