After witnessing a crime, Sophie Neumann disappears with her
two young charges on an orphan train heading west. At the
first stop, she faces the most difficult choice of her life.
Reinhold Weiss has finally purchased his own small farm when
an old friend shows up, pleading for help. But how can he
help her when mounting debts and past scars still haunt him?
Despite years on the run, Sophie Neumann is determined to
care for two young children. She won't abandon them the way
she thinks her older sisters abandoned her. But times are
growing desperate, and when she falls in with the wrong
crowd and witnesses a crime, she realizes fleeing 1850s New
York is her only option.
Disappearing with her two young charges into a group of
orphans heading west by train, Sophie hopes to find safety
and a happy life. When the train stops in Illinois for the
first placement of orphans, Sophie faces the most difficult
choice of her life.
Reinhold Weiss has finally purchased his own small farm.
With mounting debts, a harvest to bring in, and past scars
that haunt him, he's in no position to give his heart away .
. . but can he say no when his long-lost friend shows up on
a nearby train pleading for his help?