On a trail of danger, love follows no set path.
Traveling west aboard a wagon train with her late husband's family,
young widow Marybeth MacKender wishes only to leave behind the memories
of her loveless marriage, and to protect her infant son. But the dangers
of the train are endless, as are the advances of her brutish
brother-in-law who is resolute in claiming Marybeth as his own.
It isn't until Marybeth meets Joshua Rivers, a frontiersman both tough
and tender, that her hope for the future ignites as brightly as the
desire in her heart. With courage aroused by passion, Marybeth is
determined to face the perils of this rugged terrain for Joshua and the
love she feels as great as the odds stacked against them.