Baker Family Adventures #8 - Rescue in the Rockies

Fergus didn't waste a second. He ducked under the horse's belly and scrambled to mount on the left side, then wound the rope binding his wrists around the saddle-horn for leverage. Bellowing a Yeehaw!, he kicked the big sorrel's sides. In a burst of speed it took off, yanking the rope out of Kent's hand.
"Hey!" Kent yelled, mad. "Come back!"

It's springtime and the Bakers are living the dream. Abby is helping her grandparents set up a guest ranch, Phil is visiting Spain, and Andy and Tom are on the farm entertaining three visitors from Scotland. Mr. Baker suggests a road trip to the guest ranch in Wyoming-what better opportunity for Fergus, Dougal, and Wylie to work hard, meet cowboys, and see the West? The lads are all for it and embrace their new surroundings with gusto, while the whole family gets the chance to re-forge bonds with Grandpa and Grandma Baker.

Mustangs, cattle, and roping lessons fade into the background when Jigson arrives, asking Abby to help identify a woman she met in Iceland once before. Meanwhile, Phil seems to offend Briosa at every turn, and Andy catches sight of Fergus's growing inner turmoil about where he belongs in the world.

When Fergus feels himself being cornered into a future he doesn't want, he snaps into the survival instincts he knows so well, seizing the opportunity to live wild in the mountains before anyone can stop him. Unbeknown to him, someone is hunting him down to offer a glimmer of hope that is as appealing as it is dangerous-but will it truly give rest to his soul and end his desperate attempts to be free? Or will it push him farther away from what he yearns for … the only home that can ever satisfy him?

The Baker Family Adventures series follows the exciting lives of Mr. and Mrs. Baker and their four children: responsible Phil, sensible Abby, daring Andy, and inquisitive Tom. The Bakers are a Christian homeschooling family who, in their desire to help others, frequently find themselves in dangerous situations where they must grow in courage and learn important lessons of godliness.

Rescue in the Rockies is Book Eight in the Baker Family Adventures series.

The Series includes these eight books:
Book 1: SUMMER OF SUSPENSE
Book 2: PERIL ON PROVIDENCE ISLAND
Book 3: RIDDLE OF THE RUBY RING
Book 4: THE TREACHEROUS TRAIL
Book 5: PRISONER OF THE PYRENEES
Book 6: ICELAND INTRIGUE
Book 7: HUNTING IN THE HIGHLANDS
Book 8: RESCUE IN THE ROCKIES

From Author R.C. Hedgecock:

Most of my childhood reads were about individuals or groups of children going off on thrilling adventures by themselves. There were no parents around, and hardly any adults (except the villains, of course). Sound familiar?
A few years ago, I began wondering why this was so. Why do adventures have to take place when children are alone? Why are things suddenly more boring when parents are around? Yes, it's true in real life that sensible adults tend to make sure children stay out of dangerous situations, but is the story view that "adventure only happens when we're not around authorities" the right attitude to have? And is there a way to write something different?
This is the point I spent a long time pondering. What if whole families could go on thrilling exploits together? What if parents weren't an impediment to adventure, but rather the reason children get into it in the first place? Wouldn't this be a far more exciting (and Biblical) premise than the one currently offered by stacks of literature out there?
I began to think so, and the Baker Family Adventures Series was born.

Additional Information: