Although she had been adopted by a loving couple following her mother's death, Laurel searches for her biological roots before finally finding her "real" home.

Abandoned by her widowed father, Kit rides the Orphan Train west where a farm family takes her in to help with chores, never expecting that one day she would overcome all the obstacles before her and become a successful writer.

When her parents and aunt die, May Chandler discovers that she was adopted and that she has a sister somewhere, and May is determined to find her.

Toddy, a young woman who came west at the age of eight on an orphan train, has grown up in the home of wealthy widow Octavia Hale who adopted Toddy to be a companion for her invalid granddaughter Helene, but even though she soon became a cherished member of the family, Toddy worries that she will never have a real home of her own.