With pert opinions and a less-than-perfect figure, Ruth Ann Sutton doesnâ¿¿t measure up to Societyâ¿¿s vision of a perfect lady. When she accepts a position teaching in a Freedmanâ¿¿s School, it threatens the only marriage offer Ruth Ann is likely to receive. She's forced to choose between life as a lonely spinster or reinventing herself to secure a respectable proposal. Determined to rise above his meager beginnings, Benjamin Coulterâ¿¿s reputation as a fast learner and hard worker earns him the opportunity to apprentice with a surveyor for the railroadâ¿”a position that will garner the respect he craves. After a chance encounter with Ruth Ann Sutton, Benjamin is smitten with her pretty face, quick wit, and feisty personality. When others ridicule his choice, will Benjamin listen to his heart or put ambition first?
