"End of the line!" The stagecoach driver's shout sent a chill down Holly Lambeth's spine. Was Riverbend, Oregon, to be the end of the line for her? She had come West to escape the gossip and humiliation of being jilted, but her cousin's chilly reception tells her she has made a terrible mistake. Holly faces the fact that she is unwelcome -- and knows that only she can change that fact. Both the local newspaper editor and the town's doctor are attracted to the pretty newcomer. But Holly has more than romance on her mind: an unforeseen opportunity presents a challenge that will not only change Holly, but alter her vision of her future.