<p><strong>Can they help each other heal?</strong></p><p>Joshua Gibbs survived the Civil War, building on his wartime experiences to become a small town doctor. And if he wakes from nightmares more often than he would like, only his dog Major is there to know it.</p><p>Then two newcomers arrive in Cowbird Creek: Clara Brook, a plain-speaking and yet enigmatic farmer&rsquo;s daughter, and Freida Blum, an elderly Jewish widow from New York. Freida knows just what Joshua needs: a bride. But it shouldn&rsquo;t be Clara Brook!</p><p>Joshua tries everything he can think of to discourage Freida&rsquo;s efforts, including a wager: if he can find Freida a husband, she&rsquo;ll stop trying to find him a wife. Will either matchmaker succeed? And is it Clara, despite her own scars, who can heal the doctor&rsquo;s troubled heart?</p>