The Quiet Edge of Yellowstone

A Backcountry Love Story

By: Janice Bayne, HTJ Fiction Publications

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

At the farthest reaches of Yellowstone National Park, where the trails disappear into wilderness and the world grows quiet, Ranger Beatrice Grover is preparing to close the remote Thorofare Ranger Station for the season. With winter approaching, she expects solitude, routine, and the familiar rhythm of a life spent alone in the backcountry.

Glen Brandt came to the Thorofare for the same reason—to escape. A former Marine and struggling Western novelist, he’s hoping that distance from the world will help him rediscover his voice after a failed book threatens his career. What he doesn’t expect is to find someone who understands the silence as deeply as he does.

As October unfolds, their paths cross again and again across empty trails and fading campsites. Conversations grow longer. Silences grow easier. And something neither of them planned begins to take hold.

But the wilderness is never as still as it seems.

When a powerful, unseasonable storm sweeps into Yellowstone, rising waters and relentless weather cut them off from the outside world. Stranded at the edge of civilization, Beatrice and Glen must rely on each other to endure the storm—and face the truth of what they’ve found together.