Della Wagner doesn't need a husband. Widowed, she is committed to running her boarding house and helping out with some of the town's students. But when one—eight-year-old Carson Baines—stumbles into her life, she finds herself facing trouble and danger, in the form of Carson's drunken, abusive grandfather. And when James McMurray comes to her rescue, it isn't long before she realizes that he is more than the blacksmith he portrays himself to be.James McMurray didn't come to Miner's Creek looking for love. But after taking up residence at Della's boarding house, he finds himself caught up with the widow's campaign to rescue young Carson Baines, and in the process, discovers that the gift of love can transform a hard heart, as well. ** Sweet