"They were forced into this marriage of convenience, but there's more at stake than their hearts on this wagon train through the mountain wilderness. When Rose Jackson and her Irish immigrant family join a wagon train headed for a new life in South Carolina, the last thing she expects is to fall for the half-Cherokee wagon scout along the way. But their journey takes a life-changing turn when Rose is kidnapped by Indians. Daniel comes to her rescue,...

"Sarah Deane is an English teacher by profession, but with these first two adventures she discovers sleuthing--of the strictly amateur variety--may be where her truest passions lie. The first book takes Sarah, still a grad student at this point, out of her natural New England habitat and into the wilds of Texas, where her maybe-boyfriend is keen on a spot of birdwatching. But birds are not all that she spies through her binoculars, and so the adventure...

The journey continues with new stories of love, hope, courage, and faith on the Canadian frontier. Following the life of the beloved school teacher Elizabeth Thatcher as well as the many citizens of Hope Valley, in a town that has become a symbol of the love and support the residents have for one another.