A tale of the western frontier begins with the hope of a transcontinental railroad.

Maggie becomes the best quilter in Maintown to gain the approval of Colby Stoddard's mother. Before long, Maggie is more confused than ever about what she desires.

When James Baldwin takes a new position with the B&O Railroad, he and Carolina decide to move their growing family from Baltimore to a small rural town in the Allegheny Mountains. Carolina's stepdaughter, Victoria, becomes enthralled with handsome Kiernan, an Irish railroad worker. But will the upper-class Baldwins even consider him as a suitor for their daughter? And when tensions rise among the workers, can James stop a destructive plan before it's...

"Historical drama set amid kings and Crusades, a story of love lost and found. A son tries desperately to reclaim the love of his father--only to be denied. After years of abandonment will the young man get what he came for?"--Provided by publisher.