Rancher’s Girl (Rancher #1)

PROLOGUE

The sky was as dark and blustery as Lily’s

mind. She knew there had to be more to life than this. A strange

place was calling her, just as the wind picked up dust to blow in

her eyes. Wiping them with a tissue brought tears as well as dirt.

Her old car climbed laboriously up and down the noisy streets,

looking for the sign that would show her the way out. So many

people were walking along the sidewalks -- bustling, talking and

laughing. The Chinese bakery with its unique smells beckoned to her

one more time.

Mist from the harbor crept over her. She

shivered and buttoned her jacket. Inhaling that fresh ocean smell,

she would miss the port with all its diversions and familiarity.

There was no place in the world like this one, but her needs were

greater than the City could accommodate. A little peace was needed

and it wouldn’t be found here. Not now… It was time to try

something new. She would need a different reason to come back

here.

Would a change of scene do it? Repair that

hole in her heart and rearrange her senses? She was leaving a place

she loved for the unknown. At that moment, Lily felt like she had

kicked herself out of Paradise.

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