Abigail's Arrangement

<p>When Abigail Lund lost her mother on the Oregon Trail she thought her life was over. A month later her father was down to two oxen with a distance still to travel so instead of buying more he trades her for six oxen to a man who will marry her and spend the rest of his life with her.</p><p> </p><p>Sebastian Appleby has always been considered odd. He worked with his father and brothers ranching just outside of Clover Creek. Unable to find a woman he had long since determined he would always be alone. When approached with the prospect of trading oxen for a bride he doesn't hesitate.</p><p> </p><p>Entering into a marriage with Bastian is not only Abby's only option it feels right. She doesn't mind his differences from other men and he doesn't mind that he had to pay her father for her.</p><p> </p><p>But will the two of them ever have real feelings for one another? Or will their marriage always be a sham?</p>