Kit McBride is as rugged as they come, but the bookish cowboy is about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime when he's saddled with a surprise mail-order bride. A hilarious historical romance for fans of Bridgerton and Calamity Jane.

Kit McBride knows that Buck's Creek, Montana, is no place to find a wife. Good thing he's not looking for one - between him and his brothers, and little sister Junebug, they manage all right on their own, thank you very much. Unbeknownst to Kit, though, Junebug is sick to death of cleaning and cooking for her big brothers, so she places an ad in The Matrimonial News to get him hitched.

Maddy Mooney, recently arrived from Ireland, has found employment with an eccentric young widow determined to regain her wealth. And when her mistress decides to answer an ad for a mail-order bride, Madd y is dragged along for the ride. But as soon as they arrive out West, Maddy's mistress abandons her to chase fortune further afield, and she is left to assume the widow's name, position, and matrimonial prospects.

Penniless, and with no other recourse in the wilderness, Maddy must convince Kit she's the wife he never knew he needed.