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Linda Ford is a fan favorite of historical Christian romances that center on faith, family and a forever love.

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It began when I had a dream about someone finding a stash of money…

Linda Ford Posted on February 12, 2025 by LindaFebruary 12, 2025

… The story stuck in my head- but since that was a contemporary theme, I began to brainstorm how I could make it historical. For this series I wanted a smallish town with gold mining history. I found the perfect … Continue reading →

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The trail end…

Well- that’s a wrap! The latest release in the Wagons West series brings the romantic sagas and adventures of the Woods and Miller families wagon train to a finale. With all the obstacles of dramatic rescues, being closed to love after loss, matchmaking gone wrong (doesn’t it usually?), love rejected by society, and marriages of convenience- naturally they needed a bit of my help to open to love. 😉  I’m curious to know which is your favorite? (Feel free to share in the comment section, or find me on Facebook under Linda Ford, author)

Here are a few items you may find in the series:

A tiny Bible

A goat

A mountain drawing

A nurse

Baked beans were a staple on the trail. Beans were easy to carry, dried, and kept well. It’s difficult to find a true recipe because we now have so many things to add that pioneers wouldn’t had. But here is a recipe I gleaned from Recipes on the Oregon Trail.

Baked Beans Recipe:

  1. Prepare 4 cups of beans by rinsing and place in large pot, covering with water and letting stand overnight for at least 12 hours. Drain, then put in pot with 1/2 lb. of salt pork.
  2. Cover with fresh water. Simmer on low fire for 3 hours.
  3. At the start of the 4th hour add these ingredients: 1/4 cup of dark molasses, 2 tsp. salt, 1/2 tsp cayenne, 1/2 tsp. ground pepper. Stir and simmer an additional hour. Add more liquid if needed.

As you can see the basics are the same as today. These were often served with biscuits that were reasonably easy to bake in a Dutch oven over hot coals. The ladies and many of the gents got quite adept at making biscuits while on the trail.

The entire WAGONS WEST SERIES is available in print and ebook format. For quick link click on icon.

   
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They’re ready to set out.

Linda Ford Posted on March 3, 2024 by LindaMarch 3, 2024

I have started a new series–Wagons West.  Come and join the Woods and Miller families as they leave their lives in Manitoba and head west to the territories to join the Woods’ son who is a Mountie. The year is … Continue reading →

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Goodbye 2023. Hello 2024

Linda Ford Posted on December 31, 2023 by LindaDecember 31, 2023

How was your 2023? Full of surprises–some unwelcome? Challenges? Disappointments? I suppose we’ve all had our share of those. Too often we get stuck looking at the negative when there is always something(s) to be grateful for. I know if … Continue reading →

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New Season–my favorite

Linda Ford Posted on October 3, 2023 by LindaOctober 3, 2023

Summer is over. We had a busy summer here but then what summer isn’t busy here? Here are a few highlights of how I spent my summer. We are developing an acreage next door complete with house, outbuildings, etc. It’s … Continue reading →

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Dreams and wishes do come true

Linda Ford Posted on September 7, 2023 by LindaSeptember 7, 2023

Come and meet Brynlee and her little niece as they travel west in the hopes of fulfilling their dreams. It’s a story full of sweetness and more than its share of secrets and surprises. It’s available now.  

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My 100th book.

Linda Ford Posted on April 11, 2023 by LindaApril 11, 2023

I recently released my 100th book. Did I ever think I’d reach this milestone? Absolutely not. (I’m as surprised as you are. lol) I couldn’t have done it without the help of many people. Friends (you know who you are), … Continue reading →

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Once Upon A Time

Linda Ford Posted on March 18, 2023 by LindaMarch 18, 2023

Once upon a time there was a young girl who lived on the prairies—the flat prairies of which any number of jokes had evolved. ‘My dog ran away last week and I can still see him.’ She’d been to visit … Continue reading →

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How to Find a Wife in the Wild West–even if it was mostly tame.

Linda Ford Posted on December 26, 2022 by LindaDecember 26, 2022

I have a new series being released over the next few months: Montana Mail-Order Brides. In the west there were lots of men but few women and most of the latter were married. Men in all walks of life wanted … Continue reading →

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A history lesson on books

Linda Ford Posted on October 10, 2022 by LindaOctober 10, 2022

Talking about books—and weren’t we? —makes me think how things have changed. I think of books going from scrolls that were read in the temple to books being hand copied by monks to the invention of the printing press and … Continue reading →

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