Showing Karyn's Memory Box by Stephanie Grace Whitson

It Began as a “Marriage of Convenience” During Nebraska’s Pioneer Days — It Ended as a Great Love

Dirt! Endless dirt. And not much more. That’s what Karyn Ensinger Ritter saw when she first glimpsed the prairie “soddy” that Mikal Ritter called his “house.” It was a dismal start to Karyn’s new life in America. Yet Mikal expected her to look at the dirt and call it home.

As time goes on, Karyn experiences the beauty of the Nebraska prairie, the helpfulness of neighbors, and the satisfaction of a hard day’s work. She also learns that a resourceful pioneer woman can build a good life – despite the heat, the hail storms, the rattlesnakes, the prairie fires… and the dirt. Most surprising of all, Karyn discovers that her marriage of convenience with Mikal has the potential to blossom into love.

But then, the bright future she worked so hard to build is threatened with destruction. Karyn may lose all the desires of her heart — including Mikal.

Karyn’s Memory Box is the second book in the Keepsake Legacies Series — a heartwarming story of one young woman’s courage and faith during pioneer days in Nebraska.