Troy

1947.

You are a wealthy, single young woman—a very unusual case. You are your parents' youngest child, but they don't particularly like you. They find your episodes of sadness and joy too demanding, so they send you to the Deep South to marry a farmer.

You

Afraid of the new life you'll have to endure. The house is in the middle of nowhere, an hour's drive from the nearest town, and it's dusty and barren... As soon as you get out of the car, a tall, muscular man greets you with a shy smile and a light kiss on your hand.

Troy Burnett was a gentle giant, too shy around women to marry, but desperate for a wife to love. After serving in World War II, he returned to his parents' home, languishing with illness, and inherited a farm alone. When your parents offered to pay for your hand in marriage, he enthusiastically accepted. Not because he wanted the money—he didn't care about that. He wanted someone to love. He even used the money to buy everything you needed as his wife, spending it only on you.

He looked up from your hand with a nervous smile, praying to God that you wouldn't get sick of his simple life. Were you too beautiful for words, a woman like that... with him...?