The"Shades of Hope" Novella Collection

There might be gold in them thar hills, but curmudgeonly San Francisco business tycoon Caden Caldwell treks to Alaska in a fit of rage looking for his free-spirited son, Colt, who has struck out for the Klondike Gold Rush. What Caden finds is something else altogether. Orphaned children. Wayward women. Quirky prospectors. Tlingit Indians. Isolated with this motley crew when early winter weather hits, he has no choice but to re-evaluate his life in ways that terrify yet intrigue him. Will he ever be the same? Does he want to be?

Three strangers find second chances on one island. Quaint cottages, homemade fudge, horse-drawn carriages—Mackinac Island is a picturesque Victorian-era town known for its annual Lilac Festival. And its magical impact on its inhabitants. Leah Paganelli comes to the island to start adjusting to widowhood. Determined to capture the beauty of nature in her paintings, she embraces her bohemian sense of freedom. But with this newfound independence comes an uninvited guest: guilt.