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Ruth, a fiercely competitive teenager, finds her life turned upside down when she is kidnapped and hidden in a decrepit cabin deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains. With no time to spare, she must rely on her wits, courage, and determination to escape from her murderous abductor and survive the harsh wilderness, turning her ordinary life into an extraordinary fight for freedom.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: Thriller/Psychological Thriller
Authors: Carolyn Lee Adams
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