ISBN: 9780373861927

Brianne held the heavy silver picture frame with both hands, staring fondly at the photo of the smiling couple behind the glass. Three years, she thought. Three years since you've been… Plus…

Brianne held the heavy silver picture frame with both hands, staring fondly at the photo of the smiling couple behind the glass. Three years, she thought. Three years since you've been gone. Brianne wore an ear-to-ear grin in the picture, more giggle than smile. She'd been giddy with happiness as she'd posed with Carter Smith, the man who'd stolen her heart at a point when she hadn't expected to fall in love. She and Carter were standing against a palm tree, the picturesque stretch of sand and blue water in Hawaii behind them. Even if Brianne and Carter hadn't been in Maui for a romantic vacation, she would have remembered exactly when the photo had been taken. It had been taken the day Carter had proposed to her. The helicopter ride Carter had booked for them turned into the most memorable moment of all when he'd surprised Brianne with an exquisite cushion-cut diamond engagement ring. Soaring over a volcano, Carter had asked Brianne to marry him, and she had enthusiastically said yes. Emotionally, she'd been higher than any cloud, expecting that nothing would happen to destroy the happiness she'd been feeling at the time. Brianne had been in love and looking forward to a wonderful life with the man of her dreams. At the time, she couldn't imagine anything ever going wrong. But things had gone wrong. Barely two months after they'd gotten engaged. All at once, everything had changed. Brianne's eyes misted as she regarded the photo of her and Carter in happier times. It was still hard to believe what had happened, much less accept it. And yet, here she was, without Carter. Today was the three-year anniversary since that tragic, cold day in the Rocky Mountains. Gone. In an instant. Carter Smith had simply vanished. That was the hardest part to bear, the not knowing if he was alive or dead. The authorities had been of a different opinion than Brianne. No, they hadn't found Carter's body, but they had found remnants of the torn and bloodied jacket he'd been wearing. Given that finding, coupled with the unexpected snowstorm, they'd surmised that Carter had lost his way on the mountain and that the unthinkable had happened. Months later, hikers had stumbled upon Carter's backpackwhich included his passportapproximately ten miles from the spot where they'd found his jacket. That had solidified the opinion that he had died. Brianne could not deny that the snowstorm had likely led to Carter getting lost. But what she did not acceptcould not acceptwas that the man who had so enthusiastically loved the outdoors and could cope in almost any circumstance could have become a victim of nature. The authorities believed one of two possibilities: the first was that Carter had died during the snowstorm and his remains had been eaten by animals. The second possibility was even worse to imaginethat Carter had been attacked and killed by hungry wildlife while alive. Brianne shuddered. She didn't want to let her mind go there. Thinking that Carter had died was Fiction Fiction eBook, Kimani Press<

ISBN: 9780373861927

Three years ago Brianne Kenyon suffered the unthinkable: her fianc disappeared while hiking the Rocky Mountains, never to be seen again. Heartbroken beneath an avalanche of grief, Brianne… Plus…

Three years ago Brianne Kenyon suffered the unthinkable: her fianc disappeared while hiking the Rocky Mountains, never to be seen again. Heartbroken beneath an avalanche of grief, Brianne's not sure what her path holds. But just when she starts to regain her foothold on life, sexy Alex Thorpe returns to townand her pain reaches its peak. But so does her desire. Alex Thorpe knows why beautiful Brianne doesn't want to have anything to do with himand he doesn't blame her. After all, he was her former fianc's best friend and hiking partner. But Alex can't fight the depths of his passioneven when earth-shattering news threatens their trail to romance. Alex is determined to show Brianne that he, and their love, was meant to be the high point of her life. Fiction Fiction eBook, Harlequin<