Hybrid Killers

High adventures in high altitudes. A writer of mid-list novels, John never acquired much in the way of material things. But the one thing he did have was a special bond with his only child, a daughter just 17 years of age. When she is killed in a stampede at a rock concert, John blames himself for not being there. Suffering from a deep depression, John makes reservations to get away from it all at a remote cabin in a distant mountain region. Without aid of pills or psychiatrists in a winner takes all wager, John determines that he's going to face his demons, even if it kills him. On the way to his cabin though, John is introduced to a beautiful woman named Sandy whom is also trying to escape her own cast of demons.Through luck or fate, they discover new hope in a blossoming love. But other forces have already determined their fate and they aren't going to let them go without a fight.Together, John and Sandy find themselves pitted against the elements, landlords that are determined to see them dead for the insurance money, and a pack of highly trained killer wolves that hunt mercilessly through the desolate mountain region in search of human prey. (103,000 words)