Love on the Oregon Trail Series by Mildred Colvin

Charlotte is ready to marry Oliver, but when she finds him, he’s kissing his wife. Now what can she do?In 1851, Charlotte, alone for the first time in her life, needed a distraction. Her parents were in Heaven now, and her best friend, Oliver, was at seminary, studying to be a preacher. When a letter from him arrived shortly after her mother's funeral, she was thrilled, but his news turned her world upside down... moreCharlotte is ready to marry Oliver, but when she finds him, he’s kissing his wife. Now what can she do?In 1851, Charlotte, alone for the first time in her life, needed a distraction. Her parents were in Heaven now, and her best friend, Oliver, was at seminary, studying to be a preacher. When a letter from him arrived shortly after her mother's funeral, she was thrilled, but his news turned her world upside down. He wasn't coming home, He was going to Oregon to plant a church, and he needed a wife. That's when the idea came. Why not meet him in St. Joseph and offer her services? They were first and always best friends, but maybe they could be husband and wife, too. At least then, she wouldn’t be so all alone.Charlotte hurried to pack for the journey to St. Joseph where Oliver would join a wagon train to begin the long journey across the Oregon Trail. The idea was exciting, and she looked forward to surprising her old friend. Mostly, she couldn't bear the thought of never seeing him again, and she didn’t want to stay home alone.But one surprise may lead to another. When she arrived at camp and found Oliver, he was kissing another woman! Seems he'd married before starting out. To say Charlotte is embarrassed as she explains she couldn't bear for Oliver to leave without a goodbye, is an understatement, so she's glad for the interruption of another man.Peter is Oliver's friend and fellow minister also on his way to Oregon to help start a church. He's been told he needs to marry, but he's in no hurry as he'd like to find love in his union. Is God leading Peter and Charlotte by bringing them together in this way? Neither are sure, but they have Oliver and his wife to help them consider the very thing which could be a wonderful blessing, or the worst mistake of their lives.Follow this couple who want to do God's will as they face encouragement and obstacles in a relationship they hadn't planned. Will they join forces to accomplish the tasks set before them, or turn aside when all is not as they think it should be? Most important, will love catch up with Peter and Charlotte as they travel the Oregon Trail? less

Dahlia and Matthew married in secret, but circumstances tore them apart before they had a chance to live together. When they get a second chance at love, will they grab hold or let hurt feelings stand between them?Dahlia is so ashamed of her accusations against her husband after her brother's accidental death, followed by their mother's sudden death, that she runs away from home and her new husband. She blamed him for the losses she'd suffered when none of it was his fault... moreDahlia and Matthew married in secret, but circumstances tore them apart before they had a chance to live together. When they get a second chance at love, will they grab hold or let hurt feelings stand between them?Dahlia is so ashamed of her accusations against her husband after her brother's accidental death, followed by their mother's sudden death, that she runs away from home and her new husband. She blamed him for the losses she'd suffered when none of it was his fault. But that isn't the worst of it. A far greater transgression now stands between them. One she's sure he will never be able to forgive. She doesn't want him to know what she did, or that she's expecting a child. Although all is not as it seems, she believes the best thing to do is to go far enough away so he'll never find her.Matthew loved Dahlia from their early teens, but her brother warned him to stay away from her. When she was 19 and he was 22, they married in secret and planned to go to Oregon. But Dahlia believes Matt caused her brother's accidental death, and has pulled away from him. When he tries to make amends, her father tells him she's gone with neighbors to Oregon. His only choice is to follow her.Will Dahlia and Matt find enough faith in each other and in God to forgive and be forgiven so they can renew their vows and finally live as the married couple they long to be?This is a sweet, clean, wholesome Oregon Trail second chance romance of love renewed set in 1851. Each story included in the series Love on the Oregon Trail is set on a section of the Trail and is part of the same wagon train. less