Josephine Lavigne lives a contented life with Mollie, her golden retriever. Jo’s forestry consulting business is the perfect career for her love of the boreal forest.

Samantha White, a big-city criminal lawyer from Toronto, heads north to her recently inherited cottage to spend a month of respite alone at the cabin. Sam has no experience in northern winters and recklessly puts her life at risk.

Rescued by the moody and attractive forester, Sam is immediately drawn to Jo who sees her as an untrustworthy heartbreaker. After two nights snowed in together at the cottage then relocating to Jo’s house, the women begin to forge a friendship that scares them both.

When a woman with a broken heart meets a woman with a history of breaking hearts, sparks fly. But will there be enough kindling to ignite a fire in this tumultuous winter romance?

Karen loves a good book and daydreaming up stories of her own. She has a penchant for chocolate and looking for humour in ordinary situations. Spending time in nature and traveling are two of Karen’s favourite pastimes.Born and raised in Timmins, Ontario, her hometown has a heart of gold and boasts of Shania. Karen has worked for the Ontario and Canadian governments in areas ranging from forest plant identification to Indigenous issues. She moved to Ottawa in 1998 and met her life partner during the first week. Together they have one adult daughter.

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