Nineteen year old pioneer woman Marty has recently married. She goes west with her husband Clem, hoping to start a new life. But Clem unexpectedly dies, and Marty finds herself alone, two months pregnant. Widower Clark offers her a marriage of convenience: she needs food and money, and he needs someone to take care of his daughter Missie. She accepts his proposal as a temporary solution.
- Genre: TV Movie, Western, Romance, Drama
- Studio: Larry Levinson Productions, Hallmark Entertainment, Alpine Medien Productions, Believe Pictures
- Keyword: based on novel or book, widow, marriage of convenience, wagon train, pioneer women, 19th century, father daughter relationship, stepmother stepdaughter relationship, christian faith, widower with daughter, 1800s, pregnant widow, frontier western
- Cast: Katherine Heigl, Dale Midkiff, Skye McCole Bartusiak, Corbin Bernsen, Theresa Russell, Oliver Macready