How can she manage the first holiday with her new family?
The Oregon Territory, December 1850: Annie Hudson has finally reached the other side of the continent to answer the mail order bride advertisement from Isaac Wheeler. The journey this far demanded more of her than she had been prepared for.
As she settles in to her new home, Annie now faces her first Christmas without her oldest sister at the same time she has her first Christmas as a wife.
Will she be able to meet the expectations of her new husband, her new community, while still being true to herself as her sister would have wanted?
For all the stories of how these brave pioneers got to Oregon, look for the book series Courage on the Oregon Trail by A.T. Butler.