"The past threatens to destroy the good days ahead.Liz has overcome the emptiness of her husband's death, the hardships of the trip west and even the robbery and murder of her beloved grandfather. Standing at the altar, she feels hope for the first time in many years.Settling into their new home in Fort Worth, Texas, the cousins begin to build a new life now that grandfather is gone, but their minds are never at rest. Abby initiates the work necessary...

Four female cousins face the trials of life along the wagon trail and the Texas frontier as they travel to and establish a new home at the abandoned military post at Forth Worth, Texas in 1856.