Generations of werewolves have been secretly residing in a secluded valley a stones throw from Grundy, Alaska. So when a snooping Outsider comes to Grundy to investigate rumors of lycanthropic shenanigans in the area, the valleys pack alpha, Maggie Graham, resolves to chase him away, even if doing so takes a quick bite on the butt...
Maggie Baird is neither kind or generous, but she is very, very rich. So when her car catches fire, with her inside it, there are five likely candidates for the role of murderer. All five had been houseguests at her luxurious Highlands home - Maggie's timid niece and four former lovers, one of whom Maggie had intended to pick for a husband.
Penniless, desperate and determined, Maggie Stanley grabs her small baby and runs into the snowy Idaho night, fleeing a dangerous, hurtful life. Now, in her loneliest, blackest hour, a handsome, down-and-out stranger's compassion shines forth like a torch in the darkness, offering her the warmth and comfort she has always longed for but has never known. But though tenderness lives buried deep in Rafe Kendrick's heart and though Maggie sees a soul wounded like her own in the depths of his startlingly beautiful eyes she knows she must never, ever trust any man again.
The fascinating character of Maggie Tulliver and her relationship with her brother Tom is at the centre of this moving story of rural Victorian England. As she grows up, the intelligent and imaginative Maggie is oppressed by the limited role offered to women and is eventually ostracised by her family and local society. George Eliot gives a deep psychological insight of the different characters, exploring their feelings, their moral worth and motivations.
Sandra Steffen touches our hearts with an emotionally compelling and complex tale of love, desperation, renewal - and a secret that will irrevocably change three people's lives. When a car accident leaves Maggie MacKenzie in a deep coma, her adoring husband sits at her bedside, day after day, with her sister, Jackie.
