Kate has lived through broken necks and breast cancer, but can she survive her husband's dark past? Life is good for extreme mountain biker Kate Ramsdell with her husband Dave, a successful computer programmer, and a stepson about to be married. As far as Kate is concerned, the worst of life's challenges are behind her until she gets a phone call in the middle of planning her stepson's wedding. A phone call that shatters her life. When she's told her husband is dead and her stepson's life is in jeopardy, Kate joins forces with a man she doesn't know and leaves the world she loves behind. Bit by bit, secrets from her husband's dark past come to light. In a heart-stopping confrontation with a woman who's the very essence of evil, Kate must draw upon her determination and strength before everything she lives for is destroyed.

Author Biography

Living off the grid in the middle of the Lost Sierras has given the Swann family a different perspective on life. This often-challenging lifestyle has spawned an assortment of oddities, including the husband and wife writing team known as J.L. Swann. Jim is a civil engineer and computer enthusiast. Louisa is a professional writer whose short stories have appeared in both Pocketbook and DAW anthologies. For more about the Swanns, check out The Write Stuff at: www.louisaswann.com/