1. A Home at Trail's End, Homeward on the Oregon Trail Series #3
    Melody Carlson
    Harvest House Publishers / 2013 / Trade Paperback
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    4.5 out of 5 stars for A Home at Trail's End, Homeward on the Oregon Trail Series #3. View reviews of this product. 6 Reviews
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  1. katch
    pennsylvania
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    great book
    August 12, 2013
    katch
    pennsylvania
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    book is wonderful,I bought all three and couldn`t put them down..I finished them and was wishing for more,wonderful story about the oregon trail
  2. Sharon Maness
    Pendleton, OR
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Great book
    August 2, 2013
    Sharon Maness
    Pendleton, OR
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    I read all 3 of the books in this series and only wish there were more, what a great read. I couldn't put them down until I read the last book. Melody Carlson is a very good author.

    would recommend it to others to read, in fact I am sharing my books with a group of Christian ladies who like to read.
  3. VicsMediaRoom
    Irvine, CA
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: male
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    A Western, Racism, Pioneer Life and Romance
    July 31, 2013
    VicsMediaRoom
    Irvine, CA
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: male
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    Melody Carlson in her new book, "A Home At Trail's End" Book Three in the Homeward on the Oregon Trail series published by Harvest House Publishers concludes the journey of Elizabeth Martin.

    From the back cover: The end of a journey-the beginning of a new life

    After overcoming the challenges of the Oregon Trail, Eli Kincaid, the handsome scout for the wagon train, has realized that his love for Elizabeth Martin is stronger that his affinity for life on the trail. While Elizabeth and her children stay with Malinda, also a widow with children, Eli builds a cabin and Elizabeth plans their wedding.

    But how will the area's residents feel when they find out that Elizabeth is also secretly sheltering a lone Indian woman and her young child on her property? Or that her hired hand-a freed slave-is building his own cabin, despite laws against blacks becoming permanent residents? And when Malinda's fiance decides frontier life is not right for him, Elizabeth must help pick up the pieces of her dear friend's heart.

    Can Elizabeth and Eli carve out a new life and share God's love in spite of the turmoil? The heartwarming conclusion to the Homeward on the Oregon Trail series depicts the transforming power of love and faith on the rugged Oregon coast.

    This is it, we have made it to the end of the journey and now begins the process of settling down in a new community. Eli finally comes to his senses and proposes, then sets out to build their new home. Elizabeth has never been on this journey for herself and now that she is settling down she continues her tradition. She shelters an Indian woman and her child on her property and helps her freed slave build his own cabin even though that is against the law. The people don't like the preacher and want Elizabeth's father to hold church for them and Malinda has problems of her own. It wouldn't be a Melody Carlson book without the romance though and Elizabeth has her hands full planning for her wedding. "A home At Trail's End" is great fun to read. Ms. Carlson has a great way of telling the story and moving it along at a nice pace. Her characters are wonderful and she gives them life and unique voices. All this and in a Western. What more can anyone desire? A really enjoyable read.

    Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Harvest House Publishers. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."
  4. deanna13
    Jonesboro, LA
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Great Story
    July 1, 2013
    deanna13
    Jonesboro, LA
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    A Home at Trail's End by Melody Carlson was a most enjoyable historical romance that took place in the mid-nineteenth century in the area that would soon become the state of Oregon. Elizabeth Martin fell in love with Eli Kincade, the wagon train scout, but he did not stop in Oregon but continued south. Even though Elizabeth had a twelve year old son and an eight year old daughter, she was fighting extreme loneliness. Eli returned and proposed marriage and Elizabeth accepted with the approval of her family. The local minister gave such depressing sermons that many of the congregation asked Elizabeth's father to hold services at his home and be the preacher. There were problems in the community caused by the racial prejudices of some of the settlers and Elizabeth and her family worked hard to bring peace to the community. At the end of the book, the settlers received a great surprise.

    The author did an outstanding job in developing all the elements of the story. All the characters were so real that they seemed to come to life on the pages of the book. The action was fast paced and so well written that one could almost feel they were right in the center of what was happening. Descriptions of the scenery in the area greatly added to the enjoyment of the book. Several times there were plot twists that made the story even more interesting and kept one guessing as to what would happen next. It was refreshing to read a book in which most of the people treated the Indians and freed slaves with respect. I was impressed with the way the author included God in the lives of the characters and the way they worked to have a peaceful, loving,and forgiving community.

    I recommend this book to anyone who likes an historical romance with lots of action and enough suspense to keep one guessing.

    I received a complimentary copy of this book from Harvest House Publishers at Net Galley in exchange for an honest review. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
  5. weatherlover1
    U.P Mi
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: Female
    4 Stars Out Of 5
    Good Series Wrap Up
    September 3, 2013
    weatherlover1
    U.P Mi
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: Female
    Quality: 4
    Value: 4
    Meets Expectations: 3
    After all those months on the Oregon Trail Elizabeth has finally reached her new home. The end of book two finds Eli has returned and asks Elizabeth to marry him. Elizabeth starts to plan her wedding as well as help her family and friends settle into their new way of life.

    What I liked: This book was a good wrap up for the series. It was interesting to see how people would adjust and settle into a new home. There was also okay plot about a Indian lady being accepted by the whites. It was nice to see a happy ending for all the characters after the long trip out west.

    What I did not like: The one complaint I had with the first two books remains with this one as well. I would have loved to have Eli be a first person voice in this book not just Elizabeth. It would have made this a much better book over all. As much as I liked this story it just is missing a little more depth and adding another first person character telling their story would have helped a lot.

    Overall I liked this book and it was well written and closed out the series well.
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