Today I’m reviewing Smokey Mountain Escape by Rhonda Starnes
Book Description
Two killers on the loose and threats around every corner…
Sheriff Heath Dalton accidentally stumbles upon two gunmen trying to hide a body in the Smoky Mountains and barely escapes with his life. And when traveling nurse Kayla Eldridge finds herself stranded in the stormy wilderness with Heath, she now has a target on her back. They must work together to navigate the treacherous terrain and evade the criminals who are tracking their every move. Can they outrun their merciless hunters before they both lose their lives?
Can an officer and his K-9 partner catch a criminal with a deadly plan?
My Review
Thanks to Netgalley for my review copy.
Wow what can I say. This is my first book by Rhonda Starnes and won’t be my last. The action starts from the start. Then like the eye of a storm we think things are ok and bam the storm is back with a vengeance.
The book starts with Heath the local Sheriff is out on a camping trip and one the final leg when the action starts. He stumbles across a scene where a body is being buried. After a standoff he is running for safety. This is where Kayla comes into the picture. She is taking up a temporary nursing job and seeing her brother and his family. She wasn’t going to the woods that was the last thing she wanted to ever do again. But circumstance and need to survive means she and Heath are in the woods running for their lives.
There is so much to unpack in this book that you will need to read yourself. Kayla has been a victim before and is still recovering. She has come a long way but like another reviewer I felt for her, why does she have to suffer again. Heath has his own issues from a previous relationship. The growth and determination of Kayla as she battles demons and then the choices to survive were good to see.
As an Aussie I was expecting a wolf till I googled what a coyote looks like then I understood the cover. It is very relevant. I have fallen back in love with LIS books. If you like Romantic Suspense and LIS books I am sure you will enjoy this book.