Her Father Forced Her to Marry a Widowed Man in the Mountains — But She Never Expected to Find a Place She Could Truly Call Home

to do with her help.

She burned bread. Spilled water. Her arms ached from hauling firewood. Her fingers cracked from washing clothes in cold water.

At night, once everyone was asleep, Ellie cried quietly into her pillow. She wondered if this was going to be the rest of her life — a lonely cabin, a husband who felt like a stranger, children who saw her continue reading …