Laura Drake's father died when she was ten, and her mother took the only job available to feed her child - a soiled dove at the local brothel.Laura was seventeen when her mother died, and she was sent to live with her aunt. Treated as an unwanted obligation, Laura answered an ad for a mail-order bride.When the arrangement didn't work out, Laura took a job as a housekeeper at a local ranch.Will Laura find love with one of the brothers who own the ranch, or will her feelings of inadequacy and views of some of the townspeople cause her to run again?This is a sweet romance.