Homeless and destitute after the sudden death of her father, and against her better judgement, Melody Harken agrees to become a mail order bride. Desperately lonely, widower Peter Williams applies for a mail order bride after losing his dear wife two years earlier. Guilt-ridden, he is having second thoughts. Before he can retract his request, his distressed new bride turns up in Dayton Falls without notice. Can the beautiful stranger change his mind? And will Melody even marry him after his initial rejection?