The Jewel of the Isle

Two very indoor people rough it on a remote island after getting swept up in an archaeologistΓÇÖs hunt for a famed jewel in this dazzling new adventure rom-com by Kerry Rea,author of Lucy on the Wild Side. If Emily Edwards knows one thingitΓÇÖs that you donΓÇÖt go to a remote island by yourself. Ever the type A personalityEmily doesnΓÇÖt want to hike around an unfamiliar islandbut sheΓÇÖs determined to fulfill her late fatherΓÇÖs national park bucket liststarting with Isle Royale National ParkΓÇöhome to wolvesbearsand hundred-year-old shipwrecks. She has no choice but to hire a tour guideand there is only one that isnΓÇÖt booked solid. Ryder Fleetco-owner of Fleet Outdoor AdventureswouldnΓÇÖt call himself a wilderness expertand he definitely doesnΓÇÖt know how to find true north. But when his dormant adventure guide business suddenly finds life again after a random inquiryRyder somehow finds himself on a ferry to Isle Royale with a very beautifulno-nonsense woman. What this woman doesnΓÇÖt know is that his brother Calebwho died two years agowas the outdoorsman of their businesswhile Ryder just did the marketing. But how hard could it be to hike up a few mountains? Pretty difficultactuallywhen murder is involved. EmilyΓÇÖs perfectly planned trek turns disastrous when she and Ryder witness a brutal crime and are suddenly forced to evade a group of archaeologists on the hunt for a jewel. As they spend nights together too close for comfortthey realize their shoddily built fire isnΓÇÖt the only thing thatΓÇÖs kindlingand that they must trust each other if they want to escape the island with their livesΓÇöand heartsΓÇöintact.