Amanda Sinclair, editor for a Manhattan-based publishing house, has enough drama on her plate thanks to her lying, cheating ex-boyfriend, attorney Mark Weller. publishing house, has enough drama on her plate thanks to her lying, cheating ex-boyfriend, attorney Mark Weller. Yet the day a journal of a pioneer woman from the 1840's shows up on her desk, she's compelled to read it. Amanda's obsession with the story in the journal - the tale of a journey into the American West equally tragic and heartfelt - is about to change her life in ways she never thought possible When she joins her father on a prospecting expedition into the mountains, the journal begins to provide clues that may unlock the secret of a long-lost gold mine. But Amanda's excitement - and her growing attraction to Jack Edwards, a mysterious man attached to the expedition - is dashed once her ex shows up, determined to win her back at all costs. Treachery, heartbreak, and the secret of a long-ago love that ripples through the ages are all part of the price Amanda will have to pay to find the Lost Settlers Mine