If Gracie Erstwhile wants to keep her new homestead, she must do what every other widow in Last Chance, NE has done: choose a mail-order groom. At least having a man around to handle the farm will free her up to pursue her dream of opening a theater.
Noble McCain has lost his wife and his farm. And while he doesn't "need" a wife, his son needs a mother. He agrees to run Gracie's farm and believes he and the little actress have come to an acceptable arrangement-acceptable until Noble realizes Gracie has some pretty shady ways.
When she agrees to put on a theatrical presentation for Last Chance, she gets a glimpse at a new kind of life. She makes friends, guides a son, and chases a dream-why, she might even be falling in love.
It's all going along so well...until Gracie's past catches up with her.