This Treacherous Journey (The Mountain series)

ISBN: 0999701223

Author: Beller, Misty M.

Condition: New

Escaping north is her last optionAnd hes the only one with the skill to get her there.Widowed and with child, Emma Malcom is fleeing from the reward offered for her arrest. Shes innocent of the dirty dealings her deceased husband orchestrated, but the angry townspeople didnt stop to listen to her defense before she narrowly escaped with her life. Now, she and her twin brother, Joseph, must battle the mountain wilderness of the Rockies to reach Canada and the clean start she craves. But when a fall from the rocky cliff leaves Joseph wounded and weak, could the strange mountain man they encounter be Gods gift to see them to safety?Simeon Grant makes bad choices. His deceased wife and twin babies are lost to him now because of his reckless decisions, and the penance he pays by living alone in this mountain wilderness is only a small piece of what he thinks he deserves. When a city woman, heavy with child, appears on his doorstep with her injured brother, her presence resurrects the memories hes worked so hard to forget. And when she asks for his help to travel deeper into the mountain country, he cant help but wonder why God would force him to relive the same mistakes hes already suffered through. Or maybe taking these two to safety could be the way to redeem himself.But when their travels prove more treacherous than he imagined, Simeon finds himself pressing the limits of his ability to keep Emma and her brother safe. Can he overcome the past that haunts him to be the man she needs? Will Emma break through the walls around Simeons heart before its too late, or will the dangers of these mountains be the end of them all?