Maryann Darvis was travelling by stage to marry rancher Kirk Dalton when the stage turned over on the icy, snow covered road. The other passenger and driver were killed. She was thankful that her

Curtis Winford has two dreams in his life: to have his own ranch and marry the woman he loves. He’s known Icy was the only one for him since they were school children. When she rejects his

Hannah and Gus’s story continues as they move south to Iowa where they build their own farm. There Hannah battles fear and loneliness on the prairie until neighbors begin moving in. Still, she

 Lisette Gibbons has courage and steel. Having made the dangerous crossing from England to New York as a girl, losing her beloved Mammy, and keeping house for her often absent Dadda, she has few