As an orphan， Susie has never wanted children of her own—but when she makes a snap decision to save a motherless baby， she realizes how important family really is。

Graham has invested everything he has into his new business leading wagon trains across the west， only to wind up risking it all when he ends up with the family he never expected。

When Susie winds up in the wrong place at the wrong time and sees an infant’s mother murdered by the father， she impulsively takes the baby。 Desperate to get out of town with the child， she concocts a story that lands her a spot traveling west on a wagon train—she needs to get as far from this town as she possibly can。

Taking pity on the child， Graham allows the young widow to ride with him， but does his best to avoid getting close to her—despite having convinced the rest of the party that they intend to get married once they arrive in California。 But as they spend more and more nights together under the stars， keeping his distance gets harder and harder。

But when the wrong person finds out the truth， Graham discovers his bride isn’t who she claimed to be—and the baby he’s been caring for has a father who is looking for her。 Can he see past the lies to keep his new family safe？ And will the people who entrusted him to lead them safely across the country forgive him when his choices put them in danger？

If they make it to California， will Graham and Susie be a family， after all？



If you like fast-paced clean romance and action-packed stories， you won't be able to put down this addictive Novel by Ember Pierce。