In the beautiful Pacific Northwest, a reclusive biologist returns to her childhood home on the Elwha River, where she must untangle her mysterious past . . . or lose her mind.

“Bostrom’s writing is vivid . . . moving and satisfying. A touching love story.” —KIRKUS REVIEWS (Starred Review)

A "Best Indies Book of June 2025" —KIRKUS REVIEWS

Hildy...

She studies hawks. He reads horses better than people. But after the worst day of her life, she’s sure he can’t read her at all.

Ornithologist Celia Burke and equine surgeon Burnaby Hayes have built a rich, unusual marriage—in a language only they share. Then, while tracking a research hawk’s nest along the Snake River, Celia makes a choice that...

Young Aggie lights a tragic fire, then flees into a Pacific Northwest forest, evading searchers who must bring her home before wilderness claims them all. Sugar Birds is "A true page-turner . . . an engrossing tale of survival and redemption." —KIRKUS REVIEWS.

NORTHWEST WASHINGTON STATE, 1985

For years, Harris Hayes has taught his daughter,...