Lily Chalmers wanted only two things from life—a farm of her own, and to find the sisters she hadn’t seen since they were all little girls heading West on the orphan train…
She certainly had no desire for a husband. Yet proud, innocent Lily had no idea what desire meant until she met Major Caleb Halliday, a man who could ignite her very being with a touch…a glance…a whisper. Sheltered in his arms, Lily rode the crest of a wild, helpless passion, discovering the full, rapturous glory of her womanhood. And though she struggled against her willful heart, she knew she could never choose between the dazzling man who had claimed her love so completely, and her bold, long-cherished dream….