When Signe, her husband, Rune, and their three boys arrive in Minnesota from Norway to help a relative clear his land of lumber, they dream of owning their own farm and building a life in the New World. But Uncle Einar and Aunt Gird are hard, demanding people, and Signe and her family soon find themselves worked nearly to the bone in order to repay the cost of their voyage. At this rate they will never have land or a life of their own. Signe tries...

After several years of widowhood and hardship, Ingeborg focuses on the good she's been given while she watches her widowed stepson fall in love once again. But not everything is comfortable for Ingeborg; one of her dearest friendships is changing—and she will have to decide if her settled life is worth more to her than a future she hardly dares to imagine.

Miriam Hastings intended to complete her training to become a nurse in Blessing, North Dakota, and then return home. But her growing attachment to Trygve Knutson soon has her questioning all her future plans.

After fleeing Kentucky, Jesselynn finds her destination has been burned. Where will she go now? Riveting Civil War fiction! A Secret Refuge book 2.

New look for bestselling account of life in the newly settled Dakota Territory in the 1890's as a new generation struggles to achieve their dreams.

New to America, Nilda Carlson is encouraged by her wealthy mentor to better herself and her community. While her ideas to help other immigrants meet resistance, she finds delight in her piano lessons with a handsome schoolteacher. But with a detective digging into her past and a rich dandy vying for her hand, Nilda must decide what future she will choose.

Promises of untold wealth and land drew the Bjorklund family across the Atlantic, but the prairie refused to yield its treasure without a struggle. Red River of the North book 1.

Now working at his dream job, Thorliff must return home when Blessing is hit by a terrible flood. Return to Red River book 3.

At her dying father's request, Jesselyne Atwood takes her family's Thoroughbreds and heads for safety to escape the Civil War. A Secret Refuge book 1.

Having tamed the prairie, the Bjorklunds face the challenges of developing a sense of community. Red River of the North book 3.