description: The west in the 1870's can be a harsh world for a woman, and especially for Julia Jones, who lost her left arm in a childhood accident. Feeling like she is a burden to her parents she becomes a mail order bride, without revealing her disability to her future husband.  Caleb Hawks is a tough man who has built up his Colorado ranch through long hours. He sees a wife as a second worker on a ranch that needs one and is devastated when he lays eyes on Julia for the first time.  Instead of bringing happiness to them, the marriage promises to be awkward and isolated. But Julia has several good ideas about helping Caleb with his potential race horse Midnight, a horse Caleb takes tremendous pride in.  But when a careless mistake happens, and Midnight runs free, Julia must take a leap of faith that involves tremendous risk to save the stallion. It's a risk that could easily harm her or even kill her. Will her bravery be for nothing or will it be exactly the key needed to save their marriage?
title: The Bride's Burden