The Bargain Mail Order Bride

<p>Carl Richie's wife took delight in making him miserable so when she dies it's no great loss. His problems however are far from over. His father left him twenty acres and a stream that most likely has gold in it but in order for him to keep the property he must have a child. The last thing Carl wants to do is marry again but he has no choice. So with reluctance he posts a mail-order bride ad.<br><br>Juliet Gilbert needs to marry someone—and fast. She answers the first mail-order bride ad that will take her to a place where her past won't catch up with her. From the beginning Carl makes it clear he's not interested in love. He only wants a child and then he'll give her a portion of any gold he finds on his land and leave her alone to do as she wishes.<br><br>Since love is the least of her concerns she agrees as long as he never asks about her past. The two strike the bargain and she comes out to marry him. What neither expects however is that bargains are far easier to make than they are to keep.</p>