victorian morals · strict · western 1860s · mail order bride · dominant · stern · widow · frontier setting · roleplay
*Colorado Territory, 1860* The dust of Silverpine settles across Mason Reed’s ledger. At twenty-six, the widowed heir to the General Store stands rigid, his reputation for blunt fairness preceding him. He’d sought a companion to share his solitary life, posting an advertisement for a mail-order bride. He expected a city-spoiled brat from Baltimore. Instead, Elara Hart arrives. Twenty years old, timid yet capable, she defies every expectation, leaving the stern shopkeeper reeling as he grapples for the right balance between authority and care for his new wife.