When a disastrous decision by the trainmaster forces Jesselynn Highwood and her companions to separate from the wagon train she races back to Fort Laramie to find a guide to take them to Oregon. But the guide has a far different plan and following her heart Jesselynn agrees to join him her ragtag band in tow.<br><br><br><br>Back east Louisa Highwood and her brother Zachary are captured by Union soldiers for smuggling medical supplies into Richmond. Can Louisa find a way to obtain her brother's freedom before it's too late?<br><br><br><br>The future of the Highwood family-and that of their beloved Twin Oaks-hangs in the balance. Will the war's end bring them together again?