Outrageous Desire — Carla Neggers

IT IS THE SUMMER OF 1874 AND ELIZABETH STANTON HARTE HAS A PROBLEM.

When Jared Inman of San Francisco claims to have traveled three thousand miles to see her, Beth -- Vassar graduate, suffragette and reformer -- is both delighted and outraged by his audacity. Then the rumors begin to fly: Jared is an outlaw, a murderer, a spy for the railroad cartel. In short, he stands against everything she stands for. Beth's outrage grows -- but so does her love for the charming, handsome Mr. Inman. Not above some outrageous behavior herself, Beth follows Jared across the bustling nation -- from Saratoga Springs to St. Louis and finally to San Francisco -- determined to find a solution to her OUTRAGEOUS DESIRE.