Taylor Sorensen has always been a loner, afraid to trust others except for her family. She is afraid of opening up to people because she doesn't want to get hurt. Her late husband, Josh, who lost his life in saving a young boy at a Christian camp, was her soulmate, and she feels angry towards him for leaving her and also angry with God for allowing the tragedy to happen. Her father is a minister and she has been brought up in a loving family with strong Christian beliefs. Taylor has a Siberian Husky called Sasha and a horse called Topaz. She gets on better with animals than with people. She becomes very excited when she hears that people have heard wolves howling, and she is even more excited when she sees one when she goes to her special place, Reunion. She is afraid that the local farmers will destroy these beautiful animals.
She lives on Galloway Glen, a large property in Wyoming, where she and Josh had started a retreat for people in the ministry to come and unwind in the wilderness setting. After a year of widowhood she decides to carry on with building up the retreat and puts an advertisement in the local paper for a handyman.
Connor Alexander resigns from the Wildlife Awareness Coalition as he wants to photograph wildlife. His boss, Harry, sends him on one last assignment which is to follow up the rumours of wolf sightings in Wyoming and to try and photograph them.
He applies for the job as handyman at Galloway Glen. When Taylor finds out that he has not told her the truth, she is very hurt and he is devastated to think that he has hurt someone who has already been so badly hurt.
We see Taylor and Connor working through their feelings towards one another and both learning to forgive and to ask forgiveness. They are passionate in their desire to save the wolves that they love so much, and through everything they go through together they are drawn to one another and Taylor learns to trust once again.
This story shows the importance of forgiveness, trust, integrity and honesty. There is a great deal to learn in this novel and I can highly recommend it. The wolves, with their protective instincts, are woven through the story, and we learn from them as well. There is an interesting plot, as there are those who are trying to destroy Taylor's plans to save the wolves, some for selfish reasons and one man who is trying to save Taylor from being ostracized by her neighbours for wanting to save the wolves. There is also a young man who tries to protect the wolves and Taylor because of feelings of guilt.
I can highly recommend this book.
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