Summer 1851, Beaver Creek, Oregon. Clean and wholesome romance. Lindy Sanders is in love with her childhood friend, Jack Matthews. But she, and she alone, was at the creek when his sister drowned. Does Jack blame her? When another person drowns, the community realizes that this is no coincidence. Who killed Sissy Matthews, and why? Can Lindy and Jack find true love despite the tragic events, or will a love from the past change everything? Ben Dorsey's wife died, leaving him with two babies under a year old. Ben vows never to love again, but he needs a wife, and quick. And finally, Carlton Miller has returned from California with enough money to take a wife. But the one he loves, loves another. This is book one of the Beaver Creek Series. Each book is a stand-alone book, with familiar characters from The Oregon Series, and new ones as well.