Riding The Storm — Heidi Vanlandingham

Looking at the present: Bryan MacConnell, retired US Cavalry officer, hopes to find the one thing that's eluded him -- a family. When his home is burned to the ground, he gathers his grandfather and the old man's best friend, and heads toward the unknown West determined to start a new life in the Cherokee Outlet in the Indian Territory. Looking for the past: Megan Floyd, orphaned as a child, is determined to discover the truth of her parents' murder and the fate of her older brother. With her foster brother as an escort, she joins a small wagon train headed east from her adoptive parents' home in Colorado. As much as she loves the Floyds, Megan yearns for her own family. Looking to the future: When marauding Indians and wild weather toss Bryan and Megan together, will they be torn apart or will they discover what they've both been searching for -- a life full of love and family?