Dawn's Prelude (Song of Alaska Series #1) » (Abridged)

Tracie peterson is the bestselling, award-winning author of more than seventy novels. Tracie also teaches writing workshops at a variety of conferences on subjects such as inspirational romance and historical research. She and her family live in Belgrade, Montana.

Newly widowed Lydia Sellers discovers that through an unforeseen fluke, she is the sole recipient of her husband's fortune. But instead of granting her security, it only causes strife as her adult stepchildren battle to regain the inheritance for themselves. Lydia, longing to put the memories of her painful marriage behind her, determines to travel to Alaska to join her aunt.

Lydia's arrival in Sitka, however, brings two things she didn't expect. One is the acquaintance of Kjell Bjorklund, the handsome owner of the sawmill. Second is the discovery that she is pregnant with her dead husband's child. What will this mean for her budding relationship with Kjell? And what lengths will her stepchildren go to reclaim their father's fortune? Lydia soon finds her life--and that of her child's--on the line.

Library Journal

Newly widowed Lydia Sellers is drawn into an unwanted battle with her adult stepchildren over the inheritance their father left to Lydia. Anxious to start a new chapter in her life, Lydia travels to Alaska to visit her aunt. There she finds romance and complications that threaten her new relationship. VERDICT Well known for her adventurous romance tales (see her "Yukon Quest," "Desert Roses," and "Bells of Lowell" series), Peterson knows how to create independent female heroines who gather strength through difficult circumstances. Her legion fans will want this series launch.