Red River of the North series by Lauraine Snelling

Sophie's Dilemma is the second book in the Daughters of Blessing series by Lauraine Snelling. Blessing and its characters first appear in her Red River of the North series which has six books. It begins in Norway with the Bjorklund family and follows them as they come to America. They arrive in New York but then travel to the Dakota Territory to claim farmland and homestead. This series is about the daily lives, tragedies and happy times of that family and their growing community of friends. As the Bjorklund family and the town of Blessing changes, so does the Dakota Territory.