When Helen’s strong, stubborn mother, Charity, nearly dies after a terrible flu sweeps New York City, it makes sense to accept a marriage proposal from her longtime best friend, Andy, living far away in much healthier Montana.
Ever a wanderer, he moved away at sixteen and has kept in touch with Helen ever since. She’s never stopped loving him and prays that she can build a new life with him out West, one that will include her mother.
But when Helen and her mother arrive in Chapman’s Forge, Montana, it’s immediately clear that Charity and Andy don’t get along any better than they did when he was a kid. And what is this unusually quickly developing relationship between Charity and Major Trent?
Adding to the tumult of an entirely new lifestyle is the fact that Andy failed to mention a key problem with the hotel he’s building. Now the whole enterprise is in question, jeopardizing his finances and his relationship with a frustrated Helen.
Will they meet their bank deadline?
Will Charity ever like Andy?
When the dry thunderstorms arrive, will the town survive the ultimate trial by literal fire?
