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When the railroad approaches the small frontier town of Saddleback in the Montana Territory, Rosalind MacLean feels the promise of new opportunities for travel, adventure, and romance. She and her best friend, Marlene, decide to open an outdoor diner to feed the workmen and to attract true love.
Blacksmith Ewan Galbraith arrives in Saddleback to scout for the railroad and to defend the town’s single women from the men who come with the rail. He warns the townspeople to keep their daughters home, but his own convictions are tested when he meets Rosalind. As Ewan courts her, a sudden tragedy forces them to rely on their faith and trust in God—will their devotion provide a time to keep their love strong?
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Christian Fiction/Christian Romance
Authors: Kelly Eileen Hake
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