When Eleanor Hayes answers Samuel Blackwood's advertisement for a mail-order bride, she's desperate for escape from Boston society's judgment after her first husband's financial scandal. A practical arrangement with a Colorado widower seems the perfect solution. He needs a mother for his ten-year-old daughter, Jenny, and she needs a fresh start far from her past.
But Silver Creek holds challenges Eleanor never anticipated. Samuel's heart remains buried with his beloved first wife, Catherine, whose memory permeates every corner of their home. His daughter Jenny views Eleanor as an unwelcome intruder, determined to preserve her mother's place through hostility and sabotage.
As Eleanor struggles to establish herself in a household suspended in grief, she finds herself living in Catherine's shadow, until a near-tragedy forces both Samuel and Jenny to see her for who she truly is.
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About the author
Zoe Matthews
Zoe started writing as a young teenager and has kept that passion alive throughout her life. At any one time, she can be found relaxing and devouring a good western or paranormal romance, or gathering information for one of her own future books.
She loves living in the high mountain deserts of the western United States. Her perfect summer days would be spent up at the family cabin writing, painting, hiking, and spending time with family.
Zoe also publishes romances under the pen names Melynda Olsen and Sage Williams. View all by Zoe Matthews
