In 1886, Alena Sommer arrives in Sawtooth City only to find that the man she pledged to marry has been killed. To return East is unthinkable, so she stays and manages a men's lodging house. Sharing her love of literature with her lodgers before a warming fire, she builds a family of lonesome souls. However, one man stands apart. Evan Hartmann knows from personal loss that winter snows bring to these mountains both unimaginable beauty and death. But even as he warns Lena to leave before winter, his heart longs for her to stay. "Rich descriptions and entertaining characters bring to life the beauty and struggle of life in the 19th-century West. This cozy tale will surely delight historical romance fans." Publishers Weekly. $0.99 Nook / Kindle /
