A spunky young widow hires a farmhand with a bad reputation to help her get her cotton to Jefferson to meet the wagon train, and sparks flybut can she love a man who doesnt love the Lord?Susannah Abbot Baylor reluctantly hires Henry Buckmeyer to help her along the Jefferson Trace, the hard stretch of land between her Texas farm and the cotton market, where she is determined to get a fair price for her crop. Its been a rough year, and shes in danger of losing the land her husband left to her and the children, but shell need help getting both of her wagons to Jefferson safely. She knows Henrys reputation as a layabout and is prepared for his insolence, but she is not expecting his irresistible good looks or his gentle manner. Soon they are entwined in a romantic relationship that only gets more complicated when Susannah learns that Henry doesnt know God the way she does. Dangers arise on the roadbut none as difficult as the trial her heart is going through. Will Susannah and Henrys love overcome their differences? And will she get her crop safely to the cotton market with enough money to save the farm? In this heartening and adventurous tale, a young womans fortitude, faith, and heart are put to the ultimate test.
