At the height of the California Gold Rush, Ethan Dalton decides there is more money in selling supplies to gold seekers than by searching for it himself. Before abandoning the claim, he asks Amelia Rhodes, the widow of his best friend, to marry him. She declines, not ready to leave behind her late husband's dreams of gold.

Unwilling to detain Ethan when she knows his dreams are elsewhere, Amelia sends for a mail-order husband. Weeks pass, but no potential husband arrives. On the same day she plans to leave the claim, someone comes in response to her letter.. Can a marriage without love thrive, or can a friendship be the first step to finding riches of the heart?

Please Note- This is a clean, historical fiction short story of 45 pages.