Silas Whitmore

After two years trapping alone in the high country, Gideon Gooch has plenty of pelts - but nothing to come home to. Haunted by memories of his parents' quiet happiness, he sets out for the spring rendezvous with a bold idea: trade his furs, and find himself a wife. He never expected to meet Little Bird - a soft-spoken Blackfoot widow with strength in her eyes and secrets in her past. When love grows in the silence between them, Gideon brings her back to his mountain cabin, hoping to build a life together.
But Little Bird left more behind than memories. And when Gideon learns of the son she left with her people, he must face a journey deeper than any valley and harder than any winter - the journey of becoming a husband, a father. and a man worth following.