Astrid Bjorklund, a young newly trained doctor, had gone in the summer of 1904 (at the request of her good friend, Dr. Red Hawk) to help his people on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota and was shocked by what she and her team of helpers found. So many people already dead and many other dying from the measles brought by the white settlers to a people with no immunity and already ravaged from the near starvation caused by the greed of the previous Indian Agent.

As He Who Walks Tall laid burning up with fever, Astrid knew in her heart that she had to save him or risk losing any trust with the small group of survivors. As she attempted to give him a bit of broth to build this young man's strength, she prayed for a way to break his fever.

Meanwhile, back in Blessing, Astrid's home town, Joshua Landsverk, was grappling with how to overcome the rejection he had felt from his beautiful Astrid when he tried to stop her from going to help those Indians he hated so much. What could he do to win her for his wife?

As Astrid struggles to rein in her temper to get the needed supports from the new Indian Agent, Mr. Moore, and placates his young wife who refuses to adapt to condition in the west, she has precious few moments to think about Joshua. Yet, when she does, she realizes he is not for her. Does that mean that God intends for her to give up dreams of a husband and family?

As legions of Lauraine Snelling fans will attest, the author has an amazing ability to pull you right into the hearts and thoughts of the people in the rapidly growing community of Blessing, North Dakota in its early homesteading years. While the focus is on Astrid's future and Joshua's dilemma, Snelling brings to full blossom the struggles and joys of others in their family as the community embraces and supports its new arrivals and the challenges they face. This latest addition is sure to be a captivating hit for fans already familiar with the Blessing series, and readers new to Snelling will be sure to relish the wisdom, simple joys, and comfort in A HEART FOR HOME and delight in having more to read from this gifted author.