The second book in the Life on the Plains series continues to follow the life of Luke Henry. Luke remained at the Brewer Ranch following the death of John Brewer and tried to help the Brewer family cope with John's untimely death. Luke knew that if the Brewer family was going to stay on the ranch, that there would be much work to do, and the Brewers needed to work together as a family again. Luke and Barbara's relationship became stronger as they lived and worked side by side, and their love for each other intensified also into a relationship that they both hoped would last for many years....

The third book in the Life on the Plains series continues to follow the life of Luke Henry. Luke, Barbara, and their new family returned from the big city of Kansas City after spending time there with Helen and her family. They all had a wonderful time in the big city, but were happy to be back home. Everyone had come to the train depot to meet them and welcome them home. Lucas had a surprise for them, but the family had been sworn to secrecy until the all arrived back at the ranch. Tragedy would touch the Henry family and their neighbors also, but as they always did, they joined together to...