On a path to a fresh start that's rife with danger, a widow finds a love that reawakens her spirit in this historical romance by the author of Texas Bride.

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 is as great as the odds stacked against them.