Journey Home (The Johnson/Winchester Families #1)

For three years feisty young Jessamyn Johnston had cared for herself and her dying father. She was determined to make a fresh start and travel west by wagon, but to do so she had to pretend to be the wife of Tony Winchester.

The dazzling horse breeder from Kentucky could charm his way into any woman's affections. All Tony desired from a woman was a good time and a simple farewell, for he was a man haunted by heartache. Jessie could be no more than a friend to him, according to their bargain. But mere rules could not prevent him from tasting her soft fresh lips. Soon he knew he'd trade the vengeance that drove him to California for a passion hot as the desert winds and sweet as the rustling prairie grasses.

Jessie thought she was heading for a broken heart -- yet it was too late to turn back. Little did they know that the splendor of love awaited them on the... Journey Home...