Orphan in the Hills

By David McKay Powell

After Alba Macgregor, a doctoral student in biological sciences, is found unconscious along a dirt road in the mountains of North Carolina, three people want to find out what happened to her: a young reporter looking to make a name for herself, a ranger who's spent his career running criminals out of the mountains, and a scientist who believes that Alba's abduction might be a clue to one of the oldest mysteries of the North American wilderness-the truth behind the Bigfoot legend.But Alba won't discuss what happened to her. She's too concerned about her future as a scientist, and part of her refuses to accept what she thinks she's seen-a gentle giant so well camouflaged that he passes seamlessly in and out of view. But when she returns to the woods to find answers, the creature returns to her, only this time it's determined not to lose her again. And this time it's willing to kill to keep her.ORPHAN IN THE HILLS is an environmentally-conscious mash-up of "King Kong" and "Beauty and the Beast," the first novella in a series set among a race of creatures scattered across the globe and as ancient as humankind itself.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1499223498
• ISBN13: 9781499223491
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.4" x 5.0"