Ryan Majors, trapper, mountain man, and half Nez Perce Indian, is down on his luck. Trapping is in decline. In St. Louis, Missouri, he learns of his brother Chet's murder and swears revenge. He also promises to help his sister-in-law and her children. Luck appears in the form of an opportunity to lead a missionary wagon party to the Willamette Valley. Ryan would rather teach a mountain lion to dance than lead a missionary, but the money and the minister's spirited daughter, Johanna Wade, persuade him otherwise. Johanna Wade left her native Boston to join her father's missionary wagon to Oregon. She didn't count on meeting the ruggedly handsome mountain man-turned trail guide, Ryan Majors, who would teach her not only how to survive in the wilderness but a reason to love again. Together their journey along the Oregon Trail meant danger, opportunities, and the chance for love. fictionwise