jjares reviewed on 4/8/2018 + 3548 more book reviews

Although the story is rather predictable, the author does an outstanding job of showing just how much danger and death traveled with the people who went West in the early days. The emotional and physical cost of traveling across the United States was staggering.

Marybeth MacKender is a widow with a 5 month old child at the time the story opens. She was trapped in a loveless marriage until the sudden death of her husband. When her husband's parents decided to go from New York City to Oregon Territory, Marybeth had no choice but to travel with them and her brother-in-law. John MacKender plans to marry his sister-in-law as soon as her mourning period is over. Marybeth will be caught up in another loveless marriage.

During the early days of the wagon train, Marybeth and Josh Rivers fall in love over the objections of the MacKender family. The rest of the story is their love story set against the backdrop of a perilous overland journey.

Brides Series
1) Tennessee Bride - Emma Simms and Joe Rivers
2) Texas Bride - Rachel Rivers and Brand Selby
3) Oregon Bride - Marybeth MacKender and Joshua Rivers

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