<p><strong>Some wounds heal. Others leave scars</strong>.</p>

<p>Four years ago, Charlene Perigard survived a brutal kidnapping. Now at twenty-two, she&rsquo;s put that trauma behind her for a promising future with handsome firefighter Ben Jorgensen. But when new trauma strikes, a new nightmare begins.</p>

<p>Sinister threats, a midnight attack, and a deathbed promise drive Charlene to the little town of Creekside, where she encounters a man from her past whom she has long struggled to forget: Clay Morrow&mdash;ex-convict and&nbsp;brother of her kidnapper. He&#39;s also the man who once helped save her life.</p>

<p>Despite the odds, Charlene and Clay forge a tentative friendship, unaware of a brooding, mounting danger that seeks to destroy them both. Charlene&rsquo;s wounded heart must choose between her fianc&eacute; and the man whose past is more scarred than her own. But in choosing, she may just lose everything.</p>

<p>Christian Romantic Suspense</p>

<p><strong>Note: </strong><em>After the Thaw</em> is the sequel to <em>Frozen Footprints</em> but can be read&nbsp;as a stand-alone novel.</p>