Pearl by Hildie McQueen

The best gift Luke Reynolds can give his new bride for Christmas would be telling her the truth… Pearl Jameson works at her family bakery in Charleston. When a fire kills her parents, her grief takes over until she can’t function. When a friend suggests she respond to an ad for a mail order bride out west, she leaves everything behind to start anew. Constantly butting heads with his drunken brother Owen, over the effort it takes to run the ranch they own, Luke Reynolds has had it. When a mail order bride arrives in response to Owen’s ad, Luke is astonished to find his brother has ran off and left everything, including his young son. Deciding not to reveal he’s not who placed the ad, Luke marries Pearl.