Blasts of freezing wind whipped Annette's face and hands as she fell onto the snow. "We should'a just left 'em in there," snarled Chad. "No one knows about the pit." "We're takin' 'em along," insisted Buck. "We'll find some other way to dispose of 'em once we're through with 'em." "His sadistic laugh sent a shock of horror up Annette's spine." When Annette and Penny agree to babysit the Randt children while their mother is in the hospital with the new baby, a freak November snowstorm keeps them at the farm for the entire Thanksgiving weekend. And as if poachers during hunting season aren't...

A gunshot reverberated in the air at the same time a bullet sprayed dirt up from the ground just in front of Annette. Glancing up, she saw Paulo Volivar sitting on his horse at the edge of the cliff... While visiting a ranch in the Cochetopa Hills of Colorado, Annette and her best friend, Penny, get more than they bargained for when their new friend, Mandy, leads them on horseback into forbidden territory. A missing professor, a suspicious yellow envelope, and a mysterious old mountain man are the ingredients for mystery, adventure and a spark of romance, in this '60s era introduction to the...

"We've got to alert the police," said Tim. "Not so fast." A deep, husky voice called out to them from the shadows. B.J. and another, larger man stepped out and confronted Annette and Tim. The larger man had a black beard and wore a stocking hat. In his hand was a large switchblade which he thrust at them. "She's the one got me into trouble," B.J. said in an agitated voice. "Well, she's gonna be no trouble from now on," snarled the large man as he closed the distance between them. The Valentines Dance, where the girls ask the boys, is coming up and Annette knows that Pete is expecting her to...