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 wealth and an easy life. But their differences have to be set aside when a mix of outlaws and villainous city slickers threaten their happiness—and their lives.
The young lovers upon an exciting journey toward her world—where the villains don't carry weapons but are dangerous just the same. Will they find happiness together or will their differences tear them apart forever?
