A Rose in Winter

A heartwarming historical Christian romance set in 19th-century Arkansas.
Lucy, a grieving widow, agrees to marry her neighbor Elton for the sake of his children. Though she thinks him an overbearing ruffian and he is jealous of his late wife's friendship with Lucy, they find themselves bound together by circumstance. Lucy is steadfast in her faith, while Elton is an unbeliever, bitter over his wife's death and the murder of his parents by natives.

As Elton is elected to oversee the native relocation program, he finds himself protecting those he once despised. With Lucy's help, he uncovers a secret plot to incite violence against the natives, and takes a journey toward forgiveness that leads him to the Lord. Just when Lucy dares to love again, Elton makes a confession that breaks her heart. Will love cause him to stay? Or, cause him to go?