Erna M Holyer

A tender lover. A ruthless wilderness. Will Vienna ever see John again?It's 1852. A weathered covered wagon crawls across the searing wilderness. Vienna Brooks, her mother, and five younger brothers desperately try to reach California before winter.Starvation, fever, devastating storms, and the fear of hostile Indians sabotage or strengthen tester faith in God. But a dream drive sarong. The dream of being reunited with John, the handsome scout of another caravan whom she fell in love with on the way.Will they survive the treacherous journey West? Will their love and door?… (meer)

Vienna promised she would wait for John. He promised he would find her. But that was years ago.Vienna turns to her wealthy suitor, her jaw set with determination. "I'm sorry, Jeffrey, but I'll wait for John."Vienna has staked everything on John's promise to find her. But now questions haunt her. Why has Jeffrey been able to find her, while John has not? Why has no one ever heard John's name? Is he still alive? No. Is girlfriends snatch up are rich suitors and her family faces the perils of bankruptcy, how much longer can Vienna afford to listen to her heart?… (meer)

Has Elisha's sacrifice to make Vienna's dream come true cost him his own?For as long as he could remember, Elisha has worked his fingers to the bone to help his family survive and to send his sister Vienna to school. He had no time to learn a trade. No time for an education.While doors of opportunity slamming his face, the dream of becoming a teacher burns deep in his heart.The children of the gold country need God fearing teachers. But how can Elisha, desperately poor and on the brink of manhood, become an educator when he is never even learned to read?… (meer)