Gabriella Fredrickson has filled her life with meaning after the tragic loss of her mother by co-founding a fundraiser to help children in the foster care system and by working at a crisis shelter for abused and neglected children. She never imagined the son of her family's longtime nemesis, Travis, to show up at her door in the middle of the night and turn her world upside down. Travis has every quality she has always hated about men including being ridiculously handsome and rich, but there is something intriguing about him that makes it hard for Gabby to resist his charm. But when an unexpected tragedy arises, Gabby must decide to open up her heart and take a risk that will change her life as she knows it. Northern Winds is a story of one young woman's discovery that with selfless courage and strength anything is possible if you believe. It will pull at your heartstrings and make you a believer that one person really can make a difference.