Wagon Trail Bride - Pioneer Series - Volume 1 Author:Ruth Ann Nordin Richard Larson has secretly loved Amanda for years, but it wasn't until she had nowhere else to turn that he had the courage to propose a marriage of convenience. Now as they make their way to Omaha, Nebraska for a new life, he wonders if she might ever come to return his feelings. When Amanda married Richard Larson, it wasn?t for love. It was... more » because he was rescuing her from a painful situation. When they married, they agreed to a marriage of convenience. She didn?t realize he secretly loved her until after the vows were exchanged. Now she doesn?t know how to act around him. And worse, a young man from her past is the one leading the wagon train to Omaha, and he has plans for them to run off to start a new life elsewhere.« less