In Search of Destiny — Derinda Babcock

Lexie Logan didn't realize how much influence she had ... yet the people she left in the past made life-changing decisions based on their belief in her knowledge of future events. Because of Lexie, Jim and Edna Bell decide to leave their comfortable home to face an uncertain future and the dangers of the Oregon Trail. Others traveled the Trail with them because their belief in her is so strong. Because of Lexie, Mary Bell Johnson knows her future will be impacted by the ugliness of the Civil War, yet she chooses to remain in Kansas with her husband knowing there is a strong possibility she will be widowed and left to raise her sons alone. Because of Lexie, two brothers choose different sides of the conflict: one wears Union blue, the other rebel gray. As the war drags on, each brother wonders if he will survive the carnage to return home to rebuild a new life, or if he will die by his brother's bullet.