Defy The Rules: A Wilderness Clean Romantic Suspense

By Emily Bellford

I took the Acting Superintendent badge.
First day: Jackpine answered with dead radios... and a threatening text.
My grumpy Search and Rescue (SAR) lead sized me up like I was the problem.
And I got a warning the enemy is inside the system.

Hour one: a missing hiker.
Hour two: the storm hits.
That was the beginning.

Gage, wants boots moving.
I want proof.
We have opposite survival philosophies.
And his German Shepherd, SAR K9 "Atlas", trusts no one but him.

The real problem? Gage is becoming my protector... and my weakness.
And my investigation could get him killed.

When I slip he catches me.
When I'm forced into terrible choices:
Act fast and risk falling for a set-up ... or move and risk someone dying,
He's beside me.

Someone wants me cornered - on camera.
It's not wilderness vs rescue.
It's truth vs narrative - and they want footage to tell their version.

Do I break protocol to protect us ... before Jackpine buries me?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GS22SMY2
• ISBN13: 9798251397239
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"