New Release - Wild Wind (Banyon Pride Series Book 1) by Donna L. Stephens

Olivia Faren is devastated when she discovers her fiancé and her best friend have a secret—they’re having an affair behind her back. Olivia can’t leave the city fast enough, longing for the peace she hopes to find in the Arkansas country farmhouse she’s inherited. Though the house has seen better days, Olivia is determined to make it a home for herself, and also for the baby she’s carrying—a secret of her own. They’ll make it just fine without any man in their lives.

But then Rain Banyon, powerful half-Cherokee owner of the Rocking B Ranch, focuses his silver gaze on her, and suddenly she’s not sure of anything anymore. Although Rain mesmerizes her, he’s much too handsome and daring to be trusted. With her world turned upside down, giving her heart to this Casanova rancher would wreak even more havoc on her peace of mind.

Threatened by her ex-fiancé’s obsession with her, Olivia tries to let him know she’s no longer interested, but he’s determined to hold on—no matter the cost to him, Olivia, or their unborn child. Can Rain be the man to protect her and keep her safe from this WILD WIND?

EXCERPT:

     “Who are you?” She tried to turn her head toward the gravelly voice, but even that brought pain in her neck. His features weren’t clear in the dim light.

     “Rain Banyon. I live near here. Happened to be behind you and saw that deer jump out in front of you. Watched your car go off the road.” He moved the flashlight to her face. “Are you in pain?”

     “Some…when I move.” Her voice came out hoarse.

     “Yeah. You may have a broken rib or two. The steering wheel’s bent some where it rubbed against your upper chest.” He touched her shoulder. “Lie still. We’ll get it checked out in the emergency room at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith.”

     “I don’t need to go to the hospital.” Olivia’s voice trailed off, and she closed her eyes, a sense of doom closing in on her. She did need to go to the ER to make sure her baby was all right, even if she were just two months’ pregnant.

     She sighed. Her plan had been to wait awhile before tell­ing anyone in Mulberry about her pregnancy. Although it shouldn’t matter, her new teaching job might depend on her keeping her pregnancy a secret. And the longer she could wait before sharing her pregnancy the less chance of Matt, her ex-fiancé, finding out. She longed for stability for her baby, not the turmoil of having a womanizing father. Olivia hunched her shoulders and tried to stop shivering.