A Bride in the Bargain Book

Jo Denton runs one of the most successful redwood logging operations in Washington State, but his wife is dead. And he can't seem to convince the judge of that. So half the land he owns goes up for sale if he can't find himself a new wife.

Enter Anna. Who seems perfect. A Mercer bride who's traveled all the way from the east coast to cook for Jo and his entire crew. She's pretty. Kind. Smells like twinflowers. And makes the most spectacular doughnuts.

But no one told her she was coming out west to marry Jo. And she seems to have other ideas.

Deeanne Gist has a flare for characters that jump off the page, historical settings that flow as easily as modern day, and heroines with minds of their own.