Mattie is on a frantic journey West. On her own, with only her grit and determination to see her through, she has to find her charming gambler of a fiance, and she has to do it fast--before her pregnancy shows. From a steamboat along the Missouri River to the rough-and-tumble post-gold rush town of Last Chance, Montana, Mattie's trek leads her through danger and sorrow, friendship and joy. But even after she finds her fiance, no bend in the trail...