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Beyond the Trail

Oregon, Series 2: Six Short Stories

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Beyond the Trail

By: Jae
Narrated by: Hayden Bishop
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Six short stories that give us glimpses into the lives of Luke, Nora, and the other characters from Backwards to Oregon.

  • The Blue Hour: When her mother dies, twelve-year-old Lucinda Hamilton decides to start a new life—as a boy.
  • Grasping at Straws: No one knows that Tess Swenson, madam of a brothel, also owns a livery stable and a number of other businesses. On one of her secret inspections, she makes a surprising discovery.
  • A Rooster's Job: The Hamiltons hoped to build a home in the idyllic Willamette Valley with mild winters, but now they're snowed in and their rooster isn't doing such a great job either.
  • The Art of Pretending: Tess finds out that someone is stealing her money. She suspects Frankie, a woman who reminds her of Luke. But nothing is as it seems.
  • The Christmas Oak: Luke sets out to bring home a Christmas tree-but she finds something else.
  • Swept Away: The greatest flood in the history of Oregon sweeps away houses, barns, and animals in the Willamette Valley. At the same time, fourteen-year-old Amy is swept away by her feelings for her best friend.

Contains mature themes.

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loved having all the gaps filled to complete the series . Thanks for putting my mind at ease. Off to my next Adventure 😄.

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Ties the series together, good stories, good narration. Liked how it tied characters lives together

Ties the series together

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So much turn to read more adventures about Luke and the gang! Love these books

Can’t wait for more

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A catch up with the characters is great fun. Great narration and a fantastic author.

Love the short stories

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Back in those days, I would have done the same and become a Luke to survive instead of working in a brothel, as most girls and women lacked choices. Luke was lucky to find Nora and her daughters and live like a man with a wife in all ways, and raised the children together. Amy and Nettie only knew Luke as Papa.

Tess was a madam, but hid that she owned half the town, by having all titles in a man's name. A partner she trusted stole from her, but a female Pinkerton who dressed as both main and female helped Tess out in a few ways.

Women in hiding

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