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  • Backwards to Oregon

  • By: Jae
  • Narrated by: Hayden Bishop
  • Length: 15 hrs and 30 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (140 ratings)

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Backwards to Oregon

By: Jae
Narrated by: Hayden Bishop
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Summary

“Luke” Hamilton has always been sure she’d never marry. She accepted that she would spend her life alone when she chose to live her life disguised as a man.

After working in a brothel for three years, Nora Macauley has lost all illusions about love. She no longer hopes for a man who will sweep her off her feet and take her away to begin a new, respectable life.

But now, they find themselves married and on the way to Oregon in a covered wagon, with 2,000 miles ahead of them.

©2017 Jae (P)2019 Ylva Publishing
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The best surprise I've ever read/listened to

There were times I would just sit and stare off into the distance, forgetting about the world around me and get immersed into this world, I never wanted it to end and when it did i wanted to go right back to the beginning and start again.

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Amazing

I loved this book when I read it and love it even more on audible. The narrator did a fantastic job, bringing more depth to the story. A must have for sure.

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awesome

wonderful narrator for a such a beautiful book, I could have listened to it for ever, what a journey

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Jae did it again- I bow before her writing.

It took me a bit to get into but once I did I adored this book. It's beautiful.

I love the fluidity of Luke's gender. I thought it was really well written and I enjoyed reading their perspective. And another note on their character I loved the way they interact with Amy and the other children. (I'm using they/them pronouns for Luke because even though they use she/her for themselves I just feel like if Luke were alive now they would be gender fluid and/or trans masc)

Luke was my favourite character simply because I thought they were the most interesting to be inside the head of. But I love Nora too. I love her strong will and her fire as well as her compassion. I thought the character of Bernice was fascinating. I loved Amy and the other kids but I just love kids in general so that wasn't surprising. My favourite relationship in the book was (un)surprisingly Luke and Amy.

The writing fully immersed me in the world. I believed I was on the Oregon Trail with Luke and Nora and the Garfields and everyone. I have a love/hate relationship with slow burn stories because on one hand they're beautiful and give me more of the story but on the other hand I want to smack the characters on the head and tell them to just kiss already!!

I can't wait to read the rest of the books in the Oregon series!

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six

rarely do I get excited and gush my opinion forth. but this unique story is so well written I can't stop, even to my doctors receptionist. a big fan of cowboy films growing up I've found the books in that genre lacking until now, the experience has been wonderful, ty Jae and Hayden for her narration.

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It’s hard to get a better story

Luke and Nora’s story is a long slow burn romance. With everything a great western movie would have including the villains and the heroes. I own this in paperback, ebook and audio. Worth every penny.

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Slow burn Lesbian pioneer wives for the win.

this is my "go-to" audio, I've listened to it at least 7 times and will probably listen many times more.
the performance by Bishop is superb and I wish to marry Luke myself if it wouldn't mean their relationship ended.
while predictable in places and perhaps drawn out in others, I feel it's important to remember it's a 2000 mile journey, it was absolutely going to be a slow burn...
I look forward to listening to this story again in the future as I know I will come back to Luke and Nora again and again.

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Lonesome Dove + Beauty

OK...As an epic, maybe not quite as good as LD, but as an unsentimental, thoughtfully paced love story this has real class.
The narrator doesn't put a foot wrong.

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Superb!

This is definitely in my top three of Jae’s books. I love the story and the characters and I didn’t want it to end! Beautiful love story, very well narrated. I’m looking forward to listening to Hidden Truths next and reading the short stories that are in between.

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I looked forward to this,

and it didn't disappoint. Loved the story and loved the narration. The characters brought to life in a believable way.

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