Todd Brothers loves Ann Statesman. But she doesn't love him.Ann loves Kent Ashton. When Kent gets engaged to another woman, Ann's world is shattered. She no longer trusts her judgment in picking the right man to marry. So she decides to choose the man her parents have always admired and respected. Todd.But Todd plans to leave Virginia despite his father's objections. Knowing she doesn't love him, he tells her his decision to move to North Dakota to become a farmer. He is shocked when she asks him to take her with him. Hesitant, he finally agrees, torn between the reality that she doesn't love him but hoping she'll learn to love him over time.They elope and embark on the beginning of friendship. At their new home, Ann gets to know Todd as more than her best friend's older brother. But will her newfound love for her husband be enough when Kent comes for her?This historical romance is rated R.