Secrets Beneath

by Kimberley Woodhouse

Overview

"Anna Lakeman has spent her life working alongside her paleontologist father. When they find dinosaur bones, a rich investor tries to take over their dig. As Anna fights for recognition of her work and reconnects with an old beau, tensions mount and secrets are unburied. How can they keep the perils of the past from threatening their renewed affection?"—

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780764242243
Publisher:	Bethany House Publishers
Publication date:	09/26/2023
Series:	Treasures of the Earth
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

Kimberley Woodhouse is an award-winning, bestselling author of more than 30 fiction and nonfiction books. Kim and her incredible husband of 30-plus years live in the Poconos, where they play golf together, spend time with their kids and grandbaby, and research all the history around them. You can connect with Kimberley on her website, kimberleywoodhouse.com.

Editorial Reviews

08/14/2023

In this crackling series opener, Woodhouse (A Mark of Grace) transports readers to 1870s Wyoming Territory, where a paleontologist’s daughter becomes embroiled in a mystery involving buried secrets of more than one kind. After a dig with her father, Anna Lakeman returns to the Walker Creek settlement with a heavy heart: her mother is dead, her friend Mary went missing 10 years earlier, and she hasn’t spoken to her first love, Joshua Ziegler, since a blowup three years ago. Now that Joshua is returning home from medical school, the two work to patch things up. But there’s little time to focus on the rekindled romance before Anna and her father stumble upon dinosaur bones in a nearby gorge. Eager to dig out the rest of the skeleton, Anna ingratiates herself with the property’s odd, reticent owner, Julian Walker. Joshua, however, fears that Julian may be linked to Mary’s disappearance, a suspicion that’s strengthened when Joshua’s young nephew inexplicably vanishes. Woodhouse nimbly weaves together several story lines—aspiring paleontologist Anna battles to establish herself in what’s perceived as a man’s field, Julian longs for love despite an unsavory family past, and the mystery of Mary’s disappearance haunts all the characters as they attempt to put their trust in God—making for a propulsive launch with plenty of fuel for future adventures. Readers will eagerly await the next in the series. (Sept.)

Publishers Weekly