St. Louis.1847. Fiery businesswoman/spinster, Arielle sets out to take a full cargo of not-so-sweet brides West on the Oregon Trail. Her secret mission: marry her childhood friend. Marriage to a dying stranger is just the widow-requirement Arielle needs to join the train. On the trail, her husband, Luc D'Arcy aka The Dark Avenger turns up, alive and ready to claim his reluctant virgin bride. Shadowed by the past, Luc isn't happy about his fascinating wife wanting another man...