Unflappable: A Novel

Twenty-five-year-old Luna Burke is on the run.
Licensed to care for injured and orphaned wildlife, she is determined to smuggle a homicidal Bald Eagle out of her husband’s private zoo in Florida, reunite the bird with its mate, and get them both to an eagle sanctuary in Canada. Hot on her trail is her furious husband, his bodyguards, the police, conservation officials, and an expert government tracker; aiding and abetting her is a smitten young tech guy, a lethal Navy SEAL turned panther advocate, and an underground railroad of wildlife rescuers intent on protecting one of their own. Waiting in Ontario is a legendary old eco-warrior more than willing to provide refuge…as long as Luna can make it across the border.

UNFLAPPABLE is a funny, dark, sexy adventure with a big cast of unconventional characters, both human and not.
“Fast-paced, crisp, smart, and passionate, Unflappable took me on a road trip unlike anything I’ve read before. Full of laugh out loud moments, it's a comic, romantic suspense story about how animals help us find the greatness within ourselves.”—Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness and The Good Good Pig
"No writer captures the wild and reverent soul of wildlife rehabbers like Suzie Gilbert. Unflappable is a thrilling take of heedless, consuming, undeterred love."—Mike Bergin, founder of 10,000 Birds
“Unflappable is a gripping read and a multi-leveled love story that hits many sweet spots. It’s a true to life depiction of humankind, and how our fate is intertwined with how we choose to connect to nature.”—Liz Deluna Gordon, birder and American Birding Association events coordinator
Suzie Gilbert is a writer, wildlife rehabilitator, and author of Flyaway: How a Wild Bird Rehabber Sought Adventure and Found Her Wings (HarperCollins), and Hawk Hill (Chronicle Books). She lives in New York’s Hudson Valley. Unflappable is her first novel.