Waltz in the Wilderness: 1 (Chaparral Hearts)

She doesnt need his help. He doesnt need another delay. But God has other plans...Eliza Brookss worst nightmare has come true-her father is missing. Now shell do anything to find him even if it means taking a chance on who she must trust. But once aboard the steamship bound for San Diego-her fathers last known whereabouts-she finds herself in far more danger than she imagined.Daniel Clarke is a man of his word. Though he never imagined hed be in California for four years at least hes finally earned the money he needs to get married. Now he just has to get back to his fiancée in Massachusetts...the sooner the better. Especially since shes stopped replying to his letters.When he boards a ship bound for San Diego the first leg of his journey home the last person Daniel expects to meet is his bosss niece. What could Eliza be thinking traveling with no escort? With the lecherous captain determined to ruin her Daniel has no choice but to offer his protection.From shipwreck to cavalry outpost to the Southern California mountain wilderness Daniels entanglement with Eliza forces them-and their hearts-to face a future neither of them ever dreamed.