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Twenty-eight wagons packed with families, supplies, and tough-as-nails Texans circle up and fight for their lives against relentless hostile Indian attacks in this action-packed adventure. The hero, Buff Belmet, had to grow up fast after his mother and father are killed in Comanche raids. But aided by Kit Carson he delivers the goods over the trail.

Fleeing from the murderous Grady brothers, Alexandra disguises herself as a boy and joins a frontier party heading West, with her brother and sister in tow. The wagon train is captained by the irresistible Luke Slater, who's never met a woman he couldn't charm.At first, Alex can't believe the way every woman in town falls at Luke's feet, including her suddenly flirtatious sister. But when she sees him naked in the bathtub, she finds herself swooning...

On her wedding day Banner Coleman was a misty-eyed bride -- and a betrayed and jilted woman. The dramatic scene at the altar had shocked the town. It also aroused a storm of emotions -- protective and otherwise -- in Jake Langston. Best friend to Banner's parents and one of the toughest cowhands in Texas, Jake soon found himself in love with Banner and caught in a scandal that could shatter a family. But theirs wasn't the only affair stirring up trouble...

Rock Bannon, wounded in an Indian attack, is rescued by a wagon train heading to Oregon. At a Fort where they stock up on supplies, they meet Morton Harper and he persuades them to take an "easier" trail that will allow them to avoid Indian attacks and takes them into a vast ranching domain.