Chasing the Tumbleweeds — Casey Dawes

Fleeing Salt Lake City as a twenty ­four­ year old failure, Laurie takes the long way home through the middle of Nevada's lonely high desert plains. Her rest stop should have been routine, but now she's fighting for her life against a well ­armed escaped murderer who's dragging her further into the empty wilderness.
Forest ranger Jeff Dawson's lonely life suits him just fine, but he's concerned he's falling into a rut and becoming soft. What happens when a madman and his pretty young hostage seek refuge in Dawson's territory?