An epic adventure of love and revenge as vast and wild as the untamed land...

After the death of her mother in childbirth, Tressie Majors is left alone in a soddy on the vast great plains. Struck by gold fever, her father has abandoned his family and set out for the gold strike near Virginia City, Montana. Tressie buries her mother and the child on her own, vowing revenge... But from out of the distance a horse and rider appear. Could this be her way out of a life she's come to hate? She can't know that Reed Bannon and his horse are near death and will be...

The trail of redemption leads to the greatest treasure of all...

Driven by a need to redeem himself, Reed Bannon bids Tressie and the baby Caleb a reluctant goodbye. He must clear his name before he can build a new life with the woman he's come to love.

Left alone with little money and few opportunities in Virginia City, Montana, Tressie finds work cooking for the owner of a local goldmine. Determined to wait for Reed at all hazards, she faces heartache and loss like she's never known and must learn forgiveness in the face of her loneliness.

A Mythical Journey Rekindles an Old Flame, but Threatens to Engulf the Lovers in a Wildfire.

The Union Pacific Railroad has just cut its way across the Great Plains to Promontory, Utah. For the first time travelers can easily move from one end of the country to the other, and a new era has begun. But the new rail line doesn't mean that travel is easy--or safe

Ben and Dessa have already faced the dangers firsthand, and their relationship has suffered for it. Dessa's hot-tempered and impulsive, and Ben isn't sure he wants to be tamed by a woman accustomed to...