Pedaling West

<p><em><strong>It will be the adventure of a lifetime for Carrie Brinkley... if she makes it to the end alive.</strong></em></p><p><strong>> GOLD MEDAL:</strong> Readers' Favorite Book Awards - 2023 - Fiction - Adventure<br><strong>> OVERALL WINNER:</strong> Firebird Book Awards - Fiction<br><strong>> WINNER:</strong> Literary Titan Book Awards - Gold Medal<br><strong>> WINNER:</strong> Pinnacle Book Achievement Award Winter 2023 - Best Adventure Fiction<br><strong>> WINNER:</strong> Reader's House (London) - Editor's Choice 2024 - Award for Literary Excellence</p><p><strong>When Carrie loses her job and boyfriend</strong> during the opening weeks of the pandemic she's determined to reset her life in a positive direction. The answer? A solo two-month cross-country bicycle trip from Virginia Beach to Mendocino California.</p><p><strong>Yet dangers lurk that she'd never anticipated.</strong> During Carrie's idyllic journey across the continent her greatest danger comes not from her encounters with angry animals road hazards or the elements. Something much worse stalks her-something much too human.</p><p><strong>EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS</strong> a novel that's part literary suspense part women's fiction part crime thriller part travel fiction and one hundred percent fun. A young woman's journey of adventure becomes one of profound self-discovery.</p><p>Thriller readers will appreciate the intrigue and suspense that follows Carrie into these milieus; travel or bicyclist enthusiasts who anticipate an encounter with ordinary Americans will appreciate the extraordinary circumstances that force Carrie to adopt surprising positions of strength; and fans of novels that pair disparate elements of intrigue and growth will find her story compelling riveting and hard to put down. ~ <em><strong>Midwest Book Review D. Donovan Sr. Reviewer</strong></em></p><p>...an action- and suspense-packed coming-of-age story... about perseverance endurance and inner strength packed with emotional highs and lows... Coe's characters are ingeniously written. ~ <em><strong>Readers' Favorite Book Reviews Rolanda Lyles (5 STARS)</strong></em></p><p>...a masterpiece of literary suspense... with a unique plot filled with action. There are plenty of twists and turns and a few surprises along the way in a tale of courage fear and new beginnings. ~ <em><strong>Readers' Favorite Book Reviews Anne-Marie Reynolds (5 STARS)</strong></em></p><p>...a rollercoaster ride with many twists and turns... full of action and I just kept turning the pages. No way was I going to put the book down before I had finished. ~ <em><strong>Readers' Favorite Book Reviews Alma Boucher (5 STARS)</strong></em></p><p>... an expert and spellbinding adventure... a strong action and mystery formula that is brought to life by its imaginative twist... a must-read. ~ <em><strong>Readers' Favorite Book Reviews Vincent Dublado (5 STARS)</strong></em></p><p>...just what you should be looking for if you love mystery novels laced with a gripping tale of deceit love betrayal crime murder money suspense adventure and much more. ~ <em><strong>Readers' Favorite Book Reviews Keith Mbuya (5 STARS)</strong></em></p>