Samantha wants nothing more than to get away from Mama's ever watchful eye. When she sneaks away from a meeting with a possible suitor, Samantha finds about mail order brides and figures that anything is better than being forced to marry someone by her mama.

David's brother's suggestion to try a mail order bride wife puts him in contact with Samantha, a woman whose eyes bear a sadness that intrigues him. Life in a small Idaho town is more than Samantha could possibly imagine, but a surprise visitor is about to throw their small piece of heaven into chaos.