Dakota Home — Debbie Macomber

Welcome back to Buffalo Valley, a town in North Dakota not unlike the real towns that are part of my family's history. You'll find that the spirit of hope is ever strong in Buffalo Valley, and the people here -- many of whom first appeared in Dakota Born -- have reason to feel optimistic these days. In Dakota Home, their stories continue and evolve. So whether this is a return visit to Buffalo Valley or your first -- make yourself at home!

Buffalo Valley, North Dakota, has found new life. People have started moving here -- people like Lindsay Snyder who came for one year to work as a teacher and stayed, marrying local farmer Gage Sinclair. And now Lindsay's closest friend, Maddy Washburn, has decided to pull up stakes and join her in Buffalo Valley, hoping for the same kind of contentment. And the same kind of love...

Jeb McKenna is a rancher. a man who's learned to endure, as the Dakota earth endures. He's raising bison and, by choice, lives a solitary life. Maddy -- unafraid and openhearted -- is drawn to Jeb, but he rejects her overtures. Until one of North Dakota's deadly storms throws them together.

These few days and nights bring unexpected consequences for Maddy and Jeb. Consequences that, in one way or another, affect everyone in Buffalo Valley.