River of Sky — Karen Harper

When Kate Craig's husband died, the St. Louis riverboat captain left her only a legacy of debts, a battered old riverboat, and a plot of land up the Missouri. Worse, he had betrayed her love and trust. Vowing never again to put her happiness in the hands of any man, Kate takes up her husband's trade to recoup her fortunes and win her independence. But the swirling river and commercial rivalries are not the only challenges she faces. Among the riverboat passengers are two men as different as day from night: Stirling Mount, handsome and honorable, who offers his hand in marriage. And Randal MacLeod, part-Indian, and irresistibly attractive.

This is Kate's story, as she follows her heart to learn the fiery meaning of fulfillment -- in a magnificent frontier epic of adventure, passion, and a wondrous love, as strong and deep as the river itself.