title: Magnificent Passage
author: Martin, Kat
description: THE PERILOUS TRAIL LED STRAIGHT TO LOVE ...
  
  She fled a stifling existence for the glittering social whirl of California's state capital, trading childhood's innocence for a woman's burning desire. It was risky, masquerading as her flighty cousin, but Mandy Ashton was hardly faint of heart--as she would prove time and again on a journey fraught with deadly adventure and sublime temptation.
  
  He was a white man raised by the Cheyenne, making a difficult peace with his dual heritage. The last thing he needed was a spoiled brat to chaperon. But Mandy was spirited, captivating, and irresistibly sensuous ... By journey's end, Mandy and Hawk were the helpless prisoners of a smoldering passion that nothing could kill--except, perhaps, the secret Mandy guarded so carefully throughout the arduous days, and ardent nights, of their long, MAGNIFICENT PASSAGE.