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In the turbulent mid-1800s, Charity Morgan is a beautiful, businesslike young woman whose devout religious community is losing its Pennsylvania homestead to the economic recession. To survive and stay together, she and the other members make plans to form a wagon train to Oregon, where free land is plentiful. There's just one catch. No wagon master is better equipped to lead them safely west than inmate Casey Tremayne and his ragtag band of felons....

In this captivating Western novel, a wagon train scout runs afoul of a band of Apaches, who are determined to hunt him down, no matter the cost. The scout, who they dub "Shadow," turns the tables, and the Apaches become the hunted, as well as the hunters. This suspenseful tale captures the dust and grit of the trail and the fear and danger that faced both emigrants and native peoples during the uncivilized days of the Old West.

Based on true events, this compelling survival story by award-winning novelist Jane Kirkpatrick is full of grit and endurance. 1844. The Stevens-Murphy company left Missouri to be the first wagons into California through the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Mostly Irish Catholics, the party sought religious freedom and education in the mission-dominated land. When a heavy snowstorm hits in October, the party separates in three directions. Now young Mary Sullivan,...

Elizabeth Martin and her two children have made it through the easy part of their journey, but their wagon train still faces dangers. Will Bramford, a wealthy widower, is pursuing Elizabeth; Eli Kincade, the independent and solitary guide, has stolen Elizabeth's heart. When the group reaches the Oregon Country, Elizabeth and Will and their families have made arrangements to board a ship that will take them south along the coast. Will Eli change his...

A dying man, accidentally shot in crossfire, asks Lancaster to take care of the people who had been depending on him--a wagon train filled iwth women and children on their way to California.

They are the first wagon train to cross the American continent - and forge the Oregon Trail. Five-hundred courageous men, women and children, led by mountain man Whip Holt, they have survived the Rocky Mountain winter, fierce native attacks, and countless other hardships.

Godly scout Sam Two Feathers and born-again fancy-girl Toni Rodden despair of finding true love along the 1850 Oregon Trail. Who would marry a half-breed or a former harlot?

One man. One town. One Destiny.