Princess Solveig and her siblings are trapped in a hidden fortress tucked between towering mountains and a frozen fjord, along with her best friend and an army of restless soldiers, all awaiting news of the king's victory in battle. But as they wait for winter's end and the all-encompassing ice to break, acts of treachery make it clear that a traitor lurks in their midst.

Slim and Loper are about to prepare the cattle and stock tanks at the ranch to weather an ice storm when they learn some of their wheat pasture steers have strayed into town and onto the Twitchell golf course. Slim saddles his horse and heads off to retrieve the steers, with Hank's help, of course. A few mishaps delay his cowboying just long enough to coat Twitchell in ice and turn steer-roping into a rip-roaring frozen rodeo--adapted from back cover....