Kyle
Red Sky has dreamed of the woman with fire in her hair, but when she comes to
Hazard, Wyoming, something dark and dangerous follows her. She is reclusive,
avoids men, and wears a scarf around her neck to hide a secret. When someone
tries to burn down her seamstress shop, Kyle has to take action—even if it
means pushing her to accept his help in any way he can.
Beautiful
Mia Beckett is a survivor—but only she knows of the horror she’s fled to this
small western town to escape from. Finally, she’s found sanctuary from the
unspeakable evil that has clouded her past and forced her into the solitary
existence she lives. To allow Kyle into her life would put him in harm’s way,
and Mia is not about to let that happen—not to someone who cares so much for
her.
But
Kyle has other ideas. Visions and dreams are sacred in his Lakota heritage, and
can’t be ignored. Mia is in grave danger, and he is determined to not only
protect her but to show her he will lay down his life for her. When the demon
from Mia’s past follows her to Hazard, Kyle stands beside her to battle for
their future. Love has never been more powerful than when Kyle Red Sky tells
Mia, “I DREAM OF YOU…”
But
will they live to see those dreams come true?
EXCERPT
Kyle kicked
open the door of his mother’s former dress shop despite the sign that read, No Men Allowed. The raging fire upstairs
in the private quarters made this an emergency, certainly enough to ignore that
sign. Smoke began to fill the shop as he raced up the stairs calling out the
name of the new shop owner. “Miss Beckett! Miss Mia Beckett, where are you?”
As he reached
the landing of the second floor, he heard someone cough nearby. With the wet
blanket wrapped around him he rushed toward the direction of the cough until he
found the woman lying on the floor almost unconscious from smoke inhalation. As
soon as he removed the wet blanket from himself and wrapped her in its
protective layer, he scooped Miss Beckett up in his arms to carry her away from
the flames and smoke. The scarf she wore fell away from her neck and her head
lolled back against his chest to reveal a thin, straight scar that ran all the
way across her throat from her left ear to her right. It wasn’t an old scar, most
likely no more than two or three months in the past. She attempted to raise a
hand as if to cover her throat and replace the silk scarf. He’d always seen her
wear a scarf of some kind or another around her neck since her arrival in town.
Now he knew all those scarves were not her unique sense of fashion, but her
desire to hide the scar. She was a woman attempting to keep a secret.
In a whisper he
could barely hear, she said, “Please, don’t let them see.” And then she fell
unconscious.
Sarah, as always, this book was just a wonderful example of masterful storytelling and your love for your characters really shows through. You have created an entire family of excellent people and put them in some heartwrenching situations that were so entertaining! I felt like I knew every one of these characters, not just in I DREAM OF YOU, but all through your Wilding series. So glad you created them!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Cheryl, for all your wonderful and encouraging words. I am delighted and a little sad about the release of I DREAM OF YOU. It's my last Wilding book. I hope I did it justice. Kyle lives at the center of my heart with my Wilding characters. They have become my friends and my family. It's hard to let them go.
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ReplyDeleteCongratulations. It looks wonderful and the hero is very compelling even in this short glimpse.
ReplyDeleteThank you, C.A. I loved Kyle from the first story I wrote him in. He gives everyone good advice, but he certainly takes chances in his own story.
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Wow, Sarah, what an excellent excerpt for a wonderful story. I definitely have to read this one. And I so understand your feelings of sadness that this is the last of the Wildings books. You just never know....your Muse may have different ideas and when you're not looking, whisper temptation in your ear...
ReplyDeleteThank you for your sweet words, Elizabeth. I'm deep into revisions of a fantasy trilogy right now which is way different from Wildings. I hope working on the Winatuke trilogy will help me transition from the Wildings. I'm doing a lot of research on North Carolina history and hoping to write stories that take place in my home state. I am excited about that endeavor.
DeleteThank you so much for your support.
Sarah,
ReplyDeleteFrom your excerpt, you've nothing to fear in letting your Wildings down with this last installment. So many tantalizing hints to so many secrets. Congratulations!
Kaye, I truly hope you're right. I want to end my Wildings on a high and happy note. Thank you for your positive words.
DeleteSarah, So sorry I missed replying sooner. Lots of company, etc., etc. and I totally missed this blog. But I'm sure looking forward to this one. As you know I loved each Wilding character in each and every one of your books. I'm so excited to read this one. And though it's sad this is the last of the Wildings, I'm positive you'll find more characters to introduce to us. Keep on writing and wishing you much success with this one.
ReplyDeleteBev, any time you show up is a good thing. Thank you for all the wonderful things you had to say about my Wildings. I'm sure gonna miss them. If you do get a chance to read I Dream of You, I hope very much that you love the characters and the story. Thank you so much for coming.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure I'll love them all.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Bev.
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