Zoe doesn’t trust men easily. So when she heads to the remote backwoods of Yosemite on a horse tour with her new boyfriend— Mike— it’s a major step in their relationship. But when a stalker with a connection to Mike’s past follows them through the wilderness, killing members of their party, the trip suddenly becomes a game of survival. As new information about Mike’s past is revealed, Zoe begins to wonder if she can really trust the man she dared to brave the wild with. Just when Zoe is ready to press Mike for details about his mysterious past, Mike is kidnapped by the stalker, who leaves behind a series of clues as to his whereabouts. Zoe decides to follow the twisted scavenger hunt in order to rescue Mike, and is taken on a death-defying survival journey through the backwoods of Yosemite, forced to rely on no-one— but herself. As Zoe survives in the wild alone, she learns that trust comes not just from what’s within others, but from what’s within us. Can Zoe survive the wilderness, and rescue Mike? And if she does rescue him… will their relationship survive the secrets of his past? "Imagine if Cheryl Strayed's Wild had gone wrong, and she'd found herself stalked through the wilderness by a murderer..." -- Mark D. ★★★★★ "... this book is like that perfect decadent dessert you only get as a rare treat. You want to savor it, but really, you're going to devour ''Animals We Are in one sitting!" -- Indies Today ★★★★★