After surviving a crash landing and the killers gunning for them, Rafe Salazar and EMS paramedic Gwen Allen are on the run together. Hunted across treacherous mountain wilderness, Gwen has no choice but to trust her wounded patient—a DEA agent on a dangerous undercover mission. Vowing to keep each other safe even as desire draws them closer, will they live to fight another day?
Janice Kay Johnson is the author of over a hundred books for children and adults. Her first four published romance novels were coauthored with her mother, also a writer who has since published mysteries and children's books on her own. These were "sweet" romance novels, the author hastens to add; she isn't sure they'd have felt comfortable coauthoring passionate love scenes!
Janice graduated from Whitman College with a B.A. in history and then received a master's degree in library science from the University of Washington. She was a branch librarian for a public library system until she began selling her own writing.
She has written six novels for young adults and one picture book for the read-aloud crowd. Rosamund was the outgrowth of all those hours spent reading to her own daughters, and of her passion for growing old roses. Two more of her favorite books were historical novels she wrote for Tor/Forge. The research was pure indulgence for someone who set out intending to be a historian!
Janice is divorced and has raised her two daughters in a small, rural town north of Seattle, Washington. She's an active volunteer and board member for Purrfect Pals, a no-kill cat shelter, and foster kittens often enliven a household that already includes a few more cats than she wants to admit to!
Janice loves writing books about both love and family — about the way generations connect and the power our earliest experiences have on us throughout life. Her Superromance novels are frequent finalists for Romance Writers of America RITA® awards. Along with her books for Harlequin, Janice has written the Cape Trouble series of romantic suspense novels, and is about to launch a new series, Desperation Creek, set in rural eastern Oregon.
I love "stranded in the wilderness with someone trying to kill us" stories, and I've read another by this author that I quite liked. Brace For Impact However, this was only OK.
The first few chapters were excellent. the author did a good job getting everyone in the air and starting the trouble. But then the book really slowed down. It's mostly focused on how the couple survives and travels to safety - which would be fine, except I don't think the author knows anything about camping, backpacking, or survival in the mountains. There were no details, no interesting work-arounds, nothing but them slowly hiking out. The story actually picked up again once they were rescued! So, barely 2.5 stars from me, and I can't really recommend this one.
Crash Landing is a thrilling action adventure set in the Pacific Northwest. There is so much I liked about this book - Gwen is a successful professional in an unconventional role; she is a strong heroine, the chemistry is hot…. New author for me, but I will definitely be reading more of her books.
4 stars. A lot of research went into describing the topography and dangers of Mt. Rainier State Park and what an EMS worker does. The suspense is good, too.