New York photographer Wendy Walters had come north for peace and quiet, and a photograph of a rare Alaskan caribou. Nothing???and no one???would stop her.

Not even the sexiest man in Alaska. One look at rugged game warden Joe Peterson made Wendy's temperature rise. But the stoic Joe wasn't about to let the sassy city slicker wreak havoc with his game preserve or his libido. She was leaving ASAP.

But when a rock slide left them stranded in the frozen wilderness, Joe and Wendy had no choice but to hike their way to civilization together. Could they find a way to safety before attraction gave way to temptation?

Debra Lee Brown won the Golden Heart award for her first Harlequin Historical, THE VIRGIN SPRING. Since then, she has written several more novels for Harlequin Historicals, including THE MACTINTOSH BRIDE and A ROGUE'S HEART.(BIO FOR MEDIEVALS) Golden Heart winner Debra Lee Brown's ongoing romance with wild and remote locales sparks frequent adventures in the Alps, the Arctic-where she has worked as a geologist-and the Sierra Nevada range of her native California. It's not surprising Debra chooses to set her novels in the rugged highlands of medieval Scotland. An Old English mastiff the size of a Shetland pony and a stubborn Scottish husband provide Debra additional inspiration for her writing. (BIOS FOR WESTERNS)Award-winning author Debra Lee Brown's ongoing romance with wild and remote locales sparks frequent adventures in the Alps, the Arctic-where she has worked as a geologist-and the Sierra Nevada range of her native California. An avid outdoorswoman, Debra loves nothing better than to strand her heroes and heroines in rugged, often dangerous settings, then let nature take its course. Debra invites readers to visit her web site at www.debraleebrown.com or to write to her care of Harlequin Readers Service, P.O. Boc 1325, Buffalo, NY 14269