From the Bones of These Hills

In the wild, sun-scorched Okanagan Valley of 1911, two souls are drifting toward a collision that will change everything. Peter Courtney has lost everyone he loved—first his mother, then his father, then the family farm. With nothing left but a heart full of grief and a prospector's desperate hope, he travels west to find fortune in the gold-bearing hills. Emily Ellis has spent her life on her family's orchard, feeling necessary but unseen, yearning for a future that belongs to her alone. When a brutal attack in a dusty alley brings them together, Peter's flashing blade saves her—and in that violent, electric moment, a bond is forged as deep and ancient as the valley itself. But love in this rugged land comes at a price. Between them lie treacherous mountain passes, a jealous rival with a long memory, and a winter so fierce it threatens to bury their dreams before they can take root. As Peter battles ice and stone for a fortune that might never come, Emily waits—through letters, through loneliness, through the slow ache of months apart. From the gleaming waters of Okanagan Lake to the frozen heights of the lynx path, From the Bones of These Hills is an epic, heart-wrenching story of resilience, sacrifice, and the kind of love that refuses to die. For anyone who has ever risked everything for a second chance, this novel will stay with you long after the final page.