The Searching Hearts (Paperback, New edition)

Tucker Houston is an orphan with no money or prospects--just a fierce determination to make her life better. Seeking a job as a teacher on the frontier, she joins a wagon train of mail-order brides and meets Lucas Steele, the ruggedly handsome wagon master. Their journey is fraught with the dangers of an untamed land, a savage stranger who wants Tucker for himself, and the promise of deep and lasting love for Tucker and Lucas--if they survive.