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Against the Rain
What if the one woman he was taught to despise is the one he’s meant to protect?
Yuri Amos has spent years watching his family suffer at the hands of Sitka’s most ruthless businessman, Preston Caldwell. When Yuri discovers that Caldwell’s daughter is hiding secrets, he knows he should walk away. But he can’t.
Because Rosalind isn’t like her father. She’s quiet, intelligent, and far more trapped than anyone realizes.
But the deeper he steps into Rosalind’s world, the more complicated his feelings become, especially when she begins to stir hope for a future neither of them can have. Because once he crosses the line between protector and something more, there’s no turning back.
From a USA Today bestselling author comes a frontier family saga with a slow-burn, forbidden romance, a protector hero, and the kind of love that risks everything for a brighter tomorrow.
Yuri Amos has spent years watching his family suffer at the hands of Sitka’s most ruthless businessman, Preston Caldwell. When Yuri discovers that Caldwell’s daughter is hiding secrets, he knows he should walk away. But he can’t.
Because Rosalind isn’t like her father. She’s quiet, intelligent, and far more trapped than anyone realizes.
But the deeper he steps into Rosalind’s world, the more complicated his feelings become, especially when she begins to stir hope for a future neither of them can have. Because once he crosses the line between protector and something more, there’s no turning back.
From a USA Today bestselling author comes a frontier family saga with a slow-burn, forbidden romance, a protector hero, and the kind of love that risks everything for a brighter tomorrow.
373 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 29, 2025
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Naomi Rawlings
37 books982 followersNaomi Rawlings is the author of historical Christian novels, including the Amazon bestselling Eagle Harbor Series. While she'd love to claim she spends her days huddled in front of her computer vigorously typing, in reality, she spends her time homeschooling, cleaning, picking up, and pretending like her house isn't in a constant state of chaos. She lives with her husband and three children in Michigan's rugged Upper Peninsula, along the southern shore of Lake Superior where they get 200 inches of snow every year, and where people still grow their own vegetables and cut down their own firewood--just like in the historical novels she writes.
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January 3, 2026
Oh my! I love this series. This one has some nail biting moments along with the painful ones when Rosalind was abused. But Yuri the personable charming Amos brother has tender feelings toward Rosalind. And she is drawn to him too. But her father despises the Amos family and is determined to destroy them.
Faith and love guide this family in their lives and decisions. Wonderful series full of scripture.
Faith and love guide this family in their lives and decisions. Wonderful series full of scripture.
January 14, 2026
Book five in the Dawn of Alaska series did not disappoint!
I’ve looked forward to Yuri’s story since I first met him in earlier books. He’s such a carefree guy who just wants to make people laugh and find ways to help. He sees the good in Rosalind that others can’t.
Rosalind has been a mystery throughout the series. We’ve seen how everyone has thought badly of her because her father and uncle are so horrible to the Amos family, wanting to cause problems for them and their business. Yuri has seen her differently but his family, especially his oldest brother, Alexei has warned him against spending time with her in any way.
In the entire series, we see how the Caldwell brothers have been underhanded in their business dealings to cause financial hardship on the Amos family while lining their own packets with money they didn’t earn honestly. It even appears they have people in authority on their payroll, if you will, to do their bidding and get them out of legal trouble.
We finally get a closer look at Rosalind. Things are much darker than they appeared. She’s not only a quiet, submissive daughter, she’s forced into that role out of fear. Ever since her mother’s death, her father has been hitting her, leaving bruises that require her to stay out of the public eye until the evidence has faded. No one seems to see that truth until her friend, Bryony, who is recently married to one of the Amos brothers, tells them.
Read it for yourself and find out how things unfold as the Caldwell brothers plan to destroy the Amos family, at all costs and what Yuri does when he learns the truth of the abuse Rosalind is suffering at the hands of her father. It will keep you reading as things heat up in more ways than one.
I’ve looked forward to Yuri’s story since I first met him in earlier books. He’s such a carefree guy who just wants to make people laugh and find ways to help. He sees the good in Rosalind that others can’t.
Rosalind has been a mystery throughout the series. We’ve seen how everyone has thought badly of her because her father and uncle are so horrible to the Amos family, wanting to cause problems for them and their business. Yuri has seen her differently but his family, especially his oldest brother, Alexei has warned him against spending time with her in any way.
In the entire series, we see how the Caldwell brothers have been underhanded in their business dealings to cause financial hardship on the Amos family while lining their own packets with money they didn’t earn honestly. It even appears they have people in authority on their payroll, if you will, to do their bidding and get them out of legal trouble.
We finally get a closer look at Rosalind. Things are much darker than they appeared. She’s not only a quiet, submissive daughter, she’s forced into that role out of fear. Ever since her mother’s death, her father has been hitting her, leaving bruises that require her to stay out of the public eye until the evidence has faded. No one seems to see that truth until her friend, Bryony, who is recently married to one of the Amos brothers, tells them.
Read it for yourself and find out how things unfold as the Caldwell brothers plan to destroy the Amos family, at all costs and what Yuri does when he learns the truth of the abuse Rosalind is suffering at the hands of her father. It will keep you reading as things heat up in more ways than one.
December 31, 2025
This next chapter in the Amos family's story is a touching, heart rending story of overcoming pain, abuse, and deception. Yuri has always felt drawn to Rosalind Caldwell, even though her father has made it his goal to destroy the Amos family and their livelihood. He has helped her for 3 years to send and receive letters and support charities that her father knows nothing about. Yuri has offered more than once to help Rosalind leave Sitka, but she has refused. When it becomes apparent that things are much worse than anyone suspected and that her life is in danger, he risks everything and offers her a temporary marriage for her protection. When things come to light of her father's and uncle's illegal dealings, she and Yuri flee to New York to protect her inheritance she received from her mother, and then to a safe place in Texas. As they spend more time together, their "temporary" marriage becomes real. This book, as with all the others, is not just about Yuri and Rosalind,but about the Amos family and their love, concern and support of each other. I was in tears reading about the abuse that Rosalind suffered, but with the help of Yuri and his family she was able to find freedom and healing.
January 2, 2026
Against the Rain by Naomi Rawlings
Dawn of Alaska Series Book Five
Yuri Amos is the family charmer. Always happy and jovial. Always plenty of females plying for his attention. He enjoys making others smile. He’d like to help Rosalind smile more, too, but that’s unlikely, since her dad and uncle have been trying to destroy them for the past four years.
Rosalind Caldwell is a beautiful bird kept in a guilded cage with secrets she can’t tell. What may look like a life where she has it all…is false. Unlike the Amoses, where love abounds among the eight siblings, she has to avoid any confrontation with her father. His fists fly fast and hard if she takes one wrong step. Things have gotten worse, and she needs to get out of Sitka, Alaska. Not until she finalizes a few things, though.
I love every story Naomi Rawlings has written. Whether in Northern Michigan, Texas, or now in Alaska. They can be heart-wrenching at times, but thankfully, there is always a happy ending.
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Dawn of Alaska Series Book Five
Yuri Amos is the family charmer. Always happy and jovial. Always plenty of females plying for his attention. He enjoys making others smile. He’d like to help Rosalind smile more, too, but that’s unlikely, since her dad and uncle have been trying to destroy them for the past four years.
Rosalind Caldwell is a beautiful bird kept in a guilded cage with secrets she can’t tell. What may look like a life where she has it all…is false. Unlike the Amoses, where love abounds among the eight siblings, she has to avoid any confrontation with her father. His fists fly fast and hard if she takes one wrong step. Things have gotten worse, and she needs to get out of Sitka, Alaska. Not until she finalizes a few things, though.
I love every story Naomi Rawlings has written. Whether in Northern Michigan, Texas, or now in Alaska. They can be heart-wrenching at times, but thankfully, there is always a happy ending.
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December 30, 2025
Ahhh! Love wins! A very inspirational story of quiet perseverance and protective love. I adore the Amos family; they know how to stick together. Yuri and Rosalind’s story just tugs at the heart. Recommend reading. Clean |Inspirational | Family | Intriguing
December 31, 2025
Yuri
A moving story about the protection a young man wanted to provide for a young woman who was being badly treated by her family. Plus a lot of family and adventure taking place in Alaska. Entertaining
A moving story about the protection a young man wanted to provide for a young woman who was being badly treated by her family. Plus a lot of family and adventure taking place in Alaska. Entertaining
January 6, 2026
Perfect Men
Rawlings sure knows how to write her men! Yuri has long been my favorite, and now he’s all grown up and getting married. Swoon! He’s about as tender and warmhearted as they come.
Rawlings sure knows how to write her men! Yuri has long been my favorite, and now he’s all grown up and getting married. Swoon! He’s about as tender and warmhearted as they come.
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December 24, 2025I hated to put the book down, but made myself savior it and stop and get some sleep. Ha ha
I was learning history I did not know of early Alaska.
I look forward to the next book in the series.
I was learning history I did not know of early Alaska.
I look forward to the next book in the series.
December 31, 2025
Great read
It has been great reading the books about Alaska and the family of Amos’s
Can’t wait for the next book. Thankyou
It has been great reading the books about Alaska and the family of Amos’s
Can’t wait for the next book. Thankyou
January 1, 2026
my new favorite series
Rosalind Caldwell needs to leave her abusive father. Yuri seems to be her only hope. I love the setting in Alaska and the whole Amos family.
Rosalind Caldwell needs to leave her abusive father. Yuri seems to be her only hope. I love the setting in Alaska and the whole Amos family.
January 3, 2026
Another enjoyable read in the series
I have enjoyed reading about this family and of their love for each other. Ms Rawlings has written another masterpiece!
I have enjoyed reading about this family and of their love for each other. Ms Rawlings has written another masterpiece!
January 6, 2026
Loved it!
I have most of Naomi Rawlings books. Again I could not put his down once I got started. Love the intrigue and romance. Keep up the great work!
I have most of Naomi Rawlings books. Again I could not put his down once I got started. Love the intrigue and romance. Keep up the great work!
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January 17, 2026Excellent. Love her writing style
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