The Bootlegger's Lady.  Ed Sager & Mike Frye. 1984.  Married an outlaw, mothered nine children, drove a wagon 2000 miles from North Dakota to British Columbia, survived an abusive husband by shooting him dead.  
Faith and Betrayal.   Sally Denton.  2005.  Tells of the ocean voyage from England to the U.S., the overland journey to the Salt Lake Valley, and the Betrayal by the Mormon Church. 
Both are stories of the true hardships and realities of pioneer women.