'California rancher seeks agreeable woman for purposes of matrimony'

Anna O'Malley is desperate to put her impoverished past behind her. Posing as a respectable lady, she becomes a mail-order bride, hoping to find security by marrying a wealthy ranch owner.

When her stagecoach is held up, Anna shoots one of the bandits. But the man she wounds is none other than her fiancé! His brother — sinfully attractive Daniel Werner — must conceal that fact by any means necessary, but how long can Daniel keep up the façade when he craves Anna for himself?