Book excerpt: "Since returning from the army, Dr. Jordan Hart has isolated himself on his ranch- based medical practice, preferring to be left alone with his battleground ghosts. Then Nurse Deseré Novak comes to his sleepy Texan town--pregnant and alone--weeks before Christmas. Reluctantly, Jordan discovers she raises all his protective instincts, and suddenly he's confronted with a different kind of torment--a beautiful brunette with a baby on board!"--Publisher.