Her offbeat, addiction-saddled sister is missing. Dana Vanover always gets stuck dealing with the family crises. Her mother, now remarried, is no help and hasn't been since Dana's father left when she was young. If that weren't bad enough, she is desperate to find her sister who may be the only person alive that can save her niece who is in need of a bone marrow transplant. The niece Dana only recently learned she had because her sister, Angie, gave the child away.

When she goes to Devil's Claw, TX in search of her sister, Dana finds more than she bargained for. A grizzled sheriff whose experiences in Iraq have damaged him both physically and emotionally. A town full of folks who don't necessarily like each other but will do anything to support one another and to protect their way of life from outsiders. And a dubious plan to build a salt dome by an unknown corporation. Not to mention the rattlesnakes, scorpions, and other desert fare.

Circumstances throw Dana and Jay Eversole, the wounded sheriff, together to solve her sister's disappearance and the mysterious death of his uncle. Passions flame, despite their warring personalities and the already scorching desert temperature.

Colleen Thompson's suspenseful tale, THE SALT MAIDEN, catches the reader in its claw from the first pages and doesn't let go until the end. The story has the perfect balance between the suspense and the romance, tightly weaving them into a gripping and satisfying tale. If you're looking for a book that will completely engross your imagination, this is the one.

Book Summary

Deep beneath the desert lies a woman’s body, mummified by salt, abandoned by those who ought to seek her. With her rests a secret that someone will kill to keep buried

Devil’s Claw

It’s a barren wasteland, the dead center of nowhere, and the last place Dana Vanover wants to be. But it’s also the last known address of her missing sister. Determined to locate Angie, Dana won’t be deterred by suspicious rednecks, snakebite, or even the grim prognosis of Sheriff Jay Eversole: no woman could survive more than a week alone in the burning heat of Rimrock County . But the endless sands aren’t the only thing hotter than the chili served up in the Broken Spur café. Despite small-town dirty politics, a deadly car chase and a dangerous paternity search, Dana and Jay can’t keep their hands off each other. In the least populated area of the country they’ve managed to find love. Now all they have to do is stay alive long enough to uncover…

The Salt Maiden