Candles in the Snow — Frances Engle Wilson

When Tracey Wyler inherits a piece of land that had been purchased by her father shortly before he was reported killed in action in Vietnam, her logical accountant's mind tells her to sell it. When she travels to Taos, New Mexico, to see the property, however, she realizes that she cannot part with this precious link to her past, a link that she senses holds a mysterious secret. Not all the arguments of Mark Norman, the handsome, dynamic contractor who wants to build a ski lodge on the property, can change her mind.

But a week before Christmas, heavy snows leave Tracey marooned in Taos with Mark. As they share laughter and kisses, her resolve weakens and she begins to consider changing her mind--and her life. Then, on Christmas Eve, she makes a startling discovery--one that can shatter her vision of the past and her dreams for the future...