Following tragic events from which Juliee O'Dale believes she will never recover, she buys into her husband Ian's dream to give up their comfortable city lives and retreat to the isolated Chilcotin area of British Columbia. Only after purchasing the remote six hundred acre cattle ranch do they realize that they have also inherited the reclusive tenant who occupies an old trapper's cabin on the property. As both Juliee and Ian wrestle with their individual...

Remarkable cattle drives, famous ranches and legendary characters are at the heart of Ken Mather's account of the early days of ranching in British Columbia. These are stories about drovers, ranchers, cowboys and "mud pups" (the remittance men of the ranching industry). You'll meet such people as:

the flamboyant Harper brothers, drovers who went on to become the biggest landowners in BC, with interests in the Harper, Perry, Hat Creek and

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"Nick Stafford has run his family's ranch in central Washington since his brothers left, but his toughest job is being a single dad. Tragedy caused Dr. Elsa Andreas to abandon her family therapy practice and retreat to Gray's Glen. Her school principal sister believes helping the Staffords will draw Elsa out of her protective bubble"-- Provided by publisher.