A pampered socialite from Washington D.C. embarks on a journey to the Wild West where her life is turned upside down. Gone are the parties, pretty dresses, and frivolous days spent with friends. Gone is the assumption she will marry a wealthy man who will sustain her privileged lifestyle.Josephine heads west to visit her father who supervises the day-to-day work of the most ambitious project of post-Civil War America: the building of the Transcontinental Railroad, linking the nation from East to West. Life with the railroad is far from the proper life Josephine is used to, and she faces deadly gunfights, harsh weather, Indian encounters, rough workers, less than ideal living conditions, and vigilante uprisings. Torn between two worlds, Josephine stubbornly tries to hold onto what was, including a suitable parent-approved beau. Everything changes when she meets a charming Irish railroad worker who challenges her in ways she's never been challenged. As she allows herself to become more, she discovers a life that is more fulfilling and extraordinary than any life she'd previously imagined. Join Josephine Cain on her amazing journey of body, mind, and spirit, as she evolves from a spoiled Eastern girl into a gutsy, independent woman of the West. Fans of AMC's mini-series "Hell on Wheels" about the Transcontinental Railroad, will enjoy this book. Especially if you're a fan of dashing Cullen Bohannon. . .

Two stunning novels telling the gripping story of three strangers thrown together by chance.

An unlikely spy discovers freedom and love in the midst of the American Revolution. As the British and Continental armies wage war in 1781, the daughter of a wealthy Virginia plantation owner feels conflict raging in her own heart. Lydia Caswell comes from a family of staunch Loyalists, but she wavers in her allegiance to the Crown. On the night the British sail up the James River on a mission to destroy the new capital, Lydia discovers a wounded man on the riverbank near Caswell Hall. Fearing his identity but unwilling to leave him for dead, she secretly nurses him back to health. The man identifies himself as Nathan, a Patriot -- and an enemy. But Lydia's American sympathies grow, and when British officers return to the plantation, Lydia must help Nathan escape. Privy to conversation among the officers at Caswell Hall, Lydia begins delivering secret messages to the Patriots in Williamsburg. When she overhears a plot to assassinate General Washington, she must risk her life to alert Nathan before it's too late.