Trial on the Trail

By Debbie Mumford

Family. Our greatest asset… and sometimes our greatest trial.

 

When Ranger Jed Knowles' family decides to visit Yellowstone National Park he expects some tense moments. After all, his high-achieving family isn't overly impressed with his decision to become a park ranger. But Jed never expected the predicament his neurosurgeon brother and his twin sons put the family in… not to mention the danger. Will Ranger Jed be able to save the day? And possibly earn the respect he deserves from the people he loves most?

• Language: English
• Publisher: WDM Publishing
• Release date: Jun 18, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201834357

Debbie Mumford

Debbie Mumford specializes in speculative fiction—fantasy, paranormal romance, and science fiction. Author of the popular Sorcha’s Children series, Debbie loves the unknown, whether it’s the lure of space or earthbound mythology. Her work has been published in multiple volumes of Fiction River, as well as in Heart’s Kiss Magazine, Spinetingler Magazine, and other popular markets. She writes about dragon-shifters, time-traveling lovers, and ghostly detectives for adults as Debbie Mumford and contemporary fantasy for tweens and young adults as Deb Logan.

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Trial on the Trail

Trial on the Trail

A Yellowstone Adventure

Debbie Mumford

WDM Publishing

Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

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1

Ah, Yellowstone! There’s no place like it.

Nature in all its glory. The scenic beauty. The mountain grandeur. The geothermal features.

What’s not to love about Yellowstone?

Animals in their native habitats.

Tourons—tourist morons—clad in baggy shorts and flip-flops, their cameras at the ready, stalking the majestic wildlife as though they were domesticated beasts of burden in a petting zoo… and occasionally getting gored in the process.

Park rangers working tirelessly to keep both tourists and animals safe.

People are crazy, and my family was no exception.

I’d worked as a park ranger in Yellowstone for nearly a year and was anxious to show off the park’s natural beauty, so I’d invited my family to vacation here. They rented a home in Gardner, Montana, the northern gateway to the park, and I was in charge of their daily excursions. If it was a natural wonder, I was going to make sure my family experienced it.

And who exactly was this family I’d taken time off work to escort through the park?

My parents?

Sure. Theo and Rose Knowles. The academics who’d raised me and who tried not to show their disappointment when their second son had chosen to become a lowly park ranger.

My older brother?

Yep. The one and only Dr. Chester Knowles. My parents’ dream son. The man I’d never live