Dreams & Betrayed — Janet Quinn

Melanie Whittaker's life is taking care of her father, her step-mother, and her two siblings. What she wants in life is a husband and home of her own. However, her father, a drunk, needs her to care for the family. Aunt Myrtle tries to help Payne Sutter court Melanie, but to no avail. Can Melanie realize any of her dreams with a family that demands all of her time?

Callum Reynolds is engaged to Katherine Davis, whom he loves very much. Then, he finds her in the arms of his best friend, Taylor Goddard. A duel ensues. Callum leaves Philadelphia under a cloud and heads west. Can his broken heart heal as he looses himself in the west?