Gayla K. Hiss

Author Bio:

Gayla’s writing journey began with her hobby painting landscapes. In her imagination, characters and scenes came to life as she painted beautiful natural settings. Her inspiring novels combine her love for the great outdoors with romance, suspense and adventure.

Her book Wildfire recently won the Faith, Hope, and Love Reader’s Choice Award for romantic suspense, and she has been a finalist in the Daphne du Maurier contest and the Pacific Northwest Writers Association literary contest. She has also had the privilege of working for the Navy, NASA, and two Fortune 100 companies as a software engineer, and has a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in engineering.

Gayla and her husband often tour the country in their RV, visiting many state and national parks. She enjoys hiking, camping, and traveling, and currently resides in the Pacific Northwest.

Cold Pursuit

Can they elude the relentless danger before it’s too late? A December tour of Yellowstone National Park sounded like the perfect escape from Faith Chandler’s problems at home—until she discovers her tour guide is her jilted childhood sweetheart, Jake Mitchell. Faced with guilt from her past mistakes,…

Wildfire

Will Rachael and Dylan escape the fire’s fury, or perish in the flames? Sparks fly when wildfire researcher Rachael Woodston clashes with firefighter Dylan Veracruz in Rocky Mountain National Park. The June fire season has just begun, yet a long-standing drought has already turned the park into a…

Dangerous Ground

It started with an anonymous note, but will it end in disaster? Uncle Owen had died mysteriously, and Deputy Marshal Kate Phillips wants to know why. After arriving at Great Smoky Mountains National Park in search of answers, Kate finds herself at the center of an ancient family feud and a land dispute.…

Avalanche

When Park Ranger Jenny Snowfeather runs into Deputy Marshal Chase Matthews at her brother's Fourth of July barbecue, she suspects there is more going on in Eagle Valley, WA than fireworks. After Chase confides that he believes the fugitive who killed his partner may be hiding out in the area, Jenny…