1850, Independence, Missouri: Annie Hudson has one goal - start over in Oregon, far away from the life she's leaving behind. Responding to a mail-order bride advertisement seems like her ticket to a fresh start, but the road west isn't a simple one. When her older sister Louisa discovers Annie's plans, she rallies the other Hudson sisters, determined not to let Annie face the perilous journey alone. Together, the four women-and one spirited teenage boy - pack their wagons and head toward the unknown. But the vast frontier has its own way of testing them, forcing each sister to confront not only the dangers of the trail but the dreams they've held close. What they find along the way may change them forever. Will the hardships of the trail lead to the futures they've always imagined, or will they cost them everything they hold dear?