A Man of Dreams, a Woman of Passion

To his parents’ dismay, Jacob Willis wants to leave New York and travel to the Ohio Territory and make his way in the world. He wishes to follow his dream, just as his Grandfather did when he came to the New World and settled. Jacob’s dream is too strong to ignore. Caroline Hershey is devastated when she learns that her secret love is planning to travel so far and she might never see him again! She is positive her early childhood crush has grown into a love that borders on passion for the handsome man, and she cannot bear the thought of losing him! But, she isn’t one bit happy when Jacob confronts her in the smoke house, a stick in his hand.When she demands to know why, he tells her that people are giving him a hard time over leaving her behind! While Jacob understands why she told the lie, he isn’t about to permit her to get away with it, and she is soon crying over his knee. The very last thing he expects the lovely Caroline to do is to stowaway in his wagon to follow him west!