Dreaming of Home, my first published book, is set in the beautiful mountain country of north central Arizona—far from the sizzling deserts and saguaro cactus most people associate with this southwestern region.

It's home to mile-high-plus elevations, brilliant blue skies, towering ponderosa pine forests, and quite often 100+ inches of annual snowfall.

Determined to raise his son alone, widower Joe Diaz has returned to hometown Canyon Springs—the same community Megan McGuire has fallen in love with and wants to call home, too ...