Nathaniel Barclay has been unlucky in love, and in a mining town full of men his prospects aren't promising. In a desperate attempt to find a wife, he places an ad for a bride.

After the tragic death of her fiance, Eleanor Swann fears she might spend the rest of her life alone and unmarried until a newspaper advertisement catches her eye.

She heads West to meet the man who will be her husband, but there is something Nathaniel isn't telling her. It will take some doing for these two wounded hearts to heal, but true love can make it all worthwhile.