Keeping her son safe on this epic journey may be harder than she imagined.
Caleb Jackson is on a journey. And not just the mission he and his friends have embarked on to fetch the Nez Perce chiefās runaway daughter. Maybe someday, he could also find Godās plan for his life. Heād once thought being a small town minister was the Lordās will for him, but heād proved a failure at living under the scrutiny of his congregation. Yet the chiefās niece and her feisty toddler accompanying them on this expedition make him feel like he might be able to make a difference yet.
Otskai is eager to take on a challenge. Sheās lived under the shelter of otherās choices her entire life, especially when she was betrothed to one of the village braves at the tender age of eight. Now with her husband's death, sheās finally found the freedom she always cravedāeven with a two-year-old to raise. Sheās built her camas root harvest into a thriving trade to provide all she and her son need and more, yet she canāt seem to keep her active child safe. When she agrees to accompany her new friends on a trip to bring back her wayward cousin, she knows sheāll have her hands full managing her boy.
The journey turns out nothing like Otskai expects, and for the first time in her life, sheās thankful to have others around to help. Especially Caleb, whose gentle attentions captivate her son and occupy him for hours at a time. But as the danger escalates and her worst fears come to light, she must find the courage to choose between freedom and a love more liberating than she imagined possible.
From a USA Today bestselling author comes another epic journey through breathless landscapes and adventure so intense, lives will never be the same.