When botanist Elara Wynn boards a research helicopter heading into the remote Savage Ridge mountains, she expects a routine ecological survey. Then the storm hits. Then the helicopter goes down. And Elara is the only survivor. Armed with nothing but her field knife, her father’s survival lessons, and an encyclopedic knowledge of plants, she must fight through predators, poisonous terrain, and the brutal elements. But the wilderness isn’t the only thing hunting her. Evidence from the crash site suggests the “accident” wasn’t an accident at all. Someone wanted the research team dead. And Elara—along with the classified plant samples she carries—is their unfinished business. In a deadly game of hide-and-seek across rivers, ravines, hidden caves, and abandoned ranger stations, Elara must outsmart hired trackers, survive ambushes, and use every last skill in her body to stay alive. Because in Savage Ridge, the forest keeps secrets… …and so does she.