In the darkest days of winter, Colin Avery struggles to care for both his new charge--his shy eight-year-old brother Alec--and himself. Freshly returned to his hometown after a terrible accident, and determined to keep his grieving family together while fighting off meddling intruders, Colin faces the ultimate test when an ill-fated day on a sledding hill pushes him to the brink. Will he abandon everything he knows in the face of danger, or will he embrace the unexpected and trust the expertise of kind and handsome Dr. Eric Bergen?
