A Lasting Proposal — C.J. Carmichael

He made her an offer she couldn't refuse -- bud did she ever try!

Jake Hartman's heli-skiing operation in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies has been hugely successful. But because of the major outlays he now wants to make, he needs a capital infusion. A bank loan is a nonissue -- Jake's not keen on debt. But a silent partner would do the trick.

Widowed Maureen Shannon, eldest of the Shannon sisters, has just moved back to the sleepy town of Canmore, hoping that slow-paced living will help mend her deteriorating relationship with her 12-year-old daughter. Jake's proposal sounds good. But then Jake makes Maureen a second offer -- a lasting proposal she's much more reluctant to accept....