Nearly a year ago, I dreamt about a family traveling west on the Oregon Trail. The dream seemed so real that I began writing a novel, Enchanted Journal, based on it.
The Oregon Trail, its end at Oregon City, and the characters in Enchanted Journal fascinated me. I almost immediately began writing a sequel, Pony Express, about settling into Oregon City that features Will Anderson, who was introduced towards the end of Enchanted Journal. Pony Express is nearly ready for publication.
My latest novel, Enchanted Journal: Adventure on the Oregon Trail, is now available on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B3N8MPLL .
The leather diary beckons Abigail Roberts from the ruts of the Oregon Trail. “Read me,” it teases, “I can help you,” but few pages contain writing. Mysteriously, a new page appears the next day to warn her of a dangerous river crossing and recommend a better one. The diary, written by teenaged Milli Madison in 1843, changes Abigail’s life as fresh pages of Milli’s adventure magically appear.
In 1859, fifteen-year-old Abigail Roberts begins her journey on the Oregon Trail. A farm girl and tomboy, she does not want the trail, but her father is eager for adventure and free land in Oregon.
Milli and William Anderson become sweethearts on the 1843 trail, but Abigail is determined to avoid romance and focuses on Oregon in 1859.
Captain Bridgewater, an experienced wagon master on his final trail, guides the caravan, and teaches the ways of the trail.
Follow Abigail’s adventures on the Oregon Trail in 1859 as she follows Milli’s adventures from 1843.