Miriam’s world is at a crossroads. Her parents never intended to force her into marriage, yet their strong encouragement to wed Adam Stutzman, the son of their close friends, led her to reluctantly agree. Despite only having faint memories of Adam from childhood, she consented to the union. However, upon reacquainting with him, Miriam is engulfed in despair rather than the joy she hoped for…
Tillie Waller finds her life’s purpose in molding young minds as a teacher in Ellis Creek in the late-1890s. While she claims contentment, there is a part of her that longs to marry and be a mother, like her sister, Meredith, and best friend, Lula. But no matter. With her students and books, how could she ever be lonesome?
Clarissa Benson’s world is turned upside down after her husband’s untimely death, leaving her to fend off her cunning brother-in-law’s advances. Pregnant and determined to safeguard her independence, she returns to her roots in Texas, seeking solace in the wild, open spaces that once gave her freedom…
