Cody's Quest
(2026)(The second book in the Orcs of the Rockies - StoneSteel Ranch series)
A novel by Annie Lucas
For three years, search and rescue specialist Cody Jessup has buried the grief of losing her husband in the rugged backcountry of Colorado. Out on the high mountain passes with Fergus, her loyal German Shepherd, the rules are simple and the work gives her purpose. When seven-year-old Tara vanishes into the dense forests of Mount Elbert, Cody drops everything to answer the call, determined to bring the frightened child home before the freezing mountain nights run out the clock.
She is used to relying solely on herself, but she never expected to share a trail with Khaden. The massive, seven-foot Orc tracker commands the rugged terrain with supernatural senses, reading the land with an uncanny precision. Tracking beside him should remain purely professional, yet the electric tension between them is impossible to ignore.
As dangerous enemies close in to silence everyone who knows the truth of Tara's disappearance, the harsh wilderness becomes the least of their worries. With an innocent child depending on them and time slipping away, Cody must learn to trust the lethal Orc warrior at her back. Opening herself to Khaden means risking her guarded heart, but their fated bond might just be powerful enough to heal the scars of her past.
Genre: Paranormal Romance
She is used to relying solely on herself, but she never expected to share a trail with Khaden. The massive, seven-foot Orc tracker commands the rugged terrain with supernatural senses, reading the land with an uncanny precision. Tracking beside him should remain purely professional, yet the electric tension between them is impossible to ignore.
As dangerous enemies close in to silence everyone who knows the truth of Tara's disappearance, the harsh wilderness becomes the least of their worries. With an innocent child depending on them and time slipping away, Cody must learn to trust the lethal Orc warrior at her back. Opening herself to Khaden means risking her guarded heart, but their fated bond might just be powerful enough to heal the scars of her past.
Genre: Paranormal Romance