Published by Dreamscape Media Genres: Crime, Fiction, Mystery, Romance, suspense, thriller
Format: ARC, Audiobook
A cold case, a disappearance, and danger!
Corporate lawyer Ava Burch decided that she wanted a quieter life and left the city behind to move to small town of Cuervo in rural Texas. While out with her dog, Huck, during a volunteer search-and-rescue mission, they discover an abandoned camp site and Ava takes pictures of it.
Deputy Sheriff Grant Wycoff sees there is more to Ava than her expensive clothing and flashy car. She impresses him with her findings on the trial. Plus, she is easy on the eyes. He tries to shake that off, when he is reminded of an unsolved case of a woman who went missing two years earlier. Soon, another woman goes missing.
Both Ava and Grant set off individually to solve the case of the missing women. Ava constantly thinks about the case but also finds herself thinking about Grant and how easy he is on the eyes.
With the tension and attraction growing, this book picks up steam and things become more suspenseful. I enjoyed both characters and their interactions. I found this book was a nice mix of searching for answers and their growing personal relationship. Plus, the national park and rural setting also created an underlying sense of danger. What happens when a person gets lost (or someone harms you) while out camping, hiking or out in the wilderness. The fear of being alone and no one being able to hear, see, or help you if something should happen. I really enjoyed this element. Then there is Huck, the dog who steals scenes and hearts.
I listened to the audiobook and enjoyed the narrator.
This was a very enjoyable book which kept me invested in the story. I wanted them to solve the case just as much as I wanted them to find romance. This book was very nicely done and thought out.
Thank you to Dreamscape Media and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.