Nora Cole has been in love with Jimmy Rayburn since she could walk, but when he becomes betrothed to her best friend, she has to rethink all the big idyllic plans she had for her future.
Luckily, her parents decide to try their fate in the Oregon Territory. Nora and her sister Amy go with them, and she easily starts rebuilding her dreams of a life-long love, family and children.
Throwing herself whole-heartedly into the romance of her journey west, Nora soon learns that the reality of survival must take all precedence. Any dreams she had of meeting the love of her life are dashed.
Will Nora regret leaving everything she knew, or will she find bigger dreams in her new life?
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.
Dreams of Adventure Meet Reality This is the sixth book of this series. The story is of a 50 family wagon trail going to Oregon. Each book tells the story from a different point of view. This story is about a young woman who dreams of love and adventure, traveling west with her parents and younger sister. Reality is nothing like fantasy when you are 18. This is a wonderful and clean series that describes the hardships in a realistic manner. Those of us who live along the Oregon Trail have a great understanding of what those settlers went through and this series describes it well. I highly recommend this book, this series, and this author.
This is such a Sweet Story . I enjoyed the long trip to Oregon Trail. I felt like I was traveling with them. I love the relationship of Nora and her sister Amy. Very well written and never a dull moment.
She is going to get her man and he loves her for all the right reasons to including selflessness, caring, compassion. He is going to be a blacksmith and she is going to help her neighbors just like she has been doing all along the Oregon Trail.
Another great book of this series. This one is probably my favorite so far. Nora is such a sweet girl, I look forward to reading more about her in the next series Oregon at Last