Wilderness Mystery

Veronica Grande never had an easy life. Then, the day came when she inherited her father’s estate and all the wealth along with it. This got the attention of a killer who would pursue her into the Backwoods of Strickfield. Unfortunately for both Veronica and the killer, they have no idea of the horrors awaiting them in the fabled backwoods.

When a reality TV show contestant goes missing, woodsman and tracker Tye Caine unravels a decades-old mystery. As he follows a dark and twisted trail, specters from his past come back to haunt him. Tye can only trust his girlfriend Kaity and his friend Gary as they navigate the heat-blasted high desert of eastern Washington state. Then, when they thought things couldn’t get any weirder, mysterious lights on the mountain flash a message to someone lurking below, and Tye starts seeing a woman who has been dead for a hundred years.

In the 1970s, a group of astronomers tracking a fragment from the Kohoutek comet obtained authorization to enter a remote region of the Soviet Union. The truth about what happened to that expedition remains hidden among myths and rumors.

Sefia knows what it means to survive. After her father is brutally murdered, she flees into the wilderness with her aunt Nin, who teaches her to hunt, track, and steal. But when Nin is kidnapped, leaving Sefia completely alone, none of her survival skills can help her discover where Nin's been taken, or if she's even alive. The only clue to both her aunt's disappearance and her father's murder is the odd rectangular object her father left behind, an object she comes to realize is a book - an item unheard of in her illiterate society.

When Lauren’s dad discovers she is being stalked, he sends her away to stay with his sister. Lauren doesn’t want to go but when she arrives at Misty Lake, a surprise awaits: her own horse to ride! The golden days of summer stretch before her with wondrous promise. Then Lauren overhears her stalker’s name. Shocked, she runs away on her new horse, and finds something she never expected in a million years, something both terrible beyond belief and more amazing than she can imagine!

In the heart of the untamed wilderness, secrets run deeper than the rivers that carve through the backwoods. When a tragic betrayal shatters the fragile peace of a close-knit community, one person must uncover the truth before they becomes the next victim. As family ties unravel and long-buried grudges resurface, the once-idyllic small town becomes a breeding ground for suspicion and danger. With the forest as both a sanctuary and a trap, survival means outsmarting the harsh elements and the shadows lurking within. Backwoods Betrayal is a gripping tale of loyalty, deceit, and the dark ...

To claim his mate, he must overcome his dark past. Nina I’m an 18-year-old grizzly shifter living alone in the forest. It hasn’t been easy, and I’m barely getting by. My sleazy neighbor Greg makes it a thousand times worse when he reports me to the Clan Council. While herding my goats, I meet Roy, a grizzly with gleaming topaz eyes and a feral power that overwhelms the whole forest. He offers to pay me back for scaring my goats, and I accept. Bringing him home gets me more than I bargained for. My feral awakening happened the moment we met. My inner bear wants to claim him with her ...

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Alex has always searched for something just beyond his reach: meaning, belonging, an elusive sense of home that infuses his writing. As if the fictional worlds he creates might shed light on his own troubled life, shaped by a chaotic childhood. He collects mirrors, hoping one might reveal a hidden truth about himself and the people he cares about. Then, in a small mysterious shop, he finds a strange mirror that reflects images of himself and his friends in ways he can't explain. Mia, a gifted abstract painter, sees the deeper side of Alex and his struggles. Before he vanishes, she captures ...

A look at the pattern of disappearances in rural America. The Missing 411 books by David Paulides revealed the phenomenon of people disappearing in America without a trace. Into Nowhere shows these disappearances to be regional in nature, with identifiable trends in behavior. These are plotted in color maps identifying the regions clearly. Certain issues concerning the nature of the disappearances are also covered.

Harvey Bennett didn’t sign up for this Christmas adventure. When a small-town holiday festival turns into a deadly game of cat and mouse, Ben and Julie are thrust into a chilling mystery buried beneath the snow-covered streets of Hope, Alaska. At the center of it all is a legendary golden ornament—a piece of local history said to hold the key to a fortune in lost gold. But someone else wants that fortune, and they’ll stop at nothing to claim it. As a ruthless financier and his dangerous crew close in, Ben and Julie follow a trail of cryptic clues carved into tombstones and hidden in ...

Embark on an extraordinary journey into the world of one of North America's most enduring legends with the Bigfoot Adventurer's Guide. This compelling eBook unlocks the mystery of Bigfoot by taking you through the heartlands where this elusive creature is said to roam. Start your exploration with a deep dive into the folklore and fascination surrounding Bigfoot, uncovering the science behind the sightings that have intrigued generations. Delve into geographical patterns, learning about historical sightings and the factors that make certain locations Bigfoot hotspots — from the dense ...

Every season in Rockton seems to bring a new challenge. At least that's what Detective Casey Duncan has felt since she decided to call this place home. Between all the secretive residents, the sometimes-hostile settlers outside, and the surrounding wilderness, there's always something to worry about. While on a much needed camping vacation with her boyfriend, Sheriff Eric Dalton, Casey hears a baby crying in the woods. The sound leads them to a tragic scene: a woman buried under the snow, murdered, a baby still alive in her arms.

You can try to outrun nature...but will you survive one man's fury? Wynn and Jack have been best friends since their first day of college: a gentle giant from Vermont and a rugged kid raised on a ranch in Colorado, brought together by their shared love of literature and the great outdoors. When they decide to take time off university and canoe down the Maskwa River in northern Canada, they anticipate the ultimate wilderness experience: two young men navigating the rapids through the quiet, imposing landscapes of North America.

Having earned his writing chops as an award-winning author of short fiction, Lance Weller delivers an unforgettable novel set in post-Civil War America. Abel Truman, maimed at the Battle of the Wilderness and beset with old age, lives on the rugged coast of Washington State. Resolving to attend to personal matters set in motion long ago, Truman and his be-loved dog embark on a harrowing journey over the treacherous Olympic Mountains - and along the way experience horrors all too reminiscent of war.

When Tobin Decker disappears on a trip to the Boundary Waters in the lake country of northern Minnesota, the only potential witness is a young woman with a dark past. But she isn't talking. Georgia Calvo has spent most of her life trying to rewrite her own backstory. At two, she witnessed her own father's murder, though she remembers none of it. For years afterward, she lived like a fugitive, perpetually caught between the painful truth and a life-defining lie. As an adult, Georgia still distrusts the police, but the pressure on her to talk is mounting. What she does know is that something ...

Wilderness guide Crystal Rainey leads a group of college students to a private campground amid the awe-inspiring Olympic Rain Forest. The excursion is ruined when the charming hostess Roxie is discovered standing over the land owner's body, murder weapon in hand. Enlisted to investigate the crime to absolve her friend, Crystal descends on the quiet city of Forks to find loggers, developers, and eco-protesters circling the property, intent on either exploiting or protecting the bastion of old-growth forest.

A fiery blast in a northern Minnesota town takes the life of an elderly woman. Was it really an accident, or was it murder? Officer Erin Ericsson wants to find out, and she’s not going to be deterred by anyone, especially not the investigating detective. One thing is for sure, someone in the close-knit town likes fire, and no one is safe. Erin’s girlfriend Allie has a secret, a gift she’s been hiding all her life, but it may be their only way. Can Erin convince her to face her nightmares and unmask the killer before it’s too late. Together they use their skill, and a bit of ...

As Bella drops her son off at university, she’s devastated. It’s been the two of them ever since Asher was born. The only thing helping her through is the upcoming week-long wilderness retreat in Sweden. It’ll be her chance to reconnect and recharge. At the retreat, Bella basks in the beauty of the modern lodge, with its luxury rooms and picture-perfect views, the glistening lake and lush forest. For the full detox effect, everyone must surrender their phones. The holiday seems idyllic until the person who ruined Bella’s life years ago arrives....

Recently separated from her cheating husband and unaware of a budding pregnancy, Georgia Charles travels to the Yukon Territory to spend a month with a childhood friend. Suddenly kidnapped by bank robbers, she manages to flee into the wild and find shelter in an abandoned cabin - but minimal skills and an impending childbirth threaten her survival. Set in the harsh winter of British Columbia’s Last Frontier, Winter’s Captive is the riveting story of a woman’s incredible journey of survival and path to empowerment against all odds.