That First Montana Year

Donna enjoys incorporating the hymns she sang as a child and the handed-down family lore she heard from long-gone relatives into her writing. She is grateful for the love of God learned at her parents knees, and gives thanks for all the blessings He has given her.

When B'Anne (Beatrice Anne) marries Will, she knows he is a reluctant groom. But she's a minister's daughter and pregnant. To save embarrassment for the families, and hoping a fresh start will help them become the sweethearts they were before, B'Anne agrees to leave everyone and everything she knows and go with Will to the Montana Territory. They hope Will's uncle Hiram, whom he has never met, will guide them in their homesteading. Uncle Hiram welcomes Will, but treats B'Anne coolly until he realizes she isn't a "frills and furbelows" girl.Although Will seems to care for B'Anne, she loses her confidence when she discovers a letter from Will's former sweetheart. Will's secrecy threatens to build a wall between them.Spring arrives, and with it the promise of renewal. But is B'Anne's hope for a fresh start enough to sustain the young couple through the years of hard living under that big Montana sky?Written for the General Market (G) (I): Contains little or no; sexual dialogue or situations or strong language. May also contain content of an inspirational nature.