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When a severe windstorm threatens the residents of Pineville, Minnesota, Doctor Esther Hanson must manage the crisis while battling emotions stirrings from a buried past. U.S. Border Patrol agent Ben James, grieving his wife’s loss, brings an abandoned baby to Esther's clinic. Together, they find healing and purpose in their shared struggle and the life of the child.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Psychology/General Psychology
Authors: Lauraine Snelling
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