She's fleeing scandal. He's given up on love. Can a proper gentlewoman and a salt-of-the-earth single dad embrace a second chance at forever? Elizabeth Edwards's humiliation is complete. Jilted by her cheating beau before he flew off to war, she bolts to her grandparents' house in Boston away from the lurid newspaper stories. And when her ex-fiancé tries to kidnap her, the frantic woman hops a train to Nebraska to answer a charming rancher's mail-order bride ad. Graham Ballard is desperate. A widower with a farm to run and two children to raise, he's unprepared when the lady he's corresponded with arrives-as regal as a queen. And though their attraction is immediate, he's painfully aware this grand and rich aristocrat is ill-fit for his modest world. Out of her element with an instant family, a laundry list of chores, and indelicate situations, Elizabeth fears a dead wife's shadow will always keep her apart from Graham. And the clever but intimidated hog farmer is certain his gentle beauty will finally tire of the simple life and him. Can they meld together to find their perfect union? Duchess on the Run is the heartwarming first book in the Broken Bow Brides historical romance series. If you like fish-out-of-water heroines, delightfully authentic backdrops, and sensual encounters, then you'll adore Julia Daniels's step back in time.