How much emotional pain can a woman endure? Lily Earle was about to find out. It was the end of the Civil War. Everyone knew it was over, except for the Confederate Troop that ambushed James Earle's troop as they marched to the train depot. James' final thoughts were of his Lily.
Now, years later, she is still grieving for her James. But suddenly, through the depths of her despair, there is hope. Hope came to her by way of an advertisement in the daily paper. It was just a short ad, just a few words, but it had a tremendous impact on her life. It was an ad for a wife. A mail-order bride.
Can Lily finally move on with her sad, lonely life and find happiness again? Can she find love in the lines of writing in the correspondence she received from her mysterious pen pal? She will risk it all to find out.