The Harmony Agency: Bringing happiness to all through fulfilling relationships... That's Scout Berensen's mission for the branch she's opening in McGrath, Alaska. McGrath's remote, but downright civilized compared to the bush where she grew up. Which is why Scout escaped to California as soon as she could. Now she's back--in a place where sled dogs outnumber humans. But there are plenty of men who want what the Harmony Agency has to offer. However reluctant she is to return--even temporarily--she's happy to reconnect with Malachy MacCullagh, an old friend who once might have been more. They make a deal: she'll help him persuade a certain woman to marry him if he'll teach her to love the state where she was born. The outcome of their bargain is different--better--than either one expects!