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"Christmas on the vast American plains holds little appeal for four women struggling to find a warm place to belong. Estelle is paralyzed by grief over a fallen soldier and balks at holiday preparations--especially those surrounding her niece's wedding. What can unlock her frozen heart? Kathleen thinks she made a mistake accepting a teaching position away from home. How can she have a 'real' Christmas without her family, the holiday parties, and sleigh rides? Ivy abhors the Nebraska town she and famiy now call home and longs to flee back East, to the security of the familiar. Can she open a gift of new friendship? Lucinda mourns the loss of her home to the great Chicago fire--and her reputation to lies. Can she find the justice she desires? Or will she discover something of greater value this Christmas season? The holidays aren't going as planned for any of these four women. Can they each take a moment to discover the blessing of a Christmas romance?"--Page 4 of cover