Desperation drives Caroline to answer an ad in a magazine. Nobody, including her father, would force Caroline Hughes to marry a man she doesn't love.Young and headstrong Tam MacGregor arrives in the heart of Wisconsin's Northwoods and becomes caught up in the cut-throat world of smuggling.Tax revenuers competing against trappers for profit in ill-gained goods, rock the ground under the long-established trading post. A family torn apart by adversity, they work as a unit to uncover those who betray them before they lose everything.Can Caroline's love seduce Tam to give up his partnership in the MacGregor California ranch and stay in Wisconsin with her, or will family ties draw him home?Northwoods Series  #1  97,167 words