About the book: 1997 / Only complete hopelessness could push Leah to take this risky step - place a marriage advertisement in the newspaper... She can’t sell the ranch, after all, Grandma Rose won’t stand this, and besides her grandmother, Leah has no relatives left. But if she doesn’t find a suitable husband, they won’t give her a loan from the bank - she’s already been threatened that this will happen - and then they’ll be ruined.