Anne Edmondson Barbour

Journey to Forever Anne Edmondson Barbour

What begins as a flirty relationship between Josh and Jerilyn in Nebraska's scenic Panhandle country turns into an odyssey of long distances and misunderstandings during this couple's journey to lasting love.

Jerilyn meets Josh when she drives to the Nebraska Panhandle, home to scenic Chimney Rock, a widely written-about, painted, and sketched landmark. While visiting her friend Austen Wiley, who's working a summer job at TrailWays, Jerilyn falls for Austen's colleague Josh, a Pony Express Rider for the outfit which provides treks on the historic Oregon Trail. Both teachers, Josh and Jerilyn share common backgrounds-and a common attraction. He flirts, and she likes it. They expect that's all it will be, though they keep in touch with texts and phone calls when she is back home in Kansas, with hundreds of miles between them and little time to visit.

When Jerilyn returns to Nebraska a few months later for the wedding of their mutual friends, Austen and Mark, she accepts Josh's invitation to stay in his extra room. It's then they realize there is much more than flirting between them.

But they must survive misunderstandings and misinterpretations along the way. Each becomes convinced the other is in a serious relationship with someone else. The couple deals with distance between them, and a determined other woman, before finally beginning their journey together.