Chapter One

Young widow Hope McClellen leaves her farm in Pennsylvania for a new life out West with her daughter Maggie, but her plans are shattered when bandits attack the stagecoach and leave her for dead. Rescued by tracker Calvin McKay, Hope starts her own dressmaking shop in the small town of Sweetwater, but will she get a second chance at happiness?

Calvin McKay vowed never to let a woman get close to him because of his past, but he is intrigued by the quiet young woman he rescues from bandits. As he and Hope grow closer, Calvin begins to look forward to a better future, but will his secrets come back to haunt him?