Mountain River is a thrilling mystery, set in a small resort town, where things are not always, as they seem.
Young, single-mother, Katie Caberletti has fled her hometown to escape from an abusive husband. She finds a new home in Mountain River, a small resort town, famous for their fishing.
Katie’s best friend, Lindsey Knapp, is also her bosses’ wife. Lindsey is gregarious and wild, and quite insistent that Katie find a new love interest. Reluctantly, Katie accepts her friend’s matchmaking. Two men are willing suitors, until a run in with Katie’s ex, muddies the waters, and things take an ugly turn.
Will Katie discover the truth in time? Will anybody believe her? What secrets will she reveal?
A group of teenagers are out for a good time in the Northern Californian woodlands. Their joy quickly turns into terror when the surrounding forest suddenly bursts into flames. Trapped inside a raging wildfire the teenagers have nowhere to run.
At the same time a convict named Todd Kelly breaks free and decides to make a run for it through the forest. Little does he know that he will soon be faced with the most defining question of his life.
“It is better to read a little and ponder a lot than to read a lot and ponder a little.”
- Denis Parsons Burkitt