Sara's Gift

On the journey to her new life, Sara Mercer decides to make one pit stop to see the daughter she gave up for adoption four years ago. She only wants to catch a glimpse of the child she has longed for, but mother nature has other plans.

When a blizzard strands Sara in Moose Creek, Montana territory, she has no choice but to stay with little Mary’s adoptive family. Her love for her child grows, as do her feelings for Mary’s widowed father, Sheriff Gabe Chapman. But can love overcome the secret of Sara’s past?

**Originally Appeared in the anthology Christmas Kisses (Zebra Historical Romance) in 1999 under the pen name Jill Henry.