Description
Review “Burroughs ( The Marriage Code ) drops wounded souls into a beautifully described wilderness.” ― Publishers Weekly “Burroughs strikes again with a heartwarming love story that is both funny and pulls at your strings. Bernie and Matthew are great together. This is a treat.” ―L.J. Shen, Wall Street Journal bestselling author About the Author Brooke Burroughs is an award-winning writer of fun love stories about women with a heart for adventure. Brooke lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband, whom she met on one of her own real-life adventures living in India. When she’s not writing, she conducts experiments in vegetarian cooking, performs with a Bollywood dance troupe, travels whenever she can, and is frequently seen at the dog park with her Great Dane, which is often mistaken for a horse.
Features & Highlights
- In this flirty wilderness adventure by the author of
- The Marriage Code
- , two hikers who drive each other crazy discover they might have a lot to learn from one another about navigating life, love, and living up to family expectations.
- Ever since her father died, Bernie’s life has been stagnant. When concerned friends and family suggest she join a hike through Alaska to gain new perspective, Bernie reluctantly agrees to go, even though she’s never been the adventurous type, unlike her namesake, Great-Aunt Bernice.
- Matthew is a struggling screenwriter who needs a week off the grid to gain some inspiration for a new project and to process the reappearance of his absent father.
- When the two meet at the trailhead, it’s annoyance at first sight. He’s dismayed to discover that he’ll have to share a tent with Bernie, who doesn’t know the first thing about camping, while she finds he’s a little too into “roughing it” to be a reasonable human being. But as they’re forced to hike through the wilderness together, their relationship becomes a surprising source of empathy and inspiration…and maybe other feelings too. Can the two adversaries find the path to breaking the curse of family expectations―and each other?
