A farmer who's been through several disasters, Todd Valmer travels to Virginia to fetch his widowed mother to help on his Texas farm - or that was the plan until she keels over on the train and they get kicked off. Maggie Rose barters for a living and makes soaps, lotions and perfumes from special family recipes. She hadn't wanted to marry until that handsome Texan showed up. But their hasty marriage is followed by a clash of cultures and a battle of wills ... 650 0 $a Large type books.