Driven by desperation, Grace Hawkins must forsake the affluent
comfort of her upbringing to save herself from an arranged marriage.
Disillusioned by her father’s insistence, she forges a daring plan to
escape the sinister hand of her intended.
Peter Colton sees the Alaskan gold rush as an opportunity to
establish his family’s fledgling shipping business. An unexpected
partnership enables him to pursue those dreams and opens the door to an
acquaintance with Grace, who has purchased passage north.
Drawn together by need and circumstance, Grace and Peter form a
faltering friendship. But when her deserted fiance continues to
manipulate her loved ones, can she find peace in the wake of his wrath?