Claire Huntsman responded to a Mail Order Bride advertisement and traveled all the way from Massachusetts to the mountains of the Montana Territory to marry bachelor Garret Huntsman. But what started off as a wonderful new life together in the small town of Timberfalls became a stressful puzzle of mysterious strangers, rude miners, and non-native prairie rattlesnakes that showed up all over the town suddenly. On top of it all, Garret is bit, and it's while he's waiting on his operation that Claire discovers a terrible secret - Garret has been having an affair. While Claire wrestles with what to do about her cheating husband, she's still drawn to help the townsfolk of Timberfalls and continues searching out the puzzles. Just when Claire feels alone in her fears, Deputy Simeon lends an ear to her concerns, and Claire wonders if she married the wrong man. No sooner does Garret recover from his rattlesnake bite and surgery, determined to profess his love to Claire, when he discovers that she's seeing the deputy. Hurt, Garret determines to let Claire go so that she can be happy. But their misunderstandings are nothing compared to the danger that Claire suddenly finds herself in. BOOK TWO OF THE MAIL ORDER BRIDE OF THE WEST SERIES