Mary was ready for her new life, whatever it held. She had been talking to Joseph through their letters for nearly six months now. He seemed kind and he had even said he didn't mind if she were a little plump. He had to be the one, didn't he? Mary smiled at the thought. She had no idea what Joseph would be like, but she could hope that he would be a loving husband who would stand by her and encourage her and turn away anyone who made fun of her. He would love her and they would grow old together and remember how they had met through a newspaper ad in Boston. Her father's warnings returned to her mind once more. Of course, Joseph could turn out to be an angry old man who hated her the moment he laid eyes on her. She would have no choice but to marry him once she arrived in this tiny town in the west and be miserable the rest of her life....But she and Joseph would prove all of them wrong...Wouldn't they?