Snowbound In Dry Creek,had wonderful character development. I really loved the widow Jenny and her little boy and girl and the way the author developed the wounded cowboy's feelings of love for the children and their mother was so touching. Zach turned out to be great guy,and a wonderful improvement over the detached/uninvolved husband and father they had,had. You can't help but feel thrilled for them. There is some really good physical tension between Zach and Jenny too. ;)