Briley of Crooked Creek — M.K. McClintock

A sweet and heartwarming adventure of an Irish lass who wishes only to forget the war and find a place to make a new beginning.

Far from home and with no family left, Briley Donaghue answers an advertisement from a rancher seeking a wife in Montana Territory. She arrives in Crooked Creek to find an empty cabin, a letter from her fiancé, and too many unanswered questions. Alone and uncertain, Briley forges a new life in an unfamiliar land.

The Crooked Creek series set in post-Civil War Montana:
"Emma of Crooked Creek"
"Hattie of Crooked Creek"
"Briley of Crooked Creek"
"Clara of Crooked Creek"

The war is over between the North and South, but the battles at home are just beginning.