Feeling alone in an overwhelming world Beth s only option leads her through the perilous Oregon Trail She would have been surprised to know the twists of fate that awaited her As her journey unfolds the unexpected happens she finds herself falling in love with Reverend James the very man her best friend is trying to win The narrative weaves a tapestry of loss love and a destiny she never could have dreamed of Beth Prairie Roses CollectionBook 42What a myriad of emotions experienced reading this heart warming story The author s heart is expressed through each character in each scenario as she consistently points the reader to God the only answer in challenging times the only One to carry life s burdens giving grace and strength despite any and all hardships Each reader will be uplifted beginning to end Kindle Edition Beth Miller is seventeen has lost her parents to Cholera and is lost as to what to do Reverand James WIlliams was with her parents the night they died Beth s mother narrated a letter to James to give to Beth Beth finds out she has an aunt her father s sister in Oregon City Oregon She s given the choice whether to travel to Oregon with the Reverand as her chaperone or stay on the family farm In the end she chooses to travel to Oregon She convinces her best friend Mary to come with her Mary wants to go as she s in love with Reverand James Mary s parents let her go with Beth and they plan to join her as soon as they can sell their home and property Reverand James has accepted a job as the Reverand for a church in Oregon City so he has plans to go to Oregon whether Beth comes or not He ends up chaperoning both Beth and Mary James has a dog Shiloh and Beth has a baby raccoon that she s been feeding that join their little group It s a rough time on the trail and there is much loss This is a sweet clean Christian romance It could be a little preachy but it s not much If you like sweet clean romances I recommend this book. I was given a complimentary copy of this book The words I have expressed are my own Kindle Edition I absolutely loved this book It brought life to how it must ve been traveling the Oregon trail back in the mid 1800s Many ups and downs trials accidents sickness death beauty rugged landscape adventure etc As always you ll find a Christian message in this author s books which I so appreciate Here is a great quote from the book Well Beth going to church doesn t make you a Christian any than sleeping in a teepee makes you an Indian Kindle Edition This was a sweet very short clean Christian pioneer historical romance The writing was spare but many things that pioneers who came across the plains had to deal with were mentioned in the story There was a happy ending which I liked Kindle Edition