Owen Christiansen has been in a downward spiral since an injury ended his NHL career. But a job on an Alaskan crabbing boat offers a fresh start . . . maybe even a shot at romance with Elise Scotty McFlynn, the captains daughter.Used to being one of the guys, to never relying on anyone, Scotty doesnt believe in happily ever afterespecially with someone like Owen. Her instinct is confirmed when Casper Christiansen arrives to drag his prodigal brother home, bringing with him a truckload of family dramaand even worse, the news that Casper is wanted for questioning in connection to a crime back in Minnesota.But Owen is more than the sum of his mistakes, a truth both he and Scotty discover when she escorts both brothers to Deep Haven as part of her new job on the Anchorage police force.