The echo of thunder

ALEX TRENT He was a streetwise public defender who played within the rules -- but just barely. When he learned of a treasure buried in the Superstition Mountains, he immediately organized a search for the money, which was the only evidence that could save his client's life.

JESSICA RAWLINGS Raised in the mountains, she was the only guide qualified to lead Trent's expedition. But their journey was fraught with hazards that sent them into unexplored territory, where needs and desires were as real as earth, wind and fire. Worlds away from civilization, they were one man, one woman, two hearts beating amid the roar of driving rain and the deafening echo of thunder.