Prairie River #3

About this book

The harsh winter brings more trials than snow for Nessa Clemens. She is forced to tell Reverend McDuff that she doesnt want to marry him but she isnt able to tell him what is closest to her heart. It is December 1865 and Nessa feels safe and at home in Prairie River. But when on a blustery night Reverend McDuff arrives unexpectedly at the Locketts door Nessas hopes of leaving her past behind are shattered. Only Ivy and Mrs. Lockett know her secret - her reason for fleeing Independence. Now she fears the town will judge her and revoke her position as schoolteacher. Furthermore her dear friend Albert had promised to warn her if the McDuff headed west yet no word. Nessas sense of self is shaken. In what promises to be a long and fierce winter Nessa must be stronger than ever.