The Runaway Bride

As a physician, Annalise Sinclair thought she knew everything about the workings of the human heart ... until she danced with a thrilling stranger at a costume ball. But to Annalise, love was a distraction she could ill afford. So she packed her bags and boarded a train heading west, eager to put as much country between herself and temptation. But Annalise's plans are derailed when she runs headlong into trouble -- and into the arms of the very man she hoped to leave behind.

Back east, Annalise Sinclair, the pampered daughter of a wealthy Wall Street investor, has finished medical school, but her father expects her get married and give up the nonsensical idea of practicing medicine. She agrees to consider potential spouses, but when her maid discloses that she is pregnant, the two young women run away to the West.

Meanwhile, handsome former diplomat Daniel Miller is being pressured by his father, a business partner of Mr. Sinclair's, to find a bride. Daniel and Annalise are drawn to each other at a masked ball but are reluctant to pursue their mutual attraction any further. Independent and stubborn, they each have their hearts set on achieving their dreams, but love will not be denied.