Against the Cold

Compelling, immersive, and versatile storyteller Laura Eaton writes across genres and the spaces in between.Rancher Mary Dalton races to the general store for one last supply run as a rare, monstrous winter storm barrels toward Lavaca County, Texas.Frost whitens the brown fields as the temperature drops. Hawks screech over the barren pastures. Thick gray clouds press low over the horizon. The damp, earthy smell of coming snow and sleet hangs in the air.Bill insisted Mary go without him. Partially paralyzed from a stroke six months earlier, he waits alone at their isolated farmhouse.For fifty years, Mary and Bill Dalton have weathered hardship side by side. But now only Mary stands between them and disaster.Against the Cold delivers gripping survival suspense that keeps readers caught between dread and hope until the final page.