Their mission is clear. Stay low. Catch a killer. When Badlands ranger Felicity Harrison finds two bodies while hiking, she’s shocked to discover she’s being framed for murder. Family friend and sheriff’s deputy Gage Wyatt vows to help Felicity find the real killer. But their camping escape into the Badlands will mean facing the elements, their growing attraction and a madman who doesn’t just … who doesn’t just want Felicity framed–but silenced for good.
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“Backcountry Escape” by Nicole Helm is book 3 of the 6 book Badlands Cops miniseries.
Park ranger Felicity Harrison is being framed for murder and Gage Wyatt, cop and family friend, vows to help clear her name.
He’s had an attraction for her for years, while she crushed on his twin brother, Brady. But when Felicity realizes how much Gage understands her, she also realizes her crush on Brady held no merit.
As they work together to clear Felicity’s name, they learn how far a reach Ace Wyatt has.
“Backcountry Escape” is a solid installment to the series.
Backcountry Escape was fire from the first page! I love this series and it keeps getting better with each book. I totally expected Felicity to get together with Brady in this book and was taken aback when his twin, Gage, is the one to come to her rescue. Oh, but wait, he’s not rescuing her because Felicity handles her own business. He’s supporting her as she’s framed by his father, Ace, head of the Sons in the Badlands who is in jail, but still manages to pull the strings until his will is done.
Felicity is a park ranger, a badass park ranger, in the Badlands. She doesn’t scare easily, but having grown up with the Wyatt brothers, she’s smart enough to know Ace is someone to be afraid of. When her past walks back into her life, everything she thinks she knows ceases to exist. Nothing makes sense. Nothing but the fact that she’s on Ace Wyatt’s radar and that’s not a place anyone wants to be. Framed for murder, she has to rely on the Wyatt boys and her family to keep her out of jail. She won’t survive in jail, she depends on the great outdoors to stay sane, and Gage knows it.
Gage. Police detective. Son of Ace Wyatt. Twin of Brady. Jokester. In love with Felicity, and dreamy AF. The greatest part about Gage is that he notices Felicity. He really sees who she is and how she has changed since they were kids. No one else in his family seems to be able to see it.
Felicity always not so secretly lusted after Brady, but she comes to realize that’s because he was safe and she always looked for safety after what happened to her as a child. Gage wasn’t safe. Gage was dangerous to her heart, but his support and help in her time of need were too much to ignore.
As always, the action was practically nonstop from beginning to end as they all fought Ace and the Sons to save Felicity from Ace’s revenge. She had a few tricks of her own up her sleeve and while they got her in hot water sometimes, she didn’t let the Wyatt brothers take over for her.
Now I’m SERIOUSLY looking forward to Brady’s book. I *think* I know who will be making his blood boil, but as always with Ms. Helm, you never really know until you crack open the book. If you’re looking for a family saga with lots of hot guys, badass women, and a bad guy to end all bad guys, you definitely want to check out the Badland Cops novels!