While on a skiing holiday in Vermont, Lizzie tries to find a home for Bear, a husky puppy whose owner got rid of him because he was lazy.

Akiak the sled dog refuses to give up after being injured during the Iditarod sled dog race.

"Mountie Lucas Donovan chases a ruthless serial killer whose victims include Lucas' twin brother. Taking an administrative leave and accompanied by his malamute sled dog, Lucas crosses the border into the U.S. and faces a struggle for survival in the unfamiliar, unfriendly country. But a greater struggle is between his code of honor and his desire for revenge"--