Sleigh Ride to Love — Rosemary J. Anderson

Alaska and the Iditarod, the last great race on earth, testing men, women, and dogs alike. Holly James stepped up to the plate to take her place in the race as a memorial to her late father. But Obstetrician Zachariah Black thought her foolish in the extreme, commenting that she didn't have the courage or the stamina to survive the hardships and rigors of the journey. Angry at his lack of confidence in her, Holly was determined to show him! One night of sex and he thought he knew her - well, he had no idea who she was or how she felt. Resolute, she ignored his unwanted and unasked for advice and set off determined to, if not win, at least finish the race. However, Holly is dogged by bad luck and not long into the contest disaster strikes. Zachariah is forced to come to her aid and in order for her to continue with the race becomes her reluctant travelling companion. Clashing swords at every opportunity, they kept an armed truce interspersed with moments of sizzling passion. But what of love? Holly had loved Zachariah from the moment they had met, when she was a naive sixteen year old and he'd been a serious, married twenty nine year old. Now widowed, was Zachariah ready to love again, and if so, would he choose her or the sultry Astrid Buchannan?