Bring Me Home
by Candi
Wall
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BLURB:
Miya Jackson always
believed life had more to offer outside Dead End, Texas. So when circumstances
turned her life upside down, she took her chance to break free. A few years—and
some brutal doses of reality—later, her little sister’s wedding brings her back
to the hometown she left behind.
The last place she
expects is to end up is in the arms of the man she’s tried and failed to
forget. One scalding, passionate night is all it takes to make her rethink her
damn good reasons for leaving.
Shawn Dalton always
hoped this day would come. Hell, he and Miya have a history, and any
misunderstandings can be fixed if she’ll only stay in one spot long enough. Now
that’s she’s back, he’s determined to make her see that she belongs in Dead
End. With him.
Her obstinate nature is
intact, but he can deal with that. It’s the cold, detached woman she’s become
that worries him. Melting that wall—and reminding Miya of her roots—is going to
take every hot, sinful moment he can wrangle.
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EXCERPT:
Shawn hooked another bale of hay and maneuvered it into the
barn. “Lot can change in four years.”
“We’re talking about my dad. Not us.” She followed him into
the cooler recesses of the barn. A huge row of hay bales lined the farthest
side of the barn. “But thank you for helping him.”
“No thanks needed.” Every muscle strained as he lifted the
bale into place. “Your folks are good people, and your Ma was worried when he
fell after the reception. I was just in the right place at the right time.”
“Wait, what?” Miya watched her father enter the house.
He walked past her to grab another bale. “I guess he
tripped. I’d stopped by to congratulate your sister on her wedding and your Ma
asked me to look at his ankle. I figured she would have told you.”
“She didn’t.” Miya took a deep breath to ease the guilt
clawing at her throat. She was home, and she still didn’t see what was right in
front of her. “I should be thanking you.”
He shook his head and adjusted his hat. “Don’t need it. I
did what anyone would do. They’re my neighbors.”
He knocked his gloves against his jeans a couple times
before swiping at the hay clinging to his body. A few stray pieces clung to his
hair and sweat-dampened skin, and she walked over to pluck them away. “Still.
It’s not your responsibility and I want you to know I appreciate it.”
He barely moved, at least it seemed that way. Must have been
more than she realized since somehow, she found herself backed up against one
of the tall support beams bracing the sagging rafters. A sinful smile creased
his dust-streaked face. “It’s my pleasure.”
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Candi Wall is
probably the only person whose real name is more epic than any pseudonym she
could have come up with – even as an author! She writes because the voices in
her head have to come out somehow. Animal rescue-ess, mother of four, and
soccer mom by day, she spends her free time writing – often on napkins at kids’
games because she never knows when a juicy story will reveal its delicious
self. She once wrote a sex scene at a wrestling meet. Shhhhhh!
You can find
her on:
Twitter -
https://twitter.com/candiwall
Facebook -
https://www.facebook.com/candi.wall
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