CAPTIVATING Tamsen Littlejohn's stepfather is planning an arranged marriage for her which is causing her much anxiety and distress. She pleads with her mother for help. The most her mother can do before her stepfather returns to escort her to the proposed suitor is secretly give Tamsen a wooden box and key. In defiance to him, she runs away with Jesse Bird-a frontiersman she does not know. Both Jesse and Tamsen's faith are tested as they cross the mountains to escape and start a new life. But Tamsen's stepfather is in pursuit convincing the suitor, Amborse Kincaid, she has been kidnapped and Jesse is a murderer. This is a frontier love story written by Lori Benton with many twist and turns. At first I thought I knew how it would end but was met with a suspenseful and surprising twist at the end. If your looking for a historical, faith-based romance to read-this a excellent choice.