When Heart Shall Fail: A Second Chance in Frontier Oregon

by Theresa Hupp

Overview

Faith Garrett regrets her hasty marriage to a charismatic minister. Her husband's charm masks his cruel and abusive nature. In 1867 Oregon, the law gave women little control over their children and property, and few mistreated wives could escape their tormentors.

David Pershing, Faith's childhood sweetheart, questions why she didn't choose him. After years of wondering, he turns his energy to building a successful business.

When circumstances force David to come to Faith's aid, her husband's jealousy erupts, leading to violence. Death strikes their families, seeming to shatter any hope of happiness for Faith and David—alone or together.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940160951577
Publisher:	Rickover Publishing
Publication date:	05/30/2023
Series:	Oregon Chronicles , #6
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	537,799
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Theresa Hupp grew up in Eastern Washington State and the Willamette Valley in Oregon. Her ancestors include 19th century emigrants to Oregon and California, and her great-grandfather was a sheriff in Polk County, Oregon. She now lives in Kansas City, Missouri.

Theresa is the award-winning author of novels, short stories, essays, and poetry, and has worked as an attorney, mediator, and human resources executive.

LEAD ME HOME (2015), a #1 bestselling novel about the Oregon Trail in Amazon’s Kindle Store and winner of the Missouri Indie Author Project award for adult fiction, tells the story of Mac McDougall and Jenny Calhoun on their wagon journey along the Oregon Trail. NOW I'M FOUND (2016) follows Mac and Jenny through the early California Gold Rush days. FOREVER MINE (2018) shows the Oregon Trail trek from other travelers’ points of view, which provide additional perspectives on the journey. MY HOPE SECURED (2019), a Mid-America Romance Association Carla Award finalist, gives Zeke Pershing from the wagon company his own love story. And SAFE THUS FAR (2021), a Thorpe Menn Award finalist, continues the family saga into the next generation.

Theresa has also published two corporate thrillers under a pseudonym, as well as an anthology titled Family Recipe: Sweet and saucy stories, essays, and poems about family life. In addition, Theresa has written short works for Chicken Soup for the Soul, Mozark Press, and Kansas City Voices. She is a member of the Kansas City Writers Group, Missouri Writers Guild, Oklahoma Writers Federation, Inc., and Write Brain Trust.

You can follow Theresa on her website and blog, TheresaHuppAuthor.com, on her Facebook Author page, TheresaHuppAuthor, and her Amazon page. You can also subscribe to Theresa’s monthly newsletter through her website.