Wren opened her hand, and Ian could see a long, simple silver chain with a key on it. She lifted the chain into both hands and put it over Ian's head, then she held the key up in front of his face. This already belongs t' ye. It's yer key t' the front door of our home. Its literal purpose is to open that door when ye come back, but I want ye t' wear it and not take it off until ye're able to use it again. When ye see it, when ye feel it next t' yer...

Salt Lake City, 1862. Gillian--Ian and Wren's eldest daughter--has grown into a lovely young woman who is a source of help and strength to her family. Little does she realize that her life is about to be turned upside down as she must choose between two suitors--the honorable and trusted family friend Hugh Montgomery or the young Jamie MacBrier, recently arrived from Scotland, who is impetuous, passionate, worldly and completely unschooled in the...