Books in the A Stella Madison Caper series

A winter in some of Alaska's deepest wilderness forces a family into making the most difficult decision they ever faced. It is the kind one hopes they never come to, and the hardest to make. It is the last resort.

Stella Madison is back, this time with a bevy of friends. But just how far should a person go when it comes to sticking by their friends? There's a thief in the rambling old mansion she moved into. And while it was someone who was quick to lend help when Stella needed it most, how can she possibly return the favor without jeopardizing herself along with them? No person is obligated to go that far... right?

Here is the first of the Stella Madison Capers, the story of how everything started, and how she escaped from a catastrophe that seemed to come out of nowhere. Which is the nature of catastrophes but it''s so hard to be logical when you''re in the middle of one. It''s also the story of how she met the colonel (if you''re interested in that sort of thing). Something happened in Stella Madison''s life that she never dreamed could come close to someone as careful as she was. But it did. In fact, if it hadn''t been for sheer Providence and the kindness of strangers (who quickly became friends), she wouldn''t be here to this day.Lesson learned: trouble comes to everybody and usually in bunches.Home Before Dark is "A Little Traveling Book: Just big enough to take you somewhere."