A Forest of Corpses

Homicide detective Alexander Spider isn’t afraid of anything or anyone. Drug-dealing gangs, execution-style murders, and drive-by shootings on the mean streets of sunny Santa Barbara only make him more determined to find justice for the dead. But the idea of a week of hiking and camping in the beautiful mountains of the Los Padres National Forest is enough to make him cringe. There is only one person in the world who can make Spider consider such an outlandish idea—Jason.Jason Zachary is building a new life—he’s clean and in college, is reconnecting with his family, and is living with the man whose passion and control he craves. But the shadows of the past still haunt Alex, plaguing him with doubts, and Jason misses the man he fell in love with. Maybe a vacation is just what they need to explore the dynamics of their relationship and find themselves again.But when their sexy wilderness adventure becomes a harrowing nightmare, Jason and Alex find themselves in a life-and-death struggle. Hunted by vicious killers and forced to separate to save each other, they must face their fears and discover their strengths if they are to survive. And in this deadly race, one of them is running out of time….