Mountain Man Mysteries

Lehigh Carter fears only two things: dogs and women. His fears are about to become very real. In the small town of Clarkesville, in the heart of the Oregon Cascade Mountains, a humble forester stumbles into the complex world of crooked cops and power-hungry politicians… all because he rescued a stray, injured dog on the highway. Lehigh Carter didn't really mean to adopt the dog. But his ex-fiancée, Stacy McBride, convinces him to do it, with a promise to help. Their rekindled romance angers her father, state Senator George McBride, who sees her backwoods suitor as a blemish on his carefully created political image. It also sets off a chain of events that entangle Lehigh in a life-or-death conflict with the senator's hardnosed campaign treasurer, Paul van Paten, who had his own plans for Stacy's future.

He's just a guy who's tired of all the corruption. The machine wants to take him down, once and for all...starting with blaming his future wife for murder. In this sequel to The Mountain Man's Dog, rustic forester Lehigh Carter fights to clear first his own name, then that of his fiancée, Stacy McBride, as they are accused of murdering the deputy who once made their lives miserable. The murder of popular acting Sheriff Jared Barkley in Clarkesville, a small town in Oregon's Cascade Mountains, put Lehigh and Stacy's plans to marry on hold when Stacy is arrested for committing the crime. On the advice of her lawyer, Stacy cuts off ties to Lehigh, who remains a subject of the investigation by the crooked cops and politicians running Mt. Hood County. Lehigh conducts his own investigation into the murder and discovers a series of clandestine meetings between Jared and Stacy leading up to his death-meetings that look a lot like an ongoing secret love affair, rekindled from their youth. Lehigh's doubts about Stacy's innocence multiply when she reconnects with her ex-fiancé, attorney Paul van Paten, a leading member of the conspiracy against Lehigh. Rejecting the advice of his lawyer, Lehigh plays a high-stakes game of legal chicken to infiltrate the conspiracy and discover the truth behind Jared Barkley's murder, putting himself in greater danger than he ever imagined. The Mountain Man's Bride, book two of The Mountain Man Mysteries, combines the adventure and grit of a thriller, the suspense of a mystery, the sweetness of a romance, and the humor of a dog cozy to delight and enchant all readers who enjoy a well-written story.

As the newly appointed sheriff, Lehigh Carter's attempts to reform his local law enforcement agency from within meet old-boys-club corruption and racism - and it all stands in the way of clearing his father-in-law of a bogus murder charge. Mountain Man Lehigh Carter, drafted into serving as acting sheriff of Mt. Hood County after exposing his predecessor's corruption, is compelled toarrest his new father-in-law for the murder of Everett Downey, the most despised man in town. Still learning on the job, Lehigh continues to investigate loose ends that don't add up, but ambitious prosecutor Ray "The Reverend" Ferguson seems intent on blocking him at every turn. Soon, Lehigh suspects that those most intent on pinning the murder on George McBride have reasons far more sinister than blocking Lehigh's agenda of reform. Can Lehigh uncover the truth behind the crime without becoming the killer's next victim?