Love on the edge of the Arctic. North Country Hero Army veteran Kyle Loness can't wait to leave the town that holds such sad memories. He never expects newcomer Sara Kane to enlist his help with the town's new youth center. What does he know about helping kids? But the more time he spends with the troubled teens--and Sara--the more the jaded soldier feels the defenses around his guarded heart begin to crumble. North Country Family After losing his clients' life savings, former broker Rick Salinger went in search of redemption. Now a pastor in the remote Canadian town of Churchill, he focuses on his congregation and working with the kids at a center for troubled boys. But when widowed mom Cassie Crockett arrives with her son, Rick fears getting too close. Cassie lost almost everything because of Rick.

and he's not sure she'll ever forgive him.