After Maggie and Ian's secret marriage they flee their beloved Stonewycke fearing for their lives. They must make a momentous decision: whether or not to leave their past behind in the new country across the ocean.

He had been sure God would heal her. He had prayed so hard. What kind of God would do this?

Even while Randall was speaking, it was Pietro I saw, the tenderness in his dark eyes looking at me, the caress in his soft voice. In Randall's voice there was not a shred of emotion; nor was there any in his expression. How should I respond? What should I say? I knew this was the hardest decision I would ever have to make. Either choice would demand a different price. Was I prepared to pay it? Was love enough in the one to bridge all the other differences...

Damaris runs away from an abusive father. With only the strength from her mother's love and two heirlooms, and her name, she must come to terms with her past, learn to live in her present circumstances, and trust her future to another Father.

Lareana Amundson, with her faith in God remaining unshakable, can almost find something to smile about, even with the tragic death of her husband John and a new baby son to bring up alone. When she meets a wealthy entrepreneur named Trey, she has no way of knowing how their lives will be linked.

When Kitty Cameron, in love with the dashing Kip Montrose, is forced to accept the dangerous career he has chosen for himself, she faces a difficult challenge. In order to follow her heart, she makes a decision that will irrevocably change her own life forever.

Although identical in appearance, the Cameron twins were dramatically different in temperament, but these differences had never kept them from being each other's best friend, confidant, and close companion. That is, until one fateful summer when Kitty starts to suspect that her twin is keeping something from her. Kitty longs to find out what it is, but something hidden in her own heart prevents her from doing so, because--Kitty has her own secret...

Holly Lambeth comes to Riverbend, Oregon, after being jilted. At first she feels unwelcome, but a new challenge changes her vision of the future.

Following the death of their parents, twenty-four-year-old Sunniva Lyndall and her younger brother, Tracy, leave the comforts and safety of their Ohio Valley home to travel west to California. --- {Excerpt from back cover.}

Penny Sayres embarks on a dangerous journey out West with her brother, his wife, and their young daughter, but when tragedy strikes along the way, Penny is left with her young niece to raise as she questions what the future holds and if God is still able to hear her prayers.