The Overlander's Bride
The Overlander's Bride
Author: Diane Story
Desc: Available At Whiskey Creek Press http://www.whiskeycreekpress.com/stor... *************************************************** Romance on the Overland Trail (Oregon Trail) would seem to most observers as non-existent. In fact it was a part of everyday life for the emigrants our ancestors. Along with the perils of travel in a small farm wagon for four to six month Polly Sawyer is a spoiled rich girl from the lush farmlands of Missouri in 1862. Daughter to an influential and charismatic man who owns the area's largest steamship business Polly is forced to run away from home after she is betrothed to a man that she does not love. Disguised as a gentleman so she can travel without being married Polly secures travel with a wagon train bound for the Oregon territory. Joshua Adams is trail captain and second cousin to Polly's fiancé a pious man built with a strong will of determination and sweat. Imagine Joshua's amusement when he learned that one of the men on his train is a woman. Nearly two weeks into the trail Joshua is convinced the only way to ensure Polly's safety and her return to his cousin is to marry her. In an ironic twist of fate Polly finds herself married to a man she does not love. The very thing she ran away from home to avoid she now faces. Follow Polly and Joshua through their adventures across the frontier as their marriage of convenience blossoms into romance on the Overland Trail.