Book excerpt: Pregnant and on the run from her abusive ex-husband, Angela is determined to make a fresh start. Leaving Earth behind, she journeys to a far-off world where she finds peace and safety living in a small mining settlement. Nearly a year later, Angela’s luck changes and her life is endangered when a deadly snowstorm sweeps down upon them. Sinfully seductive “freight dog’” Clint Banner, offers her and her newborn daughter warmth and shelter aboard his snowed-up and grounded cargo ship. Days pass as the storm rages on. Everything’s fine the first week. Trouble starts after that. What Angela and Clint are unprepared for is their mutual desire for more than just survival. Could Clint Banner hold the key to a future Angela has only dreamed of?