Boarding house owner Jessamine stumbles upon love with reclusive drifter Duke,
while wealthy Tessa returns to her old hometown, only to receive a less than warm reception from everyone, including the man she once loved, Blake.
Then there’s strong-willed Lauren, daughter of a Cripple Creek founding family, who falls in love with a pastor in a neighboring town, only to discover Rick’s not so sure she’s a proper enough lady for him.
And finally, recently-arrived-to-town Claire never expects to set her sights on a miner, much less one with a dangerous past, but the heart wants what it wants, and hers wants Henry.
As winter finally begins to leave Cripple Creek, its residents venture out and about, resuming their regular lives after a long spell of cold and danger.
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