From USA Today bestselling author Colleen Coble comes a romantic suspense novel featuring a determined search-and-rescue specialist and her loyal K-9 partner. In Michigan's rugged Upper Peninsula, Bree and her dog, Samson, are trained to find the missing--but their latest discoveries may hold the key to a mystery much closer to home.
It's been months since the crash. K-9 search-and-rescue worker Bree Nicholls knows the chances of finding her husband and son in the vast wilderness of Michigan's Upper Peninsula grow more remote by the day. But her heart and her faithful dog, Samson, demand she keep searching.
Deep in the woods a young boy wakes in a tiny cabin. He's being nursed back to health by a reclusive woman, but he can't figure out why she calls him by a name he doesn't recognize. Or why she's calling herself his mother. He wants to leave, but as winter sets in, his very life depends on her care.
Meanwhile, Bree's relentless determination to find her family has uncovered a violent crime. With the help of Park Ranger Kade Matthews, she discovers the violence may be linked to the plane crash that took her family. Could solving the crime bring her healing from her own loss?
Without a Trace, with an intriguing wilderness setting, a compelling romance, and secrets that refuse to stay buried, is perfect for fans of twisty mysteries and romantic suspense. Includes discussion questions for book clubs.