Hetty Wentworth is saved from a gruesome fate when she"s rescued from an abandoned wagon on the Oregon trail. But while she"s grateful to her saviors, she"s not so certain she deserves any luck. She"s convinced that her flirtation with another man led to the death of her beloved suitor, who was killed in a duel. And she"s equally certain that she"s at fault for her sisters" disappearance. With no other recourse, she becomes a mail order bride, wedding a surprisingly handsome man in the Montana territory. But soon Hetty"s second chance becomes a nightmare when her husband"s best friend tries to seduce her. Though she soundly rejects his advances, the story he tells is very different... Will Hetty get her happy ending or will a snake in the grass steal it from her?