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The Ozark Guardian: Where Secrets Sleep Beneath the Pines
Paperback
Publisher Price: $19.95
Publisher: Ozark Publishing, LLC
Published: Jan 1 2026
Pages: 260
Weight: 0.78
Height: 0.55 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Missouri Ozarks are a place of rugged beauty and deeper secrets -- something Truly has known all her life. Reclusive, lonely, and misunderstood by her strict, tradition-bound parents, she finds comfort only in the woods. But one evening, her solitude is shattered by a colossal, fur-clad figure whose gentle eyes reveal not menace but kinship. In the Bigfoot she names Able, Truly discovers a bond she never expected: a listener, A guardian, and a friend who sees her clearly in a world that never has.
Years later, when her parents force her into marriage with a cruel, controlling man, Truly's world collapses into terror. One violent night, her cries echo into the forest -- and Able returns. His act of protection leaves her husband dead and sparks a community-wide manhunt fueled by fear, rumor, and rage. Now both fugitives, Truly must summon a strength she never knew she had and lead Able into the hidden wilderness most people only whisper about.
Together they vanish into the deepest hollows of the Ozark, where danger and beauty intertwine. As they evade hunters, old friends, and the past itself, they carve out a sanctuary built on trust, compassion, and a devotion that defies the world around them.
The Ozark Guardian blends Southern Gothic atmosphere with emotional suspense, telling a story of trauma, healing, and the unexpected families we build when the world turns its back. A gripping tale for fans of literary thrillers, survival narratives, and folklore-infused fiction.
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