Boston Jane

In 1855, Jane Peck heads for the Pacific Northwest, a rugged territory where a respectable young woman is hardly expected to go. She grew up on the shabby edges of Philadelphia's upper society, and she has been working hard to leave her wild habits behind. When William Baldt asks her to marry him, she says yes and gets ready to follow him to Washington Territory.

The polished lessons at Miss Hepplewhite's strict finishing school do little to prepare her for the dangerous months at sea that lie between her and her new home. Along the way she suffers a heartbreaking loss. Once she arrives, she finds a rough frontier populated by colorful, unconventional people and a way of life far removed from anything she has known.