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George Eliot was the pen name of Mary Ann Evans – an ironic ‘deception’ given that "Adam Bede", her first novel, is written unashamedly from a feminist standpoint. The story centres on a pastoral love triangle. Two young men, carpenter Adam Bede and squire Captain Arthur Donnithorne, are both in love with the mercurial Hetty Sorrel. There’s a further love interest between Adam and beautiful lay preacher Dinah Morris. The setting is a country village in the north of England in the last years of the eighteenth century.

Will Forbes is now the Sheriff of Broken Spur. But what happens when the Sheriff needs a wife? When his Deputy places an ad for a mail order bride, Will considers doing the same thing for himself. But when he encounters the pretty new Scottish girl in town, he begins following a different path to find love. Little does he know that decision will throw obstacles in his way and test him to the limit. The path of true love never did run smooth but for Will Forbes, it places him and his Deputy in danger.

Montana Territory, 1875: For Amelia Cooper, arriving in Broken Spur to become a mail-order bride for ex-Deputy Sheriff Brad Garrett is a daunting experience. She has a new job as a schoolteacher and a new husband who is dealing with a life-changing injury. Amelia attempts to build a good, simple life for herself and Brad and finds that someone else in Broken Spur may need her support. Sam, a young boy in her class, seems to be having problems and Amelia feels duty-bound to help.