Forever my own, paperback/tracie peterson

In 1871, Kirstin Hallberg arrives in Duluth, Minnesota, to find the city council intent on building a canal and ensuring the citys rise to greatness.

Shes come to care for her elderly grandmother Lena Segerson only to discover Lena very full of life and full of secrets.

For when Kirstin opens their front door one day, she finds the brother she long thought dead on the other side.

Domar begs his sister to say nothing to their parents, viewing their grief as payment for falsely accusing him of bad behavior years prior and driving him from their Swedish village.

Caught between her brothers wishes and the chance to ease her familys pain, Kirstin doesnt know which decision is right.

When Domars friend Ilian is hurt in an accident, Kirstin and her grandmother volunteer to care for him.

Ilian struggles with his own bitterness toward his estranged father, heightened by his injured leg.

He can now never return to logging, but the only other thing he really knows and enjoys is making Mackinaw boats--but that would force him to seek his fathers help.

As he recovers, a natural attraction starts between Ilian and Kirstin, but both are dealing with problems without easy answers.

With no clear way forward, can love ever thrive and the past be forgiven? About author(s): Tracie Peterson is the bestselling, award-winning author of more than 100 novels.

Tracie also teaches writing workshops at a variety of conferences on subjects such as inspirational romance and historical research.

She and her family live in Montana.

Learn more at www.

traciepeterson.