Rita Hestand

Avalanche of the Heart Rita Hestand

With Cal Travers just buried, her father facing cancer, her favorite cousin going off to college, and her family about to sell the ranch, Sammie Jo Travers finds herself seeking an escape in far off Alaska. Buying a saloon isn't every girl's dream of independence but Sammie Jo wants to make a new home for herself and figure out how to cope with all the changes in her life. That's when she meets the friendly deputy of Bear Creek, Cody Talltree. Attracted to Cody, she realizes this is the first real man Sammie Jo has dated, but is she ready for that, and what will Cody think when he finds out she's just an old-fashioned country girl, with morals and principles?