Rescue on Ridgecrest: A Cozy Mystery

About this book:

Willa Chen knows every hidden trail and temperamental mood of the Cascade peaks—she's spent twelve years balancing cinnamon rolls at her Alpine Hearth Bakery with harrowing search-and-rescue missions. But when a retired teacher vanishes on the Timberline Trail, Willa's hard-won mountain intuition clashes violently with Jonah Sterling, a by-the-book city transplant who trusts algorithms over instinct. As a brutal storm bears down on Ridgecrest, their rivalry becomes a desperate race against hypothermia, rising floodwaters, and a trail that seems determined to swallow its victims whole.

The rescue is only the beginning. Back in the warmth of the bakery, the case refuses to go cold. Arthur Pendelton's "simple" disappearance unravels into a tangle of forged documents, a decades-old environmental feud, and a local legend about a lost gold cache that still draws dreamers to the ridge. With Jonah's resources and Willa's deep-rooted ties to the town's eccentric residents—from gossiping lodge owners to secretive loggers—they make a formidable team, if they can stop arguing long enough to follow the clues.

From the scent of huckleberry jam and pine needles to the crackle of a fire while the snow piles high, *Rescue on Ridgecrest* serves up a cozy mystery with genuine stakes and a slow-burn partnership that sizzles. Perfect for readers who love small-town charm, atmospheric wilderness settings, and a puzzle where the terrain itself is a suspect. Grab a cinnamon roll and settle in—Willa and Jonah are just getting started.