"Since returning from the army Dr. Jordan Hart has isolated himself on his ranch-based medical practice, preferrring 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!"--Page 4 of cover.