c. 2011 Carolyn VanGorkom

Running Home, book 1: Transcontinental Runaway

It’s 1871. The Transcontinental Railway is finished. The Union is pulling itself back together. And Kathleen Parish’s life is falling apart.
Where can a proper Boston heiress hide from a guardian bent on stealing her inheritance – and her freedom?
Immersed in the sights, sounds and smells of the Transcontinental Railroad, 20-year-old Kathleen crosses the continental divide to find herself deep in California’s Gold Country, working on a cattle ranch. In the process, she confronts a cultural and spiritual divide as well.
Her concept of a good person – a good lady – comes in conflict with what she has to do to survive. Her concept of a Good God comes in conflict with what she’s had to experience. Will she keep running away from the Divine Romance? Or will she run straight into His arms?

This book has a sequel.  See here for a description of Running Home 2: Home and a Future.

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