She wouldn't trade her faith for love-until she found a man who'd never ask her to. Paige Clarke's spirit is as unyielding as her faith. A devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she has endured loss, judgment, and rejection-yet never once surrendered who she is. When her guardian promises her to a man bound for Oregon, Paige dares to hope for kindness. Instead, her intended demands the unthinkable: that she renounce her beliefs to become his wife. Determined to choose integrity over fear, Paige joins a wagon train heading north with her cousin and their Jewish friend. But the trail brings her face-to-face with a dangerous "outlaw" who boldly declares his claim on her. Terrified, she wants nothing to do with him-until she discovers the truth. The outlaw is really U.S. Marshal Johnathon Stirling, working undercover to protect the travelers from two ruthless wagon masters suspected of making women disappear into white slavery. As hidden truths unravel and peril shadows every mile, Paige finds strength in her faith, comfort in unexpected friendship, and a love she never dreamed possible. But giving her heart to Johnathon means trusting that he will honor her beliefs as fiercely as he vows to protect her, and believing that some men ask for nothing but her whole, unbroken self. TW: bullying, SA attempts (no explicit details), religious persecution, emotional abuse