He made her an offer she couldn't refuse but did she ever try! Jake Hartman's heli-skiing operation in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies has been hugely successful. But because of the major outlays he now wants to make, he needs a capital infusion. A bank loan is a nonissue Jake's not keen on debt. But a silent partner would do the trick. Widowed Maureen Shannon, eldest of the Shannon sisters, has just moved back to the sleepy town of Canmore, hoping that slow-paced living will help mend her deteriorating relationship with her twelve-year-old daughter. Jake's proposal sounds good. But then Jake makes Maureen a second offer a lasting proposal she's much more reluctant to accept .