True North — Jennifer Watts

Lauren Connor finds herself fleeing Alaska, on the heels of a troubled relationship, with her one-eyed dog, King, in tow. Driving a borrowed van in sub-zero temperatures, she heads across the border in hopes of finding solace in Canada’s vast and wild North.When she lands in the Gold Rush boomtown of Dawson City, the first order of business is to keep a low profile, but that’s hard to do when she immediately catches the attention of the local cop—twice in the same day.Sergeant Nick Brand has put his life of high-stress police work behind him to settle down in his home territory, and the last thing he needs is a gorgeous but mysterious raven-haired beauty bringing drama to his town.The two soon realize that they have more in common then known at first blush, and together they learn that it’s not always easy to escape the ghosts of the past, even in the larger-than-life wilderness of the Yukon.Standalone with HEA.Trigger warning: deals with adult themes/situations of domestic abuse.