Hunter Jacobsen feels the dry heat in Montana as he
searches for his too-sprightly grandfather. The old man has
long been selling useless schemes and while the neighbours
beware, there's a new face around town. Hunter should be
working on the family ranch, but he doesn't intend Miss
Murphy to be the victim of a con job.
ALASKAN SWEETHEARTS brings Scarlett Murphy down from
Alaska, where her relative and old man Jacobsen used to
have a mine together. The men fell out and when Hunter's
parents died, his grandfather settled in Montana and took
care of him and his brothers. Hunter's never met Scarlett
before, and seems like her family and his have an uneasy
past. But she says a house on his ranch land belongs to her
folks, in lieu of a mine share, and she needs to live
there. Divorced, broke, with a small son, red-haired
Scarlett is out of options.
We learn that the cost of living in Nome is high with goods
having to be flown or freighted in, and Scarlett has a job
as a wilderness guide. She has hiked and dog-sledded, but
Hunter underestimates her, presuming that she won't want to
live off farmland. The real problem is that neither of
them trusts the old reprobate responsible for their
meeting, and later it turns out that they have been told a
lot of stories which were more fiction than fact.
I was pleased that the action moves up to Nome, where
Scarlett has a relative, and the wondering Hunter gets to
see the town of cabins where rent is as high as New York.
However as Scarlett knew that her son Joey was potentially
in danger in Alaska, taking him on the trip did not make
any sense to me. Unfortunately we are told about a dilemma
of Scarlett's and an immediate clue to its resolution is
presented. I wanted to skip to the end to see if I was
right. I was, so no surprise. I liked the loyal family cats
which live in Hunter's barn, accompany him to town and
comfort kids.
This is an inspirational story which is big on personal
responsibility and light on expecting miracles, as the
characters grow and learn. The new generation has to get
past problems caused by the old if any progress is to be
made.
Hunter Jacobson wants no part of his grandfather's
matchmaking. The lone cowboy is certain that's what the old
man is doing when he trades part of their Montana ranch for
Scarlett Murphy's claim to an old Alaska gold mine. Or is he
running one of his legendary scams on the sweet single mom?
A trip to Dry Creek, Alaska, reveals the truth—and brings
Hunter and Scarlett face-to-face with a past family feud and
a vulnerable present. But surprisingly it's the future that
intrigues Hunter most…if he can get Scarlett to make him her
groom.
NORTH TO DRY CREEK: The road to Alaska is paved with love
© 2003-2024 off-the-edge.net
all rights reserved Privacy Policy