A Whisper of Sage — Esther Loewen Vogt

Meg Wingate's father, a widower has followed his dream to the West. Now it's time for Meg and her two brothers to join him in Willow Springs, Idaho, where he runs a stagecoach stop. Dismayed at leaving behind her life of culture and refinement, Meg's outlook changes for the worse when she finds herself assisting the cook with household chores.

But a stagecoach stop is never a dull place to be, as Meg soon discovers. Wounded by renegades on his way to Willow Springs, preacher Tom Drummond must stay to recuperate at the stop. Although Meg doesn't understand much of what he says about his faith, she is drawn to him in a curious way.

The renegades, however, have other targets in mind besides the preacher. And their upcoming planned attack on the stagecoach stop itself depends on utmost secrecy. Problem is, someone knows. Someone who has much to learn about the wilderness, and trusting God to do the impossible.