Where the Trail Ends
by Melanie Dobson
A young woman traveling the Oregon Trail in 1842 must rely on a stranger to bring her to safety. But whom can she trust with her heart?
Alex escorts Samantha and her young brother, Micah, to Fort Vancouver. There Samantha is overwhelmed with men vying for her affections, but the only one who intrigues her--Alex--is the one she cannot have. When his betrothed arrives unexpectedly from England to escort him home, Samantha becomes determined to create a home for herself and Micah in the fertile valley far away from the fort. But how will an unmarried woman support herself and her brother in the wilderness alone?
Then Micah disappears into the wilderness one rainy night, and Samantha must rely on the man she loves-the man she’s trying desperately to forget-to rescue her brother before it’s too late.
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About the Author:
Melanie Dobson has written ten contemporary and historical novels including five releases in Summerside’s Love Finds You series. In 2011, two of her releases won Carol Awards: Love Finds You in Homestead, Iowa (for historical romance), and The Silent Order (for romantic suspense).
Prior to her writing career, Melanie was the corporate publicity manager at Focus on the Family and a publicist for The Family Channel. She later launched her own public relations company and worked in the fields of publicity and journalism for more than fifteen years.
Melanie and her family enjoy their home in the Pacific Northwest. The entire Dobson family loves to travel and hike in both the mountains and along the cliffs above the Pacific.
When Melanie isn’t writing or playing with her family, she enjoys exploring ghost towns and dusty back roads, line dancing, and reading inspirational fiction.
My Take:
Where the Trail Ends
is one of the better Oregon Trail stories that I have read. I connected with
the characters and their hardships even though I have never experienced the
kinds of things that they encountered. This novel was realistic, even gritty at
times, but it was never without hope. I did wish that the story had focused
more on the Bible and what it had to say about faith in Christ rather than what
the characters in The Pilgrim’s Progress
experienced, but I do understand the parallel there.
The one thing that kept me enjoy this book to the fullest
was that the summary on the back was way too revealing. The events that were
described in the description told practically the entire story. There were a
few twists and turns along the way when it was told how things happened or
ended up the way they did. But I just felt as if I already knew all of plot
points before I even started reading. The last event that is mentioned in the
summary is that Samantha’s brother, Micah disappears into the wilderness and
that Samantha must rely on Alex to rescue him. This happens on page 277 out of
326. To me, that is entirely too much information to give in the summary.
Even though I anticipated everything that happened in the
book before it happened, I still enjoyed the story. The romance between
Samantha and Alex developed quickly, but it was true to the times and the
circumstances. The novel was well-written and seemed to give an accurate
portrayal of what those Oregon Trail pioneers – especially the women and
children – experienced.
I will give Where the
Trail Ends … 3 ½ BookWorms.
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