Victoria's Promise — A.J. Goode

The little town of Serenity is in desperate need of a schoolteacher, and Will Baxter thinks he has hired a dependable older widow. When the young and beautiful Victoria Dawson arrives to take the job, his only thought is to put her right back on the train and send her away so he can find someone more suitable for the position. But when the vulnerable widow insists on staying to prove herself, he discovers that she is awakening feelings in him that he never expected to feel again.

Victoria promised her husband on his deathbed that she would start a new life and marry again in Serenity. But first, she has to prove to Will and the other parents in town that they can depend on her to stay and teach their children. Despite her promise, she knows that she can never trust her heart to any man again, and she hates herself for the growing attraction she feels for Will.

Can two lonely souls find love and mend their broken hearts together?