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Pregnant widow Rose Cameron and her young son, Tommy, struggle to preserve her late husband's horse ranch, despite a harsh drought, a corrupt hired hand, and ruthless neighbors, until a vicious blizzard forces them to depend on the kindness of a mysterious stranger
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Distinguished writer Jack Curtis winningly combines suspense and a timeless holiday message with the best Western literary tradition in this dramatic novel. Heavy with child, Rose Cameron and her delicate son, Tommy, have tried to carry on her late husband's dream of a successful horse ranch despite a long drought, a thieving hired hand, and neighbors who want her land. But the hardest ordeal of all happens during Christmas, when a winter-kill blizzard sweeps the Nevada prairie, forcing Rose and Tommy to seek refuge in the poor town of Calico, where they must depend on the kindness of desperate strangers-and one mysterious lone rider-to survive and restore their lives.
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