Quiet Fires

SHE LONGED FOR HIM. HE LONGED FOR HER. BUT NEITHER KNEW THE OTHER'S HEART.

No one could understand why Elizabeth Stanton, with her pale gold hair, rose-ivory skin and dove gray eyes, was an old maid. No one knew that, ever since they were children, she'd loved Conn Cavanaugh. But dark, rugged Conn had married the most captivating coquette in Charleston society--her own cousin Millie:

Millie hated the trek West to their new plantation in Texas. So did Elizabeth, her heart aching for Conn. Then, tragically, Conn was widowed by the savage wilderness they crossed.

Would he turn to Elizabeth or would the turmoil of Texas' fight for independence sweep them apart forever?