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    Wagon Train (A Pair Of Clean Western Historical Romances)
    Wagon Train (A Pair Of Clean Western Historical Romances)
    Wagon Train (A Pair Of Clean Western Historical Romances)
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    Wagon Train (A Pair Of Clean Western Historical Romances)

    By Helen Keating

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    Abandoned By The Wagon Train: A Story of Survival & Faith -- is about a teacher who needs to find a new job because her schoolhouse is being torn down. Looking in the newspaper to see what might be available -- anywhere -- she spots an ad for both a schoolteacher in California, and a mail order bride wanted by the same store owner who placed the ad. Chancing it, she writes to him and then deciding to risk it all she packs up her things and heads out west on a wagon train. She is suddenly wrenched away from the path that God has chosen for her when, one evening, her life takes a violent U-turn.

    The Widow & Her Baby Meet The Handyman Along The Oregon Trail - A widow tries to provide for her baby along the arduous trek of the Oregon Trail. When a mysterious stranger joins the train, carrying precious little other than his carpentry tools, he tells her that the Lord will provide, if she has faith. Bartering his services for things like food and a bright red sweater, Mary grows closer to Henry as their journey progresses, and the emotional ending of this story highlights how every human being has it within them to be generous within their souls, and that love can come easily if you just let it.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSusan Hart
    Release dateOct 13, 2015
    ISBN9781310725821
    Wagon Train (A Pair Of Clean Western Historical Romances)

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      Wagon Train (A Pair Of Clean Western Historical Romances) - Helen Keating

      Wagon Train

      (A Pair Of Clean Western Historical Romances)

      By

      Helen Keating

      Copyright 2015 Enduring Hope & Love Press

      Abandoned By The Wagon Train: A Story of Survival & Faith

      The Widow & Her Baby Meet The Handyman Along The Oregon Trail

      Abandoned By The Wagon Train: A Story of Survival & Faith

      Synopsis: Abandoned By The Wagon Train: A Story of Survival & Faith -- is about a teacher who needs to find a new job because her schoolhouse is being torn down. Looking in the newspaper to see what might be available -- anywhere -- she spots an ad for both a schoolteacher in California, and a mail order bride wanted by the same store owner who placed the ad. Chancing it, she writes to him and then deciding to risk it all she packs up her things and heads out west on a wagon train. She is suddenly wrenched away from the path that God has chosen for her when, one evening, her life takes a violent U-turn.

      Jennifer checked over her wagon one last time, looking at the supplies she’d seen fit to pack. Many of it was required for survival — casks and barrels and boxes of food. Jennifer had a small chest that contained a few dresses, but there weren’t many more personal items that she was taking.

      The minister of their church had told them that it was a spiritual journey as much as a physical one.

      Jennifer had liked the idea of that. Her parents had been one of the many who had died of the influenza epidemic that had swept through the town over the winter, so Jennifer didn’t have anything to tie her down anymore. She welcomed a change of scenery. It was almost too painful to remain in her home, faced with all the memories of her departed parents.

      The minister, Richard Royce, was new to the church, but he’d been welcomed with open arms. He was a young man, fresh out of seminary, but he was passionate. He made Christ accessible to everyone, and many of the congregants would follow him to hell and back.

      Jennifer wasn’t sure about that, but she’d certainly follow him west.

      I don’t know how you convinced me to do this, but I’m here.

      Jennifer turned and smiled at her best friend, Samantha. Samantha had been so wonderful to her during her grief. Jennifer was actually as surprised as Samantha that her friend was going on the journey.

      A couple of the men in their party lifted Samantha’s heavy trunks into the back of the wagon.

      What’s all this? Jennifer asked. I told you all the food would be taken care of.

      I know, Samantha said. These are my things.

      Jennifer and Samantha were as close as sisters and looked the part, too, with high cheekbones and blonde hair. They were both headstrong women — forces to be reckoned with, many in the town joked. They’d grown up together, from the very first days of school to when they finished their education and became young women.

      However, the one area in which they were different seemed to be what they viewed to be necessities.

      I hate to break it to you, Sam, but you can’t take four trunks, Jennifer said.

      I can probably get it down to three, Samantha said, biting her lip and furrowing her brow.

      You need to get it down to one, Jennifer said, her tone telling her friend that there was no room for arguments. You know this. I told you one trunk only. We’re going a long way. We can’t kill our oxen hauling your dresses.

      There are hats, too, Samantha said, sniffing.

      After about thirty tense minutes, they were able to pare Samantha’s belongings down into the biggest trunk she’d packed. The rest were loaded back on her parents’ wagon.

      Jennifer saw Samantha’s wistful look at all of the things she was being forced to leave back east.

      You know, you can always back out, Jennifer said. There’s still time to do that. But once we’re on the road, I don’t think you can turn back.

      I couldn’t back out, Samantha protested. Stay here in our boring town and let you have the adventure out west? I don’t think so.

      Jennifer grinned and hooked arms with Samantha. Then it’s settled, she said. We’re going west.

      Gather round, Christians.

      That was the minister. Jennifer and Samantha walked over to where Richard stood, in the center of the wagons. Theirs was one of ten in the train.

      Richard Royce commanded attention. He had a powerful voice that belied his relative scrawniness. The love of God seemed to flow through his veins and made people listen up.

      Richard held up a bible for everyone to see.

      I’m grateful for everyone who has agreed to go on this mission west, he said, not having to raise his voice for everyone to hear. It carried far, putting its message of God’s love in each person’s heart.

      We have heard things about life out west, the minister continued. We have heard that it is a land with great opportunity, providing chances for people to start over again.

      His eyes fell on Jennifer, and she knew he meant her. The minister had been a little hesitant to let her go, a single woman as she was, but she’d convinced him, saying that she just wanted a chance to make a

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