The year is 1884 and a young schoolteacher from Boston aches for a family of her own. Amelia Monahan’s cousin Nellie convinces her to become a mail order bride.
Amelia accepts Elijah Steeley’s proposal and agrees to move to Colorado to be his wife and a mother to his five year old daughter, Sallie.
Elijah is a farmer, fallen on hard times, who finds it difficult to accept financial help from his new wife. How will he react when Amelia is asked to take a temporary position as the town’s schoolteacher until the newly hired teacher arrives from back East?
Sallie is a child who barely speaks. Can she speak or is she still traumatized from the sickness and death of her mother a year earlier?
Elijah is worried about his little girl and hopes a new Ma will help her. Can Amelia help Sallie find her voice?
Will the affection that Elijah and Amelia felt on their wedding day blossom into love?