Daniel grew up knowing his parents had met and married when his mother responded to a mail order bride request from his father. In his head, that's the perfect way to meet your future spouse. So, he follows in his father's footsteps. Are things the same in post World War I Minnesota as they were in 1880? Maggie lost her fiancé in the war, and nothing in her hometown feels right anymore. When she runs across an advertisement for a mail order bride, she can't help but be intrigued.