A Bride in the Bargain, by Deeanne Gist

The story of Anna, a girl who was orphaned by the civil war and has decided to come out West to make a new life. Thinking that she is signing a contract to be a cook, she joins the "Mercer Girls," not knowing until she arrives in Seattle that she was brought there to be the bride of Joe Denton. Joe is desperate to wed, because if he does not find a bride soon, he may lose half of his property. But Anna refuses to be his bride, and although she does become his cook, he fights to find a way to convince her to marry him.

Another great romance by Deanne Gist. (I love how her books are clean.) The characters were great, the history was interesting, and the story was fun and light.  I give it 4 stars and a PG rating.