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Is the American West truly a place of opportunity where a man can become anything he wants? Even a blind man? Dot and her brother, Dash, are about to find out. As immigrants to South Dakota, they discover that the west is full of possibilities, but they come at a cost. They live in an era of progress, of technology, of the telegraph. 

Belinda Hamm has been running her father's print shop since his death, but she has often dreamed of a more exciting life. When a stranger with a gunshot wound collapses at her front door, things begin to take a turn that you only read about in the papers. A train robbery, a gunshot man, and a curious reporter will challenge Bel to use her wits to stay out of danger as she finds out that love isn't just something you read about.

Lillian feels trapped as the daughter of a patent medicine salesman until a handsome stranger shows up looking for a cure for his sick mother. His friendship opens up a world of love and closeness Lillian has never known, but will she be able to escape her manipulative father and find happiness? In this story of heartache and curses, love provides the only real antidote.

Nate Dodge is working for the Western Union Telegraph Company when a vandal continues to cut the telegraph lines. The Company suspects that its competitor, the Pony Express, is the one to blame. When Nate begins to investigate, he finds a much more complicated situation than he had imagined. Nate meets Betty, a beautiful woman who is the station manager for the Pony Express. While Nate is captivated by Betty, he is tasked with remembering that they work for competing companies. But Betty is more than just a rival in the communications war in the west.

Boone is working as a lone telegraph operator in the sleepy town of Infierno, New Mexico when mysterious love letters start to arrive at his telegraph office. Unable to find the recipient, Boone keeps the telegrams, wondering who the sender might be. While he is trying to solve this riddle, a rowdy gang of outlaws shows up in town with a beautiful woman who appears to be their captive. Entranced by the beauty and moved by her plight, Boone decides he must find someway to help. In this action-packed western romance, Boone learns that love isn't always easy to decode.