Matt Haldeman is still young but already wealthy when he drops out of corporate America. With his beloved dogs and his brand new truck and trailer, he sheds most of his material possessions and begins his life anew. Matt sets out to discover all he had been missing. He travels solo through Nevada, Montana, British Columbia, and Alaska, through snow-covered mountains, beyond growth, struggle, and death. He had dreamed of these quiet roads and moonlit woodlands and now the earth had become his new reality. But this strange, new life is not without bitter internal conflict. After extreme highs...

From an early age, Lennon Portier knew she was different. The daughter of a mother whose problems were too complicated to understand, she was victimized at a young age, the catalyst for a string of bad choices. After the death of her first husband, Lennon leaves her hometown, first for college and then for a new life in Colorado. However, as she soon discovers, leaving is not enough to change old patterns, and Lennon finds herself wrapped up in a dangerous relationship, this time with the dark stranger she married. Lennon must now be strong. While her happiness is something she can endure,...