His mail-order bride is his best friend . . .When Jeremiah Wiley advertises for a mail-order bride, all he wants is a lady who can impress his parents. If he succeeds, he'll secure the loan he needs to buy into the livery stable where he works. But he doesn't expect for the woman who answers his advertisement to be someone he already knows-much less his closest friend.Deirdre Hannan is certain Jeremiah is the man for her. But the only way she can seem to convince him is to marry him. She secretly responds to his advertisement under a name he won't recognize, but worries he'll turn her away when he finds out she is his intended.Jeremiah reluctantly agrees to marry Deirdre, but he refuses to give into his true feelings. Deirdre won't give up that easily, though. And just as Jeremiah is beginning to understand how much he cares for her, she finds herself in danger when her brother's business dealings go awry. Will Jeremiah be able to keep her safe, or will he lose her just as he discovers how much he loves her?
