Fourteen-year-old Jillian has no idea who her dad is but uses her banishment from summer parties in Toronto to the isolated wilderness of Banff National Park to track him down. But it’s not easy. A reclusive log cabin, a grumpy aunt, few trips to civilization and seriously—no cell reception? Definite signs of a summer holiday about to go wrong. When she’s not searching for her dad, Jillian pursues an elusive girl, Mika, who lives on her own in the woods. Together they track down a poacher and Jillian reunites Mika with her family. All should be well – but it isn’t. Big secrets and many lies in Jillian’s family surface, And her dad wants DNA proof he’s her dad. Like she’d make this up? How did growing up get so complicated? Jillian swaps her English saddle for a western one as she unravels the truth about who she really is. What she learns changes everything she knows about herself and demands an inner strength she never knew she had. Join Jillian in this fast-paced wilderness adventure set in the Rocky Mountains.
Barbara Baker Author 