Loner Dylan, seeking to heal from wartime trauma, pursues a new-found dream of building and training a winning sled dog team to compete in the Iditarod. He makes a difficult choice to rescue a stranger lost in a blizzard instead of seeking to win a preliminary race. This choice and its results throw unexpected but major changes into his solitary life. Can he accept and adapt to these changes?<br><br>Grey must prove himself, pursuing his dream of seeing Alaska first hand and writing about the world of sled dog racing in a powerful way to jump start his chosen sports and feature writing career. Young and na?ve, he almost pays with his life for a bad decision. Can he learn and grow fast enough to survive in the unforgiving environment and overcome a rocky start with his new hero, musher Dylan?

Love Is Snowblind

Dylan completed the required checks, got his book signed, and headed down the trail. There would be a bright moon tonight, so he planned to go as far as he could, keeping a close eye on the dogs for any sign of fatigue or distress. It was cold, but not brutally so, and thus far, the team seemed eager and able to run a good many more hours. Chill was good for them. More dogs struggled when it was too mild than with harsh cold.


With no more than the first nervous edge knocked off by their initial five hours on the trail, Freya and Thor lunged into the harness and set a brisk pace for the rest. Dylan alternately trotted beside the sled and hopped on the runners for a break now and then. His weight added considerably to the load, so he made sure not to stay there too long, just enough to rest his legs and let his heart rate and breathing settle to a resting state.


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