Summary
Alyssa Fontaine’s life, loved ones—everything familiar and dear—are
brutally taken from her.
Taken captive by two men, she endures a horrific nightmare. A new life is
forced upon her and even a new name.Just when it appears that no hope is in sight, she is saved by an unlikely
twist of fate. Trapped in the beautiful Sierra Nevada Mountains, life will open
its arms to her again and she will embrace it. She will find love such as she
never knew existed.
Sierra is a heart-wrenching story of the power of the human spirit
to survive amidst impossible circumstances and severe losses. It is a story of
survival . . . and hope.
Review
Alyssa Fontaine had it all ,in a blink by the twist of fate she loses it all..From a fairy tale life with her loving husband Sam and her only son Clay , she running for her life being taken captive soon endures horror, trauma....After her first visit to Sierra, mesmerized by the beauty of it she gets back this time with her son only to find her life twisted beyond recognition....On the edge she has given up all hope when she is saved for good .then again getting back to love and life...The novel starts in such a romantic mood with lovely dovy family...Pace of the book only gathers up as it moves through the twist of suspense, thriller, though you may not sit on edge still you could feel the sprinting unfolding tale...I would have loved it more only if more details of Sam and Alyssa's lives were given, though I got the glimpse of it, still I wanted to hear more...Romance and kidnapping is something that don't go as in a company, still you read all this with a difference...Alyssa's natural instinct kicks on after kidnapping ..She stumbles upon Alex's cabin and from then on things take a smooth drive from rough patches..I had one difficulty coming in terms of Alyssa, it was as though the memories of Sam and Clay were erased from her memory forever, can that happen so fast?? I mean one might have recurring memories especially if they were intimate ...
This is tale of loss and finding strength to move on in spite of the odds...Dean has painted Alex and Alyssa beautifully that you'll sit back and admire them at times...I wanted to live in Alex's cabin so much...To live in a cabin by woods indeed tempting...
This book is to anyone who love romance with a tinge of suspense..Though this book is not a full off a suspense thriller yet it goes on for an enjoyable read...
Excerpt
Stay
strong, Alyssa. Another opportunity for escape will come, you just have to wait
for it. And yet, she wondered
if she would live through the next day.
It
wasn’t a matter of being lost in the woods, it was a matter of being totally,
and utterly, lost.
“WE
HAVE TA find our community today. We’re out of food,” Pa said at lunch as they
ate the last of the granola bars. “I know wur close.”
As
they hiked, Adam walked behind her and pushed her every time she slowed down.
They were all slow today. He never walked behind her. The trip was getting to
all of them.
Alyssa
felt as though she could simply lie down and die. Her pain, which had been
significant, seemed to have diminished into a dull, anesthetized feeling that
enveloped her. Maybe this is what death feels like—a sluggish, agonizing death,
that is, she thought numbly.
As
they hiked down the mountain through a heavily wooded area, a deluge of rain
descended upon them. They did not stop or seek any shelter, they hiked right
through it. The noise of the storm hid the fact that Alyssa sobbed out loud.
The moisture hid her tears. She didn’t even try to rein it in—she just let it
out and was glad for the cover of the storm. Lightning and thunder roared
around them and still they walked. Pa was sure the community was just below
them.
Alyssa
knew that life—as she knew it—was over.
Her
fate was to be with Adam.
The
thought set in and her heart sank. She couldn’t remember ever being so
terrified in her entire life.
It
soon became obvious they were nowhere near their precious community, however.
Pa cursed and yelled in a fit of temper. They were all hungry and tired. When
they stopped for breaks, Alyssa fell asleep each time, hardly able to hold
herself in an upright position.
That
evening as they walked through an area dense with pine trees and foliage, to
their surprise, they came across a cabin in the woods. Pa and Adam stood in the
trees staring at it. It was obviously occupied. Smoke wafted out of the
chimney, the smell of fresh bread was in the air, and the tinkle of music could
be heard if you strained your ear.
As
Alyssa's eyes alighted upon the cabin for the first time, she thought perhaps
she was dreaming. It was like seeing a mirage in the desert. It couldn’t be
real—the sight, the sound, the smell. It was . . . charming. She was seeing
things. It must be her imagination. After all, who lived up here in the middle
of nowhere? But if she was seeing things that weren’t really there, then so
were Adam and Pa.
They
decided to pay the occupant a visit and cautiously began the walk up to the
door of the cabin. Alyssa suddenly felt like Dorothy along withtwo cowardly lions approaching the wizard.
The cautious music from the movie played in her befuddled brain.
Yep,
she was losing it.
Puffs
of smoke shot out of the chimney and she wondered if Adam would turn around and
run.
Maybe
the wizard would grant her deepest wish.
Freedom
. . .
About the author
Taylor
Dean lives in Texas and is the mother of four grown children. Upon finding
herself with an empty nest, she began to write the stories that were always
wandering around in her head, quickly finding that she had a passion for
writing, specifically romance. Whether it’s paranormal, contemporary, or
suspense—you’ll find all sub-genres of romance in her line-up
Website
http://www.taylordeanbooks.com/
