Shadow Trail

By LuAnn Nies

A quiet romantic weekend in the north woods of Minnesota turns into a dangerous adventure that Crystal hadn't bargained for.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Melange Books, LLC
• Release date: Jul 21, 2013
• ISBN: 9781612356648

LuAnn Nies

The saying, "You can take the girl out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the girl" describes this author. She likes to herd cattle on horseback in Montana, snowmobile in Wyoming, garden and write romance novels.Her tales stem from a combination of past experiences and a lot of wishful thinking. She's written since 1996, but has been dreaming up wild adventures her whole life. She resides in east central Minnesota.The women in her novels are country girls, who find themselves in strange predicaments with men, who definitely have the makings of true heroes.

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Shadow Trail

by LuAnn Nies

Published by

Melange Books, LLC

White Bear Lake, MN 55110

www.melange-books.com

Shadow Trail, Copyright 2013 by LuAnn Nies

ISBN: 978-1-61235-664-8

Names, characters, and incidents depicted in this book are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental and beyond the intent of the author or the publisher. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.

Published in the United States of America.

Cover Design by Stephanie Flint

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Shadow Trail

About the Author

SHADOW TRAIL

LUANN NIES

A quiet romantic weekend in the north woods of Minnesota turns into a dangerous adventure that Crystal hadn't bargained for.

Crystal Harrington swore she had the worst luck ever. Not only had she gotten stuck with the ugly purple snowmobile, which the hand warmers on the handlebars didn’t work, she’d been selected to carry the tampons and matches from the survival kit. If that wasn’t bad enough, the man her friend Melissa had fixed her up with for the romantic weekend had backed out.

You know what, Melissa? Crystal stopped and placed a hand on her friend’s arm as they reached the main doors leading to the Northern Lights Lodge parking lot. It’s alright with me if I don’t snowmobile today. Or any other day for that matter, she thought. Spending the holiday weekend alone in the north woods, in the middle of February, was not Crystal’s idea of a romantic weekend. Besides, she didn’t want to be remembered as being the only one who couldn’t get a date for Valentine’s Day.

Crystal, we all want you to stay for the weekend, Melissa pleaded, grasping both of Crystal’s hands in hers. It won’t be the same without you.

Crystal chuckled. No, it would be better. She’d only agreed to come this weekend because Melissa insisted it was time she extended her boundaries. It had been two years since her last romance blow up in her face when she hadn’t leaped at the chance to go bungee jumping or