Yonder (A Sweeping Oregon Trail Saga Book 1)

Name: Yonder (A Sweeping Oregon Trail Saga Book 1)
Price: 0.99 USD
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Rating: 4.5 (5718 reviews)
Author: John Deacon

by John Deacon

Historical Fiction Fantasy

4.5 (5,718)

4.5 stars from 5,718 reviews. One of the highest rated Historical Fiction books we track.

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Perfect for you if...

You enjoy Westerns that blend historical detail with genuine stakes and emotional weight, not just dusty nostalgia.
You're drawn to coming-of-age stories where a young protagonist must navigate impossible choices and keep dangerous secrets.
You like stories where the setting itself—the vast frontier, the constant threat of danger—is as much a character as the people living through it.

Maybe not for you if...

You want pure historical fiction without any supernatural or magical elements woven in.
You prefer slower-paced, contemplative narratives over propulsive plot-driven stories.
You're looking for stories centred entirely on romance; this has romantic threads but it's not the main engine.

About this book

Seventeen-year-old Jem Hardy is determined to join a wagon train crossing the Oregon Trail. He pleads with the wagon master to take him on as a scout, driven by a sacred promise he cannot break and cannot explain. Though he has no scouting experience, Jem possesses a different set of skills that no one suspects. As the wagon train faces bandits, bloodshed, and betrayal, Jem's hidden abilities could either save the group or lead to their destruction. The novel follows the courageous men and women of the wagon train as they navigate the dangers of the trail, with Jem's secret at the center of their fate.

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Currently on sale at $0.99 — 67% off peak. Price has dropped 2 times over the last 14 months. Goes on sale roughly every 233 days.

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Currently around #17K in the Kindle store — a steady mid-list seller. Climbing the charts — 33% improvement recently.

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Currently 4.5★ from 5,718 reviews

Gaining approximately 425 new reviews per month. Reader interest is accelerating. Rating has dipped slightly from 4.7 to 4.5.

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