Olivia Greenwood has been an orphan her whole life, raised by an aunt and uncle who had no room, no energy and no love for her. When she meets a traveling preacher, Luke Montgomery, his tales of travel and freedom seem like they could save her life.

It is only after she finds herself irrevocably married to this kind, though reckless, man that Olivia learns he plans to emigrate to Oregon to start his church.

Though Olivia realized she should have expected such an upheaval, she struggles to reconcile herself to this new life. Being married to a man of the cloth is not what she expected. The dreams and hopes that Olivia had so cherished for herself seem even further from coming true.

All the books in the Courage on the Oregon Trail series take place within the same wagon company’s trip west and run concurrently. They can be read in any order.