The Heart That Lingers — June Masters Bacher

This gripping novel opens on the sunny shores of Southern California, where Lauren and Eric (her childhood "brother" by means of a strange relationship which only they can understand) have grown up as "summer people." When unforeseen circumstances force their families apart, Lauren escapes to the wildly beautiful Alaskan frontier where the country is as indomitable as her heart.

In this story of a girl torn between three men, the strange circumstances will have you enthralled until the conflict is resolved and the courage and beauty of true love and deep, abiding faith are realized.