Super Short Summary

In Abby by Verna Clay, widower Brant Samson, struggling to raise his three children while managing a Texas ranch after his wife's sudden death, places an ad for a mail-order bride; Abby, a 38-year-old considered an "old maid" after years of caring for elderly parents in Philadelphia, responds, leading to an unexpected romance as she acclimates to family life and integrates into their grief-stricken household. The narrative includes themes of grief and loss.