Bestselling storyteller Linda Chaikin brings to life the Wild West, romance, and the mercy of God in this brand-new standalone novel. San Francisco, 1860--Annalee Halliday can't wait to tell her mother the incredible news. Annalee's father has just struck silver in the big bonanza of Virginia City! But their initial joy turns to ashes as the family travels to join Jack Halliday in Nevada. They find themselves unprepared for the weather as the savage mountain winter traps them in a desperate struggle for survival. At this critical moment, lawman Brett Wilder arrives in Virginia City. He's looking for the gunslinger who crippled his father, a famous San Francisco surgeon, and he suspects Annalee's father of the crime. Annalee and Brett unexpectedly meet as they each search for Jack. In the midst of this winter of testing, Annalee and Brett must face what they believe about the sovereignty of God, justice, and mercy. They also must discover whether their growing love for one another will melt like snow into an icy mountain stream or bloom like a rose in the desert.
