Substitute Bride: Miss Martin by Margaret Tanner

A substitute bride? Is this a cruel hoax?

Anna Martin finds herself in this insidious position after losing her job.
Dayne Pengelly’s prized cattle have been stolen. To get them back, he needs to leave his ranch and his daughter, Frankie. A mail-order bride seemed the perfect solution, until the woman who is supposed to marry him, refuses to do so.
Miss Anna Martin is dispatched as a replacement, and Dayne is desperate enough to accept her.

If Anna wants to do more than just care for little Frankie, she must first win the trust of the child. If she can’t do this, how can she ever hope to win the rancher’s heart?