After her sister suffers a brutal attack, Jessie Bingham and her family flee post-Civil War Virginia and endure a perilous trek to New Mexico Territory. When she hears her former sweetheart, James Owen, has taken a wife, Jessie accepts Ned Heizer's marriage proposal on the condition they wait until journey's end to wed. But then Jessie encounters James again... and he isn't married now! In her third novel about the Owen family, award winning author Marsha Ward brings Jessie Bingham and James Owen back together in a tangle of conflicting values and emotions, and high adventure. "Marsha Ward has the uncanny ability to transport readers back in time. You feel the characters' sorrows, hate the villains, cheer the heroes, and sit on the edge of your seat as one adventure after another unfolds. What a satisfying story this is, with real, believable trials and heart-warming conclusions. I recommend it to everyone, from history buffs to adventure lovers to romance readers." ~Shirley Bahlmann, author of the best-selling "Odds" pioneer series "Marsha Ward must have a door to the past. She steps through it to the Old West, watches, listens, then comes back and writes about it vividly." ~Robert J. Randisi, Western and Mystery Author and Editor "When Marsha Ward writes a book about the west, you aren't just reading history, you're living it." ~Pat Decker Nipper, author of LOVE ON THE LEWIS AND CLARK TRAIL Book 3: The Owen Family Saga