For the past fifteen years, I've been writing Christmas stories for various magazines. Each year as I sit down to compose yet another, I feel a pleasant warmth flood into my heart. Each year I draw on memories to inspire my tales and carry me into the true spirit of Christmas, but it was only last year I realized it was through my stories that my heart re-discovers the wonder that is Christmas year after year.
When Vanessa Walsh promises her editor, Teddi, that she will not become involved with the man to be interviewed fo the bachelor-of-the-month magazine column she is writing, she has not yet met handsome, charismatic bachelor Barret Madison. Recently betrayed in love, Vanessa welcomes the chance to get away from New York, and she anticipates no problem in keeping her vow. Determinged to be coldly professional, she journeys to the wilderness park Barret is desperately trying to save from desctruction. Soon, however, she finds herself not only falling in love with the park and with the man’s rugged lifestyle, but also with Barret Madison himself. Haunted by her promise, Vanessa desperately tries to deny her feelings. Breaking her word would be bad enough if Teddi were only her editor, but for Vanessa the situation is much worse; Teddi is also her mother!
A complete dog breed book on the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, a dog breed which originated in Canada and has a unique method of tolling game for hunters. Covers history of the breed, a description of tolling, selection, care, training, and activities in which Tollers excel, including field training, obedience, tracking, and more.