Maggie hates Garrett Lucas, despises her father, and is running from God. Stong-willed Magdelena Intissar has a temper that matches her auburn hair. She always gets her own way, and she is not about to let Garrett Lucas drag her away from her childhood home to rejoin the father who deserted her when she was eight years old. After failing to sneak down a rose trellis at her Topeka home, Maggie boards a westbound train with Garrett. Feigning cooperation but bent on escape, late one night, she slips off the train and starts walking east across the prairie. The risk of death is preferable to facing her father and her painful memories. But Garrett—and God—have other plans.

Lillie Philips thought she had the perfect love, but the loss of her husband sent her into depression. Could a visit to her friend Maggie give her new hope? Or will the arrogant Dr Daniel Monroe force her back into a shell of seclusion?

Three days out of Santa Fe their wagon train had been attacked by Apaches. Ten-year-old Jenny Oberling stared in horror as her parents and older brothers were killed. When the attack was over, her only option was to live with Natty Morgan, a hard woman known for gambling and other vices. Now sixteen, Jenny is reconciled to a dreary existence when she meets David Monroe. The young pastor's kind blue eyes and genuine concern warm her heart. For the first time since her parents died, Jenny hears about a God who loves her and can give her strength to forgive those who destroyed her family. David determines to marry Jenny, but Natty has other plans. As David frantically works against time, he fears the worst: He may be too late to free Jenny.

Life is difficult for the Stewart family in the dying mining town of Temperance, Colorado. Although food is hard to come by and working conditions are dangerous, Zandy still finds comfort in her unyeilding faith in the Lord. With the arrival of the dashing Riley Dawson, however, life becomes a bit more bearable for everyone except Zandy. Faced with an impossible ultimatum, Zandy comes to discover the true reason why Riley was sent into her world... and the hidden treasure of a willing heart.