Melinda Gamble wants to make a difference in the world. As a school teacher in the small town of Paris, Idaho, she has many challenges such as trying to help a rebellious student, coming face-to-face with a notorious bank robber, startling a grizzly bear, and finding herself in a terrible blizzard that leaves her clinging to her life. No matter the trial that comes her way, she is ready to fight for what she believes in. But it's a rugged rancher who challenges Melinda with the one thing for which she was least prepared-love. An Award Winning Novel for the Reviewer's Choice Award.