Brynlee Parker thought her biggest challenge would be hiking to Dead Man’s Bluff and fulfilling her dad’s last wishes. She never thought she’d witness two men being viciously murdered while on a mountainous trail. Even worse, the deadly predator is now hunting her.
Boone Wilder wants nothing to do with Dead Man’s Bluff, not after his wife died there. But he can’t seem to mind his own business when a mysterious out-of-towner burst into his camp store in a frenzied panic.
Something — or someone — deadly is out there. The killer’s hunger for blood seems to be growing at a brutal pace. Can Brynlee and Boone figure out who’s behind these murders? Or will the hurts and secrets from their past not allow for even a margin of error?”
— from Goodreads
My Review
Boone Wilder knows all too well how dangerous Dead Man’s Bluff can be. But a far more malicious threat is stalking newcomer Brynlee Parker. They’ll need to put their differences aside, if they want to make it off the mountain alive.
My favorite part of this book was the mystery. There were a few possible suspects, which kept me guessing for awhile.
Unfortunately, I didn’t like the romance as much. Some of Boone and Brynlee’s reactions toward each other seemed slightly unreasonable to me. And Brynlee not telling Boone her real reasons for coming to Fog Lake (even though she had plenty of chances) was a bit frustrating. Also, Boone’s reconciliation with his late wife’s family felt rather rushed.
Still, I thought the scene with the blueberry muffin and naming the tree after Katherine were sweet gestures.
It will be interesting to see how Boone’s fiery younger sister Ansley handles her own mystery in the next book.
See Content Notes (contains spoilers)
chapters from the villain’s POV (showing their messed up thought process), mention of “joints,” mention of lewd and perverse jokes (not specified), blood, death of a parent, mention of bars and drunk men trying to take advantage, descriptions of violence, death of a spouse, mention of a person’s ashes, deaths and dying, mention of Native American legends, noticing, mention of Bigfoot, Brynlee hires Boone as security and he stays at her rental chalet (nothing inappropriate happens), mention of a town being “cursed” and “haunted,” some mild innuendo, suspected bear attacks, mention of a tattoo, mention of “ghost tours,” Brynlee’s parents weren’t married when she was born, noticing and awareness, kissing, touching, Brynlee and Boone get stranded together at an abandoned house in the woods (nothing improper happens), guns and the villain gets shot, mention of mental illness
Favorite Moments
🧗 Hiking to Dead Man’s Bluff 🧗 Trouble on the Razor Back 🧗 Blueberry muffin
Favorite Quotes
“‘Just keep this in mind: whatever you focus on is where you’ll go.’“
Christy Barritt
“‘You can do anything you set your mind to.’
‘Are you a motivational speaker in your free time?’
‘I was trying not to say anything, but you found me out….’
‘I don’t know if I can.’
‘Do I need to bring out my motivational speaker side again?’“
Christy Barritt
“‘And even thought luck isn’t a plan, we’re going to need a good measure of luck right now also — and a whole lot of faith.’
‘I think I like faith better than I do luck….’
‘…Me too, usually. But I’m already feeling pretty lucky since I met you.’“
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