Clover Creek Community

Fiona Jefferson knew all she needed in life was to be married, and she'd be happy. She imagined dancing with her husband under the moonlight. She wanted twelve children, six boys and six girls. But first she needed a husband. Unfortunately, she knew every man in town from their two-thousand-mile journey along the Oregon Trail, and none of them appealed to her. When she talked to her friends, Emma and Henri, about her situation, they both responded with the same man, one she'd already considered and decided wasn't for her. Sam Appleby knew he was in love the first time he saw Fiona in Independence, Missouri. Unfortunately, he was too quiet to do anything about it. His younger brother did all the talking for both of them, and half the other men on the trail. When Fiona and Sam were set up by Emma and Henri, they immediately felt a connection. Within a week they were married. Everything was great for Fiona except she didn't believe he loved her. She hoped one day he would say those three words, but within a few months, she'd almost given up hope. Would Sam ever say he loved Fiona? Or was she destined for a life of heartbreak?

She traveled the Oregon Trail pretending to be a widow. He lost his wife to the difficult circumstances they found themselves in after the Trail. With the help of Andrew's daughter, Doris and Andrew marry under false pretenses, leaving Doris thankful to be off the Oregon Trail.Andrew is thankful to have someone to cook and clean for him and eventually be his real wife, not a wife in name only. When Doris tells the truth about her lie, Andrew is naturally upset. Will he ever be able to trust her again? Or will they continue to live together in a loveless marriage?