Harvest House Publishers
Featuring: Elizabeth Martin; Will Bramford; Eli Kincade
303 pages ISBN: 0736948732 EAN: 9780736948739 Kindle: B00AMQB3F8 Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List
A DREAM FOR TOMORROW continues the trip on the Oregon Trail
of Elizabeth Martin and her children JT and Ruth Anne, her
parents Asa and Clara Dawson, her brother Matthew, his new
bride Jess and Brady the freed slave who is traveling with
them. They are nearly halfway to their destination but the
hardest part of the trip is still ahead of them.
Throughout the trip with its exhaustion and heat,
especially during a stretch called the Devil's Backbone, a
sun-baked arid area, the Martin-Dawson family's faith
remains strong. It is when Elizabeth finally gets a letter
from her sister-in-law Malinda that she begins to question
if she had been foolhardy to come on this trip. It is
unsettling news in a letter that had been mailed to their
Kentucky home urging them not to come.
In the midst of it all she must face the feelings she has
for the scout Eli Kincaid but she doesn't see how it is
possible for her to expect him to settle down. On top of
that she doesn't even realize that lawyer Will Bramford is
courting her, until others bring it to her attention. With
a heavy heart she turns Will down. She doesn't believe she
should marry someone she doesn't love.
When they finally reach their destination and start
building cabins, a restlessness settles over Elizabeth. Why
isn't she as happy as she should be? Eli. Eli has helped
lead the wagons that continue to Oregon overland, while
she and others chose the water route, but when the overland
families join them Eli has not. One morning while
looking over the place she planned her cabin, she turns
and there he stands. He has taken some time but he realizes
that Elizabeth is the one for him.
I absolutely recommend A DREAM FOR TOMORROW to anyone
looking for a warm, realistic family-based adventure. This
is the second in the series of Homeward on the Oregon
Trail
books and continues the family saga of traveling the Trail
in the 1850s. It has religious undertones but it isn't in
your face preaching, just people living and trying to be
the best they can in some of the worst circumstances ever
faced. The doubts and fears they face and the strength they
need to continue can be felt with every word you read. The
author [Melody Carlson] has written another fantastic story
and I look forward to book 3.
Bestselling author Melody Carlson (more than 5 million books
sold) continues her Homeward on the Oregon Trail series with
this second romantic adventure.
Elizabeth Martin and her two children have made it through
the easy part of their journey, but now their wagon train
faces high mountain passes, dangerous river crossings, and
decreasing supplies. Desperate circumstances bring out the
best and worst of the travelers, including Will Bramford,
the wealthy widower who is pursuing Elizabeth, and Eli
Kincade, the independent and solitary guide who has stolen
Elizabeth's heart.
As the group reaches the Oregon Country, the emigrants part
ways to find their new homes. Elizabeth and Will and their
families have made arrangements to board a ship that will
take them south along the coast. Will Eli change his plans
and accompany Elizabeth to her new and permanent home? Or
will his mysterious past continue to keep them from love?
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