Amanda — Pamela P. Conrad

In this romantic novel, Amanda White flees her pampered life in the East in order to save her small daughter. As the new teacher of raggedy, poor Indian children in the high Western plains, she struggles with the harsh climate and a devious Indian agent to carve out a new life for all of them. Through violence and tragedy, she finds hidden strength and abilities she never knew she had, even though th man she loves abandons her.