She normally hiked the lower Dogie Trail, deep in the canyon. She’d only been on the Rim Trail a handful of times in the two years she’d been working for the sheriff’s department. She ignored his request and rode on ahead, her horse following the trail without much direction from her. Wait up,” he said, trying to get the mule he led behind his horse to pick up the pace. “More than I can remember.” And plenty she couldn’t forget. “I bet you saw plenty of murders when you were in LA, didn’t you?” Chances are the case will be handed off to someone else.” “And you probably still won’t get to work one. “Haven’t had a murder in the ten years I’ve worked here.”Īndrea urged her horse on. Hikers have been known to mistake bear carcasses for humans before. We don’t know if this second body is for real. “So because we find a body with her throat slashed, you assume it’s because of the canyon?” The Native Americans thought it was haunted too.”

He wiped his mouth with the back of his hand before speaking. Randy shook his head, his long blond hair tied back in its usual ponytail as he took a drink of water from the old-fashioned canteen fastened to his saddle. “Are you going to tell me the UFO story again?” “There’s just a lot of weird shit that’s happened in this canyon.”Īndrea pulled her horse to a stop.

“You don’t really believe that crap, do you?” “You know, they say Sycamore Canyon is haunted.”Īndrea Sullivan wiped the sweat from her brow, her eyes squinting against the glare of the hot sun. They share their lives with two Australian Shepherds and an assortment of furry felines. When she isn’t writing, Hill and her longtime partner, Diane, can be found at their home in East Texas, where their vegetable garden, orchard and five acres of piney woods keep them busy. Hill’s love of nature and of being outdoors usually makes its way into her stories as her characters often find themselves in beautiful natural settings.

Her first published work came in 2000 with One Summer Night. She began writing lesbian romance as a way to amuse herself while snowed in one winter in the mountains of Colorado and hasn’t looked back. Gerri Hill has eighteen published works, including 2009 GCLS winner Partners and 2007 GCLS winners Behind the Pine Curtain and The Killing Room, as well as GCLS finalist Hunter’s Way and Lambda finalist In the Name of the Father. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, without permission in writing from the publisher.

Devil's Rock by Gerri Hill