Appalachian Christmas Dream by Jack Zavada - Free

It's 1913 and the coal miners and their families in Mission Creek, Kentucky are barely eking out a living. Junie Corban is a 25 year-old single teacher whose dream is to start a "Moonlight School" to teach the illiterate adults in the area to read and write. But she faces many obstacles, including a lack of money. Unexpectedly, the handsome engineer at the mine, Linton Todd, comes to her aid and a romance quickly develops. When Junie's father is injured in a mine collapse, the only way to save him is to hijack a train for a frightening run to the distant hospital.