Driven by adventure andstrengthened by love, one woman will prove that nothing is impossible.Nolonger willing to allow society's opinion to influence her life, Clara Stowesought a change, and what better place than the frontier. With her youngdaughter by her side, she embarks on an unexpected undertaking to the MontanaTerritory. With grit and determination, they arrive in Crooked Creek to shapethe life Clara had always dreamed of and honor the memory of the one they lost.Western Short Story: Approx. 13,000 wordsThe Crooked Creek series set in post-Civil War Montana: "Emma of Crooked Creek""Hattie of Crooked Creek""Briley of Crooked Creek""Clara of Crooked Creek" Thewar is over between the North and the South but the battles at home are justbeginning.