Jo: Prairie Roses Collection – Book 23

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding…”Jo has repeated the verse since childhood, but living it out becomes far harder when tragedy tears her world apart.After illness threatens her beloved grandfather’s life, she convinces him to leave behind the heavy, humid air of Mississippi for the dry, healing climate at the end of the Santa Fe Trail. She knows the costs—her home, her security, and the young man who has just confessed his love for her on the muddy riverbank, but Papa needs her, and she refuses to lose the only family she has left.Life in the rugged West brings unexpected friendships, daring adventures, and more than one persistent suitor. Yet the man who stirs her heart the most is also the one who seems determined to argue with her at every turn. Jo has always been confident she knows what’s best… but the wide frontier has a way of humbling even the most determined of souls. Is she following God’s path—or stubbornly paving her own?And when the heart pulls one way and duty another, how can she know which choice isn’t a terrible mistake?Read ALL the Prairie Roses Collection stories:Prairie Roses CollectionPrairie Roses CollectionBook 1: SADIE by Patricia PacJac CarrollBook 2: REMI by Caryl McAdooBook 3: HOPE by Barb GossBook 4: JULIA by Vickie McDonoughBook 5: LILAH by Caryl McAdooBook 6: SUSAN by Patricia PACJAC CarrollBook 7: KATE by Donna SchlachterBook 8: RUTH by Caryl McAdooBook 9: TESS by Annee JonesBook 10: SOPHIE by Patricia PACJAC CarrollBook 11: CADI by Linda Carroll-BraddBook 12: ELLA by Nancy FraserBook 13: CALLI by Donne SchlachterBook 14: LANEY by Vickie McDonoughBook 15: SABRA by Patricia PACJAC CarrollBook 16: PEARL by Zina AbbottBook 17: GLORY by Marisa MastersonBook 18: ROSE by Rena GrootBook 19: ARIA by Shonda FischerBook 20: ELSIE by KC HartBook 21: AMITY by Linda Carroll-BraddBook 22: AMY by Angela LainBook 23: JO by Caryl McAdoo