Hannah Henderson is leaving home. She has answered an advertisement placed by a rancher in New Mexico, and has agreed to marry him. She has also agreed to leave behind the painful memories of a former fiance who abandoned her for a wealthier woman at the first opportunity. Hannah desperately hopes that, even though she may not find love out west, she may at least be able to have a good life. When she arrives in Santa Fe, however, she discovers that her fiance, Adam Jennings, has secrets of his own. Placing the advertisement for a bride seems more his meddling sister's idea than his. Indeed, he seems torn by the idea of having Hannah in his home at all. When it becomes clear that Adam has a past perhaps more devastating than her own, Hannah becomes desperate to learn it. But, she soon discovers that some secrets are best left undisturbed. Will Hannah and Adam be able to shed the dark secrets of their past and build a life together? A Standalone Short Story with no cliffhanger!

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