Deep in Glacier National Park's backcountry, photojournalist Brynn Walker's camera captures what looks like a dramatic mountain rescue on a distant slope--exactly the shot she's been waiting for. But when she brings the footage to Mercy Falls' PEAK Rescue team for verification, the truth is worse than she imagined.

Former backcountry ranger Xander Sullivan came to Montana running from the flash flood that took his best friend's life and made him walk away from leading rescues. But when Brynn hands him her footage, he sees in an instant what she missed: a staged murder made to look like a wilderness accident. And the professionals who pulled it off aren't finished.

As Brynn and Xander follow the trail through a beloved priest's cryptic journal, they uncover a conspiracy and a decades-old secret. With hired killers closing in, Xander must face the fear that drove him off the mountain while Brynn must choose between the story of a lifetime and staying alive. Because in Glacier's backcountry, not everyone who falls is climbing.

USA Today bestselling author launches a new series with pulse-pounding suspense, breathtaking wilderness, and a romance forged under the most dangerous of circumstances.