Liv works hard for her happy life in Sacramento: despite some tragedies in her past that she prefers not to think about, she has a husband, and a young son who she adores. They are just scraping by, but Liv’s life is full of love. Until the day her husband disappears without a trace. He is presumed dead, and Liv is forced to continue on without him… until she awakens locked inside a trailer in the Alaskan wilderness. And her husband, the father of her child, is her captor. Now, Liv must reconcile with the hard truths that brought them to this point—and how to survive. After all, sometimes the most dangerous thing is the person you love.

THE BEAUTIFUL AND THE WILD is perfect for readers of Jane Harper, Laura Dave, The Marsh King’s Daughter by Karen Dionne, and The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah. Townsend is an award-winning journalist and author whose work has appeared in Globe Magazine, Santa Cruz Noir, and the San Francisco Chronicle, among other publications.  An avid outdoorsperson, Townsend lived for weeks out of her van, hiking the Alaskan wilderness along backroads and coming face-to-face with a pair of grizzly bears, in researching the novel.

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