Ruby Mae Morrison and the mission's black stallion vanish in a furious storm. As Christy searches for them in the cold, blinding rain, she runs headlong into three angry moonshiners. Will she survive this terrifying test of faith and courage?
Christy must decide whether to continue teaching in Cutter Gap, a poor mountain hamlet, or to return to her hometown where she would be more comfortable and safe.
In the year 1912, nineteen-year-old Christy Huddleston leaves home to teach school in the Smoky Mountains -- and comes to know and love the resilient people of the region, with their fierce pride, their dark superstitions, their terrible poverty, and their yearning for beauty and truth. But her faith will be severely challenged by trial and tragedy, by the needs and unique strengths of two remarkable young men, and by a heart torn between true love and unwavering devotion. And don't miss another heart-soaring bestseller from Catherine Marshall: Julie