Central Kansas Library System

Sixteen Civil War widows living in St. Louis respond to a series of meetings conducted by a land speculator who lures them west by promising "prime homesteads" in a "booming community." Unbeknownst to them, the speculator's true motive is to find an excuse to bring women to the fledging community of Plum Grove, Nebraska, in hopes they will accept marriage proposals shortly after their arrival! Sparks fly when these unsuspecting widows meet the men...

In 1878 Nebraska, widowed soldier Nathan Boone rescues young Laina Gray, raped, half-crazed, and left for dead, and struggles with painful memories and his lapsed faith in God as his feelings for her grow.

"Enter a historic Nebraskan prison where three women find betrayal, love, and ultimate truth. Jane Prescott is serving a ten-year sentence for murder. Can a broken spirit be healed behind bars? Matron Mamie Dawson feels called to help the wounded women in her charge. Will a guard's attentions keep her from her mission? Warden's wife Ellen McKenna has changed her preconceptions about these female prisoners. Will it be enough to save her from a life-or-death...

Charlotte Valentine Bishop struggles to trust God to heal the wounds of her past when she returns to Fort Robinson, Nebraska, with her child, in search of a safe haven, and is confronted with a number of surprises, including the appearance of two former suitors.

Jesse King doesn't want to go west, but her husband has never been all that concerned with what his wife wants. When tragedy strikes, Jesse is rescued by the Lakota Sioux, among whom she finds unexpected peace, a sense of belonging, and the love of a lifetime. A compelling tale of one woman's extraordinary faith as God leads her from prairie schooner to tepee, from tepee to frontier fort and on to a growing state capitol.

"Liz Davis' life is going exactly as planned. But just as things seem to be perfect, her whole world comes crashing down. Can she find her hilltop in this valley? The sequel to 'A Garden in Paris.'"--Provided by publisher

"The sequel to Valley of the Shadow, this second book in the Dakota Moons series follows Genevieve La Croix as she ministers to the Sioux on the notorious Crow Creek Reservation."--Amazon.com.

Abandoned at a New York orphanage and left in charge of her crippled younger brother, Sarah Biddle finally finds a family when an orphan train takes them to Lincoln, Nebraska. To help deal with her feelings of disappointment, loss, and fear, Sarah uses her quilting skills to "stitch the tears of the past into a treasure for tomorrow."--Back cover.

When Karyn Ritter travels from Germany to Nebraska to build a life on the barren prairie land, her courage and faith are tested by the mud, heat, hail storms, rattlesnakes, and a marriage of convenience

As the mistress of her brother's Missouri plantation, Miss Elizabeth Blair has learned to play her part as the perfect hostess - and to not ask questions about her brother Walker's business affairs. When Walker's political aspirations lead him to organize the Wildwood Guard in support of the Confederacy - and to offer his plantation as the center of operations - Libbie must gracefully manage a house with officers in residence and soldiers camped on...