Whispers on the Tide

<p>An enjoyable and engaging read featuring the heartfelt journey of Sasha and Maggie. With intriguing conflict rich characters and a clear gift for Christian fiction Rawlings delivers a story that captivates from start to finish. -Susan Gorrilla Benton Educator</p><p></p><p>Maggie McDougal sets out to save her family's land but ends up journeying to Alaska with Captain Sacha Amos where she's drawn into a deeper fight for justice and belonging. </p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(28 30 33 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)><em>He only offered her passage to Alaska. But then he ends up fighting for something bigger along the way...</em></strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(28 30 33 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Maggie McDougal is determined to save her family's land after her parents' sudden deaths. And if that means leaving the sandy shores of Lake Michigan and traveling across the country to Washington Territory in search of her brother so he can claim the land then so be it. Anything is better than watching the land she loves fall into her uncle's greedy conniving hands.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(28 30 33 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>The trouble is when the ship that her brother works on arrives in Bellingham her brother isn't on it. But Captain Sacha Amos is. And when he offers to take Maggie north to Alaska where she can meet her brother on his new ship she has little choice about saying yes.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(28 30 33 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(28 30 33 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Except Alaska doesn't turn out quite like she thought at least not after she meets the gruff captain's large sprawling family. A family that happens to include one sister who's a doctor another who's a lawyer and two half siblings that the family loves against all odds.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(28 30 33 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Or after she discovers the secret study that a scientist is conducting aboard Sacha's ship-one that just might put an end to seals being illegally killed for their pelts.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(28 30 33 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(28 30 33 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>But seal pelts are worth a lot of money and if word leaks about what Sacha's trying to do he's going to find himself in the crosshairs of some very powerful men.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(28 30 33 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(28 30 33 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Caught between her mission to save her family's land and the escalating tension in Alaska Maggie soon finds herself fighting for something that's bigger than just property or family ties. And she just might discover a new home along the way-one that offers more warmth and love than she ever imagined possible.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(28 30 33 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)><em>From a USA Today bestselling author comes a mountain family saga filled with a forced-proximity opposites attract romance and a love that heals wounded hearts. </em></strong></p>