Desperate Measures

About the Book

When Janet and her best friend, Sally, were invited to a posh party in an exclusive neighborhood, both could hardly wait to mingle with the rich and famous. But little did they know that they would both end up separated and a few hundred miles away by morning and for entirely different reasons! Sally’s sudden disappearance from the party while dancing with a charming young man, and Janet’s desperate search for her friend at the mansion erupted into panic as she chanced to witness her friend being whisked away in a dark blue sedan. Determined to rescue Sally at all costs, Janet pursued the fleeing car well into the night before finding herself hopelessly lost and spending a chilly night alone in her car. She awakes the next morning on the outskirts of a small, out-of-the-way town startled at the sight of a towering snow-capped mountain range glistening in the brisk, early morning sunlight, bordering a seemingly desolate high desert landscape. As Janet frantically tries to determine where she is, where her best friend has been taken, and how she is going to rescue her, she soon discovers she is being followed and attempts to shake her adversary by speeding away from the small town on the only available road. Although able to avoid her pursuers for a while, Janet finds herself having to put her trust in a mysterious mountainman with a penchant for hiding in high mountain caves. Then add to this mix, a dog named Shadow, a sheriff gone bad, and three unlikely heroes, and you have a recipe for excitement in this suspenseful quest complete with a few twists, turns and a surprising ending.

About the Author

Peggy L. Baker was born and raised in Southern California. She and her husband, David, currently live in Northern California, after spending a few years in Idaho. They are the parents of a blended family of seven children and eight grandchildren. Applied arts and writing have always been a passion for Ms. Baker. Her writing interests are varied and projects have included stories for her own children and grandchildren, ‘How To’ workbooks on staging homes for a quick sell, and one on reducing personal consumer debt, as well as ghostwriting for others which provides her with exciting opportunities to learn about and explore other areas of interest. Desperate Measures is her first venture into the professional world of publishing, but not her last. With two other novel storylines already in the works and several others in the idea and development stages, she anticipates many more wonderful years of writing and providing her readers with exciting tales of adventure, mystery, intrigue and perhaps a touch of romance.