• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to site footer
Derinda Babcock

Derinda Babcock

Crafting Stories that Entertain and Inspire

  • Home
  • About
  • Books
  • Blog
  • Contact
Home / Books / Dodging Destiny, Book 1 (3rd edition)

Dodging Destiny, Book 1 (3rd edition)

June 8, 2019 by

Dodging Destiny, Book 1 (3rd edition)

An unwilling twenty-first century time traveler faces life in pre-Civil War Kansas territory

Lexie Logan thought she could run from God and, like the prophet Jonah experienced a life-storm of epic proportions. As she waits to speak to an advisor, she pillows her head on her arms in the library of Kansas State University in June 2014 and wakes up in the back of a Conestoga wagon in June 1857, four years before the Civil War. Kansas is not a state, women do not have the vote, and slavery divides the nation.

Order Now!
About the Book

Lexie Logan thought she could run from God …

And, like the prophet Jonah, faced a life storm

of epic proportions.

Lexie knows God has called her to the mission field of Guatemala as a missionary’s wife, but she has no intention of obeying. She wants to finish an advanced degree in music and win a coveted chair with the Topeka Symphony.

As she waits to speak to an advisor, she pillows her head on her arms in the library of Kansas State University in June 2014, and wakes up in the back of a Conestoga wagon in June 1857, four years before the Civil War. Kansas is not a state, women do not have the vote, and slavery divides the nation.

Homesteaders find her asleep on the prairie and take her in. While living with this family, God teaches her many things about obedience, trust, faithfulness, and love, but the most important lesson she learns is there is no place in time or space she can go to run from God, and that nothing can separate her from His love. When given a second chance, will she obey though risk is involved, or will she play it safe and settle for second-best?

Perfect for readers of Christian time-travel and historical fiction who enjoy frontier settings, clean romance, and heartfelt stories of obedience, faith, and God’s unfailing grace.

Details
Author: Derinda Babcock
Series: The Destiny Series, Book 1
Genre: Speculative
Tags: Christian western, fear, Pioneer, Romance, time-traveler, Western
Publisher: 4 Him Press
Publication Year: 2026
Format: print and ebook
Length: novel
ASIN: 1948888424
ISBN: 9781948888424
List Price: 16.99
eBook Price: 6.99
Order Now
Buy from Amazon
Buy from Amazon Kindle
Buy from Audible.com
Other Books in the "The Destiny Series"
Voices from the Past, Book 5 (2nd edition)
Hunting for Destiny: A Destiny Series Novella
Following Destiny (Book 3)
In Search of Destiny, Book 2 (3rd edition)
Preview
Your browser does not support the audio element.
Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in the page above are "affiliate links." This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."

Subscribe to the Newsletter

For Book-Related News

Your information will never be shared with any third party.

Quick Links

  • Home
  • About Derinda Babcock
  • Books
  • Blog
  • Contact Me
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions

Latest Book

Titus & the Christian Coin cover

4 Him Press

  • Goodreads
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn

Copyright © 2026 · Derinda Babcock · All Rights Reserved · Website by Stormhill Media