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

That told Dylan more than hours of talking or anything else. Freya had made a decision. She was still Dylan’s dog and always would be, but she and Grey had come to an agreement. Maybe this was not such a crazy, wild-ass idea after all.


The junior novice race, dubbed the Minitarod, was scheduled for the third Saturday in February. The fifty mile course, laid out and clearly marked, had been planned to offer a mild challenge, but nothing beyond a newbie musher’s ability. The weather forecast looked good. With some help from Sammy’s dad—who had taken an interest in the developments once his son had begun training—they took two sleds and short teams to the starting point.


Gotta remember to call the kid “Sam,” damn it, Dylan reminded himself.He says Sammy’s a little boy name and he’s growing up. Maybe he’s right. Okay, Sam.


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