Where Heaven Begins

When Elizabeth Breckenridge is caught up in a difficult situation, she has no choice but to set sail for Alaska, to live with her "minister brother. With rough miners stampeding to the golden hills of the Klondike as her shipmates, Elizabeth begins to realize her vulnerability and need for a protector. But can Clint Brady, a cynical bounty hunter who notoriously shoots to kill, be the answer to her prayers? Apparently so, for when Elizabeth falls overboard, it is Clint who saves her...
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When Elizabeth Breckenridge is caught up in a difficult situation, she has no choice but to set sail for Alaska, to live with her "minister brother. With rough miners stampeding to the golden hills of the Klondike as her shipmates, Elizabeth begins to realize her vulnerability and need for a protector. But can Clint Brady, a cynical bounty hunter who notoriously shoots to kill, be the answer to her prayers? Apparently so, for when Elizabeth falls overboard, it is Clint who saves her life. Together this unlikely couple struggles for survival in the wilderness as they make their way north from Scagway to Dawson amid the awesome beauty of the Alaskan frontier. Dawson, peopled by "heathens," holds further surprises for Elizabeth. Perhaps most astonishing, Clint proposes marriage. Elizabeth returns his love, but fears his inability to let go of the past could cost them their future. Unless she can make Clint see that heaven is no abstraction in the sky, but something they can experience together...