A Bear in the Woods

In the tradition of the Grimm tale, “Snow White and Rose Red”, A Bear in the Woods is the story of two sisters who must defend themselves and their land at all costs. Rosa and Neve Carino are alone after the loss of their mother, trying to hold together the legacy of the land their father left to them—even with Harvey “the Dwarf” Malo trying to steal it out from under them. In a vicious winter storm, the women find a disheveled drifter who looks more like a bear than a man. Only after he wakes the next day do they discover he’s one of the two Bear brothers, Aedan, who they had played with as children. Though fragile, sweet Neve—who is more at home with the wolf cubs in the forest than humans—is delighted to have her old friend back, fiery, red-headed Rosa is less than thrilled. She sees someone who has wasted his life—and another mouth to feed. Fighting her growing attraction for Aedan, she focuses on work and family, and making life difficult for him. Aedan has a secret, though; one that threatens to bring disaster to them all. He’s investigating the death of his father—a loss that forced his family out when he and his brother, Hugh, were children. Sure that Malo is the man responsible, he calls in his brother. Together they pressure the Dwarf until he makes a desperate bid for control. Hugh rekindles the budding romance with Neve that started when they were young. Then Neve goes missing, leaving Hugh distraught over her fate. An enraged Rosa leads the men to the wolves’ den to begin their search. The sounds of a distant scream and a gunshot send them on a chase the woods. Are they too late?