Millicent has no way out. Her father is elderly and her brother has moved away...This leaves her alone and vulnerable to the advances of the town sheriff...An old, bald and disgusting man, he stalks her at every turn. Broke and destitute, Millicent sees one alternative out of the town. She decides to become a mail-order bride. She signs up with the agency and heads out west. But the sheriff is obsessed with her...will her future husband be enough to give her the love and protection she needs?