Altitude is Everything

The constant rain that poured down on Southern California ended the drought and covered the San Bernardino Mountains,120 miles from L.A., with six feet of snow, beautiful from afar but dangerous to live in. Holcomb Valley, 4 miles north of Big Bear Lake, was covered with eight feet of frozen beauty. The only two people in the remote valley are Gavin Mitchell a former NFL quarterback and Teal Blu a newbie to the mountains. They take refuge in Gavin's sprawling log home and care for his quarter horses. They survive the 'storm of the century.' But a week stranded together, without any other human contact changes their lives forever. Gavin is intrigued when Teal doesn't recognize him as a famous football star. But is she really what she seems? No sooner does Teal arrive in Big Bear than her car is damaged, and her cottage vandalized. Who doesn't want her in Big Bear? Does the vandalism have anything to do with her teenage years and her ties to a gang? Or is it connected to her testimony against an ex-boyfriend the corrupt City Manager of a small beach community? And exactly who is Eric, Gavin's mysterious 'partner?'