Alaskan Dawn

<p><em>A USA-Today Bestseller! First in the Pacific Horizons series of romantic women's fiction by Edie Claire.</em></p><p><strong>Haley knew that carrying her twin sister’s baby would be a sacrifice.<br />She just didn’t know how great.</strong></p><p>Overachieving attorney Haley Olson has always done the responsible thing. So when her twin sister Micah needs a surrogate mother Haley willingly volunteers. Like most feats the capable workaholic attempts her pregnancy goes perfectly... until the results of prenatal testing threaten to tear Micah’s marriage apart.</p><p>Pregnant overworked and driven to the end of her rope by the neediness of the sister and widowed mother who depend on her Haley seeks refuge with a week’s vacation on the Alaskan coast. As she soaks up the serenity of the unexpectedly vast and beautiful wilderness Haley finds something else she doesn’t expect -- deep feelings for the wildlife-loving boat captain who reminds her how to laugh.</p><p>With her unborn niece or nephew on the way and thousands of miles of ocean between their lives and careers Haley and Ben settle for a friendship. But back home in California the emptiness in her heart refuses to heal and when her pregnancy takes a frightening turn Haley must examine what really matters -- and rediscover the childhood dream she never realized she had lost.</p>