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Elizabeth O’Brian dreams of the Montana frontier, but after influenza takes her husband and child, she faces a bleak future. Jake Hargrove, burdened with the care of his two part-Sioux nieces following his brother’s death, realizes the infant needs a wet nurse to survive the cold winter. Their partnership—originally a pragmatic solution—becomes a source of mutual support and renewed purpose. As Christmas approaches, both women confront their grief, embrace the compassion of a new family, and confront the possibility of love and redemption in a land that promised hope.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Janet Tronstad
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