Charanda Meyers celebrates her victory of passing her exams at the space academy and becoming a licensed pilot. Out at a bar celebrating with her two best friends, Susan and Peter, they test her with the ultimate dare. Never in Charanda’s wildest dreams had she imagined that her first solo flight would become such an adventure—an escapade that would cost her dearly. Neither had she counted on an unexpected passenger—one who tried to capture her heart. But she has other plans than committing to a relationship.

Stirring tales, dating from the French and Indian War through the 1850s, recount desperate situations from the lives of westward-bound women and their families, including encounters with the Native Americans they ultimately displaced.