A young woman escapes tragedy to find hardship and a handsome cowboy in the Old West in this historical romance by a New York Times– bestselling author. "The undisputed grand master of the frontier novel." — RT Book Reviews Willa Hammer has nothing left after narrowly escaping the lynch mob that unjustly hanged her foster father except her dog, her faith, and the protection of a secretive family. She joins their wagon train heading West, never realizing she is traveling to the wilds of the Bighorn Mountains, where a rundown ranch and the arms of an untamed, hardened cowboy await her.