Lady Of No Man's Land

Description for LADY OF NO MAN'S LAND by Jeanne Williams:

Swedish orphan Kirsten Mordal, seventeen years old, crosses the ocean with her younger sister, Lucia, to seek the promise of a country so rich that it can give away fertile acres of land. But the long journey proves too arduous for Lucia; when her sister ides, Kirsten finds herself alone on the harsh American frontier.

Determined to pursue her dream of claiming and cultivating her own homestead, Kirsten devises a plan that will enable her to explore the wild western plains, to choose a site for her future stake, and to save enough money to build a home. With a natural talent for dress design, Kirsten purchases a sewing machine and wagon, and travels through the countryside, stopping at isolated homesteads to sew wedding gowns and party dresses, baby togs and mourning clothes.

As the weather changes from the dry, blistering heat of summer to the violent blizzards of winter, Kirsten befriends two men as different as the extreme change in season. Patrick O'Brien is a brawny Irish farmer and cattleman whose big heart frequently leads him to shoulder other people's burdens. Ash Bowden is a shrewd businessman who dreams of building orderly cities on the plains and whose difficult childhood left him with a strong sense of independence and self-preservation. Soon, Kirsten is faced with a dilemma: Should she hold out for a love that may never be fulfilled, because the man she loves is married to another woman, and thus risk the chance of forever remaining lonely and childless? Or should she marry a man who adores her and is willing to buy her anything she desires, but whom she doesn't love?

LADY OF NO MAN'S LAND is a poignant tale of one woman's courage and faith and of her determination to seek love on her own terms.