Losing hope is the greatest loss of all.

Loneliness marked Randolph Tihalt as surely as the prosthetic leg he'd received after his service to the Union at Gettysburg. Still, despite the lingering effects of his injury, Rand found his place in Taylors Falls, Minnesota, with family and friends. However, when his Regiment Captain contacts him out of the blue, the surprised man agrees to an extraordinary proposition.

Robin Sherman's haunting past is something she can't outrun, but the courageous young woman chooses to flee her mother's illicit schemes. However, she is uncertain that her father's sacrifice will get the desired result, no matter his good intentions.

Can a marriage by proxy help Randolph and Robin find a solid foundation for their future, despite the shaking sands of shame and sorrow?

*** Meet the other Proxy Brides who discovered the rugged beauty of Taylors Falls in "A Bride for Zebedee" and "A Bride for Magnus." ***