Westward My Love — Elaine L. Schulte

Abby, he whispered, you need to know the Lord... Abby Windsor Talbot - A few weeks before graduation from Miss Sheffield's School for Young Ladies, Abby's aunt and uncle come to tell her that her parents have been killed and she must go with them to Missouri. Bitter and lonely, she goes unwillingly on her journey westward.

Daniel Wainwright - Daniel, the handsome young friend of Abby's uncle, tries to help Abby recognize the need to forgive and give her the courage to go on. His parents scalped and killed by Indians when he was five, Daniel was taken in by Abby's relatives and raised as their own son.

Together they find a love that is strong enough to withstand anything.