Anabelle Winslow has just lost her mother, the only reason she and her sisters were still living in the family home. Afraid to stay in the home with their father, the three sisters go to the nearby town of Beckham and there, meet up with matchmaker, Elizabeth Tandy. When Elizabeth offers them the opportunity to go west as mail-order brides, they jump at the chance.
Dr. William Mercer has a thriving medical practice in Hope Springs, Colorado. He loves his life there, but he's lonely. He wants to marry a woman who will take care of meals and be a partner in his life. He writes a letter to a matchmaker in the east, hoping to find just the right someone.
When Ana first meets William, she finds him to be a kind man, but very quiet. They marry as soon as she arrives, and they gradually get to know one another. But when mines start collapsing, they must figure out who is causing the problems.
Will Ana and William find what they are looking for in each other?