false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167713890m/25422.jpg 25422 25 Things aren't going too well for wolf biologist Helen Ross. At 29, she's unemployed (recently retired dishwasher), single (boyfriend of two years left <I>her</I> for Africa), and has just learned that her father is marrying someone younger, richer, and prettier than herself (completely accurate). Back in her lonely log cabin in Cape Cod, frantically chain-smoking, she receives a message from her former lover Dan Prior. Prior, also a biologist, works for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service wolf-recovery program. In return for helping him track the lupine posse, Prior will provide her with a cabin, truck, and a snowmobile for good measure in a rustic little town called Hope, just outside of Helena, Montana. Apparently, Ross has never heard the proverb "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is," and happily skips off to Big Sky Country.<p> Within moments of her arrival, she finds out what she's up against: a small town with a long history of wolf fear and loathing, no resources (big surprise), and a powerful rancher who will do whatever it takes to eliminate the wolves. The rancher, testosterone-saturated Buck Calder, has got the community riled up after a wolf stalked his daughter's home and killed the family dog. He won't stop until every last endangered wolf is dead, which proves problematic for Ross when she decides to romance his 18-year-old son, Luke. Cynics be warned: their love affair spawns a trove of gooey pillow talk and syrupy prose. Even so, Evans has made impressive strides as a writer since his debut novel, <I>The Horse Whisperer</I>, and his storytelling has reached a noticeably new level of sophistication: the plot is tight, the characterization is realistic, and the dialogue is crisp. <I>--Rebekah Warren</I> 109780 1998 The Loop total:1375|5:338|4:526|3:390|2:104|1:17| 1375 5189 1738 144 4 4 false false Wed May 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Feb 12 08:24:52 -0800 2009 Wed May 06 20:32:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 04 08:42:52 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 16 03:58:27 -0800 2009
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It showed me a side of human nature that I had been ignoring, a side that I didn't want to believe existed. But sometimes there ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 22 13:50:39 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 13:52:45 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 11:52:08 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 11:57:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Wed Jul 29 23:46:53 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 23:50:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sat Jan 17 13:15:24 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 13:16:13 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 true false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 25 06:00:08 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 25 06:15:52 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 18 16:54:10 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 24 12:15:02 -0700 2008 The Divide. This book is set in the scenic wooded town of Hope, Montana. You'll learn quite a lot about wolves, wildlife biologists, ranching, etc. This book is another great example of Evans' immersive writing style. Throughout...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=25422