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Ms. Anton and her husband of forty three years live on a small farm in rural Ohio.
"I love a good mystery thriller with a bit of romantic tension thrown in. I think readers will find 'Wind River Refuge' fills the bill. "
The author enjoys working out the day to day struggles and complexities of human relationships.
Ms. Anton pens her adult works as J. M., but is also authors the award winning Backyard Horse Tales as Jackie Anton.
Reviewed by Jack Magnus for Readers' Favorite
Wind River Refuge is a romantic suspense novel written by J.M. Anton. It's 1973, and Jax is on her way home for Christmas break to Wyoming, from the east coast where she attends college. She's expecting her friend Dexter to be picking her up from the airport in Denver; however, a call to her step-mother Maggie reveals that the dark and brooding Garrett McBride, Dexter's cousin, is waiting for her at the airport. The two are instantly at odds with each other: he doesn't approve of her behavior and language, and she doesn't trust his flying abilities or the plane he came in. Garrett is suffering from PTSD after his service as a helicopter pilot in Vietnam. Jax was orphaned and abused as a child by her foster-parents. The two are definitely wrong for each other, but somehow sparks keep flying.
J.M. Anton's romantic suspense novel, Wind River Refuge, is fast-paced and exciting. The setting in Wyoming is stunning and beautiful, and the descriptions of the horses and cattle herding are marvelous. I particularly enjoyed the psychological thriller aspect of Wind River Refuge, and Anton's original take on the police procedural genre. While this book is classified as a romance, the underlying suspense plot is strong and flows throughout the story. I also enjoyed Garrett's Native American ancestry and the involvement of his relatives from his mother's side. Anton creates a lively and plausible world in Wind River Refuge, peopled with real and compelling characters. It's an enjoyable and suspenseful romantic thriller and is highly recommended.
