One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow

This stirring and poetic tale of survival and selflessness on the American frontier comes from the bestselling author of The Ragged Edge of Night.

Wyoming, 1870. The Bemis and Webber families have been dependent on one another for as long as they have resided on the frontier. It is an issue of survival because there are no other inhabitants in miles. However, Ernest Bemis doesn't consider his own safety when he discovers his wife Cora in a precarious scenario with their neighbor. Ernest goes to prison, a man dies, and the ladies who remain are torn between regret and fury in an impulsive moment.

For stoic Nettie Mae, losing her husband to Cora's irresponsibility is just one more setback. However, when a harsh Wyoming winter sets in, Cora and Nettie Mae are forced to unite as a single family in order to share the responsibilities of tending to the land and rearing their kids. There is Cora's daughter, Beulah, who is as wild and uncontrollable as her prairie home, and Nettie Mae's son, Clyde, who is no longer a boy but not yet a man and must travel the path to manhood without a father to mentor him.

Cora and Nettie Mae start to develop an unanticipated sisterhood as a result of the unusual connections in their lives and the difficulties that lie ahead. However, when a romantic relationship develops between Clyde and Beulah, their relationship is put to the test once more, and these strong women must ultimately determine whether they can learn to trust one another or face losing everything that matters to them.