Christian never wanted a mail-order bride—especially one he didn't write to. As the mine owner's nephew overseeing operations in remote Silver Mine Outpost, he's already resented by the rough miners who work for him. When they forge romantic letters as a cruel prank, Christian is horrified to discover a refined woman is traveling across California to marry him based on lies.
Violetta believed she'd found her future in those letters. A lonely governess with nowhere else to go, she fell in love with the thoughtful words and agreed to marry a stranger. Arriving at the isolated mining town to find the truth—no hotel, no escape, and a Christmas spent in humiliation—she's determined to earn her way home. But the real Christian isn't what she expected.
Thrown together by circumstance, they form an unlikely alliance when Christian asks Violetta to help uncover a silver theft. As they work side by side through the December cold, their connection deepens into something real. But when dangerous men discover Violetta's been spying, Christian must risk everything to save the woman he's come to love—before Christmas morning arrives without her.
Genre: Historical Romance
Violetta believed she'd found her future in those letters. A lonely governess with nowhere else to go, she fell in love with the thoughtful words and agreed to marry a stranger. Arriving at the isolated mining town to find the truth—no hotel, no escape, and a Christmas spent in humiliation—she's determined to earn her way home. But the real Christian isn't what she expected.
Thrown together by circumstance, they form an unlikely alliance when Christian asks Violetta to help uncover a silver theft. As they work side by side through the December cold, their connection deepens into something real. But when dangerous men discover Violetta's been spying, Christian must risk everything to save the woman he's come to love—before Christmas morning arrives without her.
Genre: Historical Romance