A proxy bride, a surprise groom and the secrets that could tear them apart.

Sarah Clark is utterly alone. Her sister's dying wish was for Sarah to take her place as a proxy bride. But Sarah isn't so sure that she can go through with deceiving her sister's would-be husband and his family...especially when she begins to fall for her new husband, Levi Nelsen.

Levi Nelsen has given up on marriage. After two failed attempts at securing a bride, he's resigned to being a bachelor - that is, until his attorney brother tricks him into signing a marriage by proxy certificate. Suddenly, he finds himself with a wife he didn't want.

Can a marriage built on deception become something meant to be?

A Groom by Surprise is a wholesome, proxy bride, Christian western historical romance that can be read as a standalone.

A Groom By Surprise was previously published under the title A Bride for Levi.