She'd given up on love-until a handsome farmer surprises her with an unexpected proposal... When her father becomes gravely ill, Laura Kemper sets aside her own dreams to nurse him, as a devoted daughter should. She buries her wants so deeply that not even she can see them. But an unexpected offer from a man too charming to resist unearths those dreams... and she might not be able to bury them again. Marcus Gries fell for Laura the first moment he saw her. He's been waiting for the perfect opportunity to win her heart ever since. And when he learns of Laura's circumstances, he's even more determined to wed her and make all her dreams come true-if only she would let him.