ON THE WILD SIDE
BY
YVONNE HARRIOT
Synopsis
Sparks fly when
opposites attract ...
Not wanting to be in Boston on the weekend of her ex-fiancé's
wedding city girl Gillian St. James heads to a cabin on a lake in Maine. She
didn't bargain on getting stranded, or on her attraction to the cabin's rugged
caretaker.
At the height of his career, Devon Jackson walked away from his
job as a detective with the NYPD. His wife's murder had shattered his life, and
he moved to a mountain retreat. When he's left in charge of the family
business, his quiet life is turned upside down and he just can't seem to get
the sexy weekend guest out of his mind.
She's running from the present, he's running from his past, and
danger is nipping at their heels. Can they slow down long enough to think about
a future together?
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The
moon disappeared behind the clouds, leaving a dark black sky befitting Devon’s
solemn mood. The evening hadn’t had to end like it did. He’d been having a good
time. So good, in fact, that he’d almost believed the charade that they were a
real couple sightseeing. They had even held hands a few times. Would it be so
bad if they were a real couple? Would it have been so bad if he’d spent the
night at her cabin?
He pressed down on the
accelerator and the pickup leaped forward. When the truck drifted close to the
edge of the cliff, skidding on the gravel, he eased off the gas. That snapped
him back to reality, and fast. What was he thinking? Driving like a mad man on
the road, for one, and second, he had no business messing with Gillian.
“You don’t have to feel guilty
about liking Gillian.”
His sister was a hopeless
romantic, which didn’t make sense to him. Her relationship with her husband was
rocky at best. She hadn’t been happy for a while until he’d found out why and
fixed it. Then everyone was happy. But he couldn’t do the same for his life.
“Is she pretty?”
Gillian didn’t just have an outer
beauty, but inner beauty as well. Her warm laughter was contagious. It drew you
into her. He found that he wanted to
be with her. When she wasn’t around he was thinking about her. The kiss they
had shared … After Rachelle, he’d thought that part of his life was over.
“Rachelle’s death wasn’t your
fault.”
“Yes it was. You should have
protected her,” his demon answered back.
Devon came to an abrupt halt in
front of the cabin, got out of the truck and slammed the door. He practically
ran up the steps and flung open the door. Samson’s head shot up. The dog took
one look at his face and put his head back down on his paws, not caring at all
what was eating him.
He grabbed the phone and punched
in Mac’s number. When Mac answered, Devon growled, “When are you going to have
her SUV repaired?”
“Who is this?” Mac asked, his
voice rough from sleep.
“The Range Rover you fished out
of the ditch. When will the repairs be completed?”
“What in the hell has gotten you all bent out of
shape? Do you know what time it is?”
“I don’t give a damn what time it
is.”
“You need to get yourself a
woman.”
“What I need is for you to get off your lazy―”
Mac cut him off in mid-sentence,
told him to kiss a part of his anatomy he hadn’t heard of and something else
that crudely involved his mother. Then he slammed the phone down in Devon’s
ear. Devon thought about calling Mac back but decided against it. Instead, he
went outside, retrieved his axe from the shed, lined up the logs and began
chopping.
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What is my writing inspiration?
Inspiration comes from just about anything for me. It could
be a picture in a magazine or something on television. One morning on my way
into to work, I saw a six-foot blonde wearing leather
boots with studs, Daisy Duke shorts and a tank top. She was walking a pit bull.
How cool was that! I used her as a character in Hit ‘N Run. Inspiration comes
from anywhere. That’s the fun part.
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With an overactive imagination from an early age, Yvonne created
vivid stories in her mind in which she was the lead character. It wasn't long
before she decided to take these stories from her mind and pen them to paper.
A romantic at heart, Yvonne writes primarily about relationships
and loves a happy ending.Yvonne has written two collections of short stories, The Wedding
and Other Short Romantic Stories and The Invitation and Other Short Stories.
One of those short stories, "The Wedding" was published in Today's
BlackWoman magazine.
Her short story, "The Colour of Love" won first
prize in The Awaken the Mind Short Story Contest presented by Knowledge Book
Store and PoeticSoul.
She has written three top selling romantic suspense novels: Hide'N
Seek, Cat 'N Mouse and Hit 'N Run. When she's not writing, she loves to travel. She enjoys classic
films and fine chocolates.
She lives in Canada and loves to hear from readers. There are several ways to contact her.
She lives in Canada and loves to hear from readers. There are several ways to contact her.
