Synopses & Reviews
Distinguished writer Jack Curtis winningly combines suspense and a timeless holiday message with the best Western literary tradition in this dramatic novel. Heavy with child, Rose Cameron and her delicate son, Tommy, have tried to carry on her late husband's dream of a successful horse ranch despite a long drought, a thieving hired hand, and neighbors who want her land. But the hardest ordeal of all happens during Christmas, when a winter-kill blizzard sweeps the Nevada prairie, forcing Rose and Tommy to seek refuge in the poor town of Calico, where they must depend on the kindness of desperate strangers-and one mysterious lone rider-to survive and restore their lives.
About the Author
Jack Curtis is the author of 18 popular Westerns including
The Quiet Cowboy (Pocket Books, 1994) and
Eagles Over Big Sur (Borgo Press, 1988). Jack has also written short stories and award-winning poetry, and was a television writer for twelve years for series including Zane Grey Theater, Gunsmoke, and Dr. Kildare. He lives with his wife and four children on Apple Pie Ranch in Big Sur, California and in San Jose del Cabo, B.C.S., Mexico.