After the death of her beloved husband in the War Between the States, Sallie Tenney joins her brother and his family on their journey west to Oregon. Upon arriving in Missouri for the trip, Sallie is shocked to learn she cannot travel as a single, albeit widowed, woman. She must marry to join the wagon train.

With little choice, she agrees to marry fur trader Michael Schmidt on the promise that he will grant her an annulment as soon as they arrive in Oregon. It’s only after they say “I do” that Peter Cardinal arrives for the expedition and catches Sallie’s eye.

When Sallie's new husband Michael vanishes and she's left to defend the wagon and supplies against thieves, she quickly learns that the journey won't be what she anticipated. Especially when Peter is so close and they have a long way still to go.

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