If you are looking for a quick weekend read full of adventure, suspense, and romance, then consider Trail of Danger by Hope Welborn. Set in the north Georgia mountains along the Appalachian Trail, the two main characters — Huck, a hydrologist with the Army and Jenna, a national parks ranger — fight the elements as they elude very dangerous bad guys! The two were childhood best friends until they weren’t. Past baggage, guilt, and fear of rejection keep the two fighting attraction, but this a romantic suspense novel, so an HEA is in their future. I really liked the two characters and was rooting for them all the way. Their struggles and faith journeys were real and relatable. The north Georgia setting was special to me — most of the action takes place relatively close to my cottage in the woods. But if you are unfamiliar with the area, the author’s descriptions will have you vicariously viewing stunning waterfalls, or tripping over roots and enduring torrential rain 😉 . Actual or armchair hikers are going to love this book! The bad guys are very, very bad and not who you might think they are. Dumping toxic chemicals into pristine waterways is so not cool! The mystery is twisting, but the two characters, are tenacious at discovering just who and what is going on.
I read Trail of Danger on a visit to my cottage in the woods of north Georgia, and felt like I was along for the ride. You will too!
Recommended.
Audience: Adults.
(I borrowed the ebook from Kindle Unlimited. All opinions expressed are mine alone.)
A mysterious toxin leads to a deadly pursuit along the Appalachian Trail
Scott “Huck” Huxton, Jr. has returned to his hometown, a place full of painful reminders of his troubled childhood. An urgent plea from his sister spurs him to find the cause of the puzzling illness plaguing her and her infant son. Utilizing his skills from the Army’s Environmental Command, Huck discovers toxic waste in the Chattahoochee River.
Forest Ranger Jenna Davenport thought she would never see Huck again, after her mistake destroyed his family. But when he asks for help, she can’t turn him down. This could be the second chance she’s hoped for, as long as he doesn’t discover the terrible secret she has carried for over a decade.
Targeted by the criminals behind the contamination, they escape along the Appalachian Trail. But danger follows them, leading them on a perilous journey through the national forest. As Huck and Jenna fight for survival, they must also face their past and the secret that could destroy their future.
Hope Welborn writes spine-tingling suspense, sprinkled with romance, and saturated with faith. Her manuscripts have won the ACFW Genesis Contest and the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference Foundations Awards in romantic suspense.
As a #writerwithadayjob, she spends her lunch hours creating small town characters who face big suspense with faith in a big God. By day, she masquerades as a digital content marketing technology specialist, and by night, she stays up too late putting words on the page.
Hope also serves as editor and web manager for Spark Flash Fiction and is a member of the Suspense Squad.
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