Deadly wilderness, betrayal, a sociopath in pursuit ... a wary teen weighs the price of freedom. Sixteen year-old Amy flees her kidnappers in the remote Sierra foothills after twelve years in captivity, only she doesn't know who to trust or how to find home, much less what it takes to survive in the wild. When Billionaire Jacob Chandler turns fugitive in the same hostile chaparral, risking everything to save her and atone for his narcissistic past, the wilderness threatens to devour them. But a raging forest fire isn't their only enemy. Amy's kidnappers want her back and they won't let any thing stand in their way.About the Author: The bestselling author of Ripples - a novel, Lincoln Raw - a biographical novel, and Lincoln's Diary - a novel of suspense, DL Fowler travels inside people's heads and invites readers along for the ride. Fowler spent his childhood in northwest Georgia and lived his teenage years in in the shadow of Redlands California's Lincoln Shrine. During summers, while working as a camp counselor, he backpacked through the San Gorgonio Wilderness. After graduating from University of Southern California with a BA in Humanities, he earned an MBA from California State University - San Bernardino, and pursued a career in finance. He now makes his home in picturesque Gig Harbor, Washington and travels frequently to America's heartland.