Static Line
Five hundred feet of rock, a shredded rope, and a ticking clock she can’t outrun.
Silas "Anchor" Rourke lives by a single, rigid rule: never attach yourself to anything you aren't willing to lose. Haunted by a past failure that cost a man his mobility, the elite high-angle rescue specialist keeps his heart as cold and immovable as the Idaho canyon walls he climbs. But when a brilliant, fast-talking seismologist is assigned to his team to monitor a destabilizing dam, Silas finds his control slipping for the first time in years.
Dr. Elena Veko is used to being dismissed, especially after her Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis cost her a spot on a prestigious expedition. She’s at Devil’s Fork to prove her worth, not to fall for a broody climber who treats her like a liability. But when a massive aftershock shears the cliff face and shreds their lines, Elena and Silas are left trapped on a ledge the size of a dining table, five hundred feet above a raging river—with Elena's medical supplies lost in the abyss.
As the temperature drops and Elena’s blood sugar plummets, the survival game becomes a race against biology. Silas must confront his fear of failing those he protects, while Elena must learn that needing an anchor doesn't make her weak. In a world of falling rocks and failing light, they discover that the strongest bond isn't made of nylon and steel, but of the trust required to let someone else hold your life in their hands.
The Blurb
Silas "Anchor" Rourke lives by a single, rigid rule: never attach yourself to anything you aren't willing to lose. Haunted by a past failure that cost a man his mobility, the elite high-angle rescue specialist keeps his heart as cold and immovable as the Idaho canyon walls he climbs. But when a brilliant, fast-talking seismologist is assigned to his team to monitor a destabilizing dam, Silas finds his control slipping for the first time in years.
Dr. Elena Veko is used to being dismissed, especially after her Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis cost her a spot on a prestigious expedition. She’s at Devil’s Fork to prove her worth, not to fall for a broody climber who treats her like a liability. But when a massive aftershock shears the cliff face and shreds their lines, Elena and Silas are left trapped on a ledge the size of a dining table, five hundred feet above a raging river—with Elena's medical supplies lost in the abyss.
As the temperature drops and Elena’s blood sugar plummets, the survival game becomes a race against biology. Silas must confront his fear of failing those he protects, while Elena must learn that needing an anchor doesn't make her weak. In a world of falling rocks and failing light, they discover that the strongest bond isn't made of nylon and steel, but of the trust required to let someone else hold your life in their hands.