"Never mind being a Mountie. Being a father to those six girls is the manliest thing I could ever do." A heart-breaking choice to arrest someone he loves leaves one of Adam's girl's lives alered forever. Another's life hangs in the balance and Adam must face the fear of losing one of his precious girls.

Falling through a second-storey window leads to Lizzie finding her life's purpose, but her new calling brings with it the wrong kind of attention and Adam is called upon to save her from more than one man with vile intentions. With her father's love and guidance can Lizzie ever find someone whol'll love her for her heart and not her station in life?

A Duty to Family is the fourth book in the Douglas Falls series, A compelling historical family saga of adventure, love and friendship on the Canadian frontier at the start of the 20th Century.