A Groom for Violet — Laura Ashwood

He left home chasing ambition. She came west searching for belonging. In a town called Last Chance, love might just bring them both home.When Violet Stapleton's husband dies only a week after their marriage, she's left stranded on a Nebraska farm far from her Charleston home. Ill-equipped for frontier life, Violet depends on her kind mother-in-law's support-and clings to her small dog, Daisy, as her last tie to the world she's lost.Emmett Stapleton never planned to return to Last Chance. But when he comes home after years in Denver's banking world, he's confronted with his brother's widow-a refined woman who doesn't fit the prairie but somehow captures his heart.As gossip swirls and Violet's past returns with a dangerous secret that could destroy her chance at happiness. Torn between ambition and love, Emmett must decide where his true future lies-and whether faith can turn tragedy into grace.A Groom for Violet is a tender, faith-filled historical western romance about redemption, courage, and the beauty of finding home where you least expect it.