A Father's Dying Wish . . .Miserable after the failure of her restaurant, chef Grace Cooper receives a deathbed letter from the father she thought was already dead, offering a free vacation at an Alaskan island resort. Exhausted, Grace jumps at the chance to escape, and to learn about the father she never knew.Polaris Island and the Northern Lights Retreat seem to offer everything-ocean, mountains, forest and isolation. Then she bumps into Connor Reed, a humiliating nightmare from her past, and resort owner Derek Wakefield reveals upsetting truths about her dad.Connor has no idea why Grace hates him. But one look at the woman he's carried in his heart for the last seven years convinces him not only that he needs to find out, but that his philosophy of living only for today has to change. As Grace's brittle shell crumbles, Connor starts dreaming of his future-with her.As she struggles to separate truth from lies, Grace comes to rely on Connor's masculine energy and solid support-until the final shocking truth about her father obliterates her ability to trust her feelings. She only wants to run. But where else can she find what she's been looking for all her life?