A grieving woman with no choice but to travel West. A man on the run from his past. And the marriage of convenience that binds them.Family means everything to Amelia. After losing her parents, she's ready to travel the Oregon Trail to find the only person she has left - her estranged brother. There's just one problem...no single women are allowed on the wagon train. So Amelia does what any determined woman would do when told she needs a chaperone. She finds a loophole. Paying the first willing man she finds, she forms a business arrangement with a rugged cowboy.Everything changes for Jack when a woman with fire in her eyes shows up to offer him a way out. He accepts a temporary marriage in exchange for passage out West with a hefty payment to sweeten the deal. On the run from outlaws, he jumps at the opportunity to accompany Amelia on her journey. Something about her eager spirit leaves him ready to take a chance.Neither expected genuine affection to bloom and sorting their feelings won't come easily while on the perilous journey West. Will they be able to open their hearts in time or will secrets and suspicion take root to push them further apart?