Love on the Risky Side
by Mariah Ankenman
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Falsely accused of the
murder of her best friend, Kayla Jenkins is on the run for her life. She ends
up lost in dark, snowy woods off some backcountry road in the middle of
nowhere. Frightened and colder than she’s ever been in her life, she almost
thinks she’s hallucinating when a warrior on a white steed saves her.
In all his years as the
sheriff of Peak Town, Colorado, Jake Ryder has never come across a half-frozen
woman alone in the woods. She’s terrified…and lying to him, yet something about
her calls to him on a primal level.
Even with her trust of
law enforcement lower than the harsh temperature, Kayla finds it difficult to
keep her secrets hidden from the kind and far too handsome sheriff. But as her
faith in Ryder grows, she not only risks the real murderer finding her, but
losing the one thing she has searched for her whole life and only just
found…love.
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Now for an Excerpt:
She had to solve this problem on her own. “It’s not safe.”
“I’m the sheriff of this town. It’s my job to handle
dangerous situations.”
Still pinned against his chest, she felt the hard edges of
his muscles, such a contrast to his comforting hold. The strong beat of his
heart beating against her back settled her own into a synchronized rhythm.
Her breath caught in her throat, but not from fear this
time. “But I’m not a part of this town. You have no obligation to help me. You
don’t even know me.”
Silence.
Just when she thought she’d gotten through to him, that he
was going to let her leave, his voice came as a soft, sensual caress. Dark,
like chocolate, and just as tempting.
“I know it’s crazy, but there’s a part of me that feels like
I’ve known you forever. Like I’ve been waiting for you. There’s something
between us, don’t deny it. I know you feel it, too.”
She sucked in a sharp breath. Yes, she did feel it. She
hadn’t realized he did. It was crazy and unexpected, but it was there. A
connection apparently neither could deny. It terrified her even as it thrilled
her. Unfortunately, this whole thing made her situation that much harder.
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RWA® Golden
Heart® Nominated author Mariah Ankenman began writing at the tender age of
five. Her first book “George and the Green Glob” received high praise from her
mother. Many years, and green glob stories later, Mariah received a playwriting
degree from the University of Wyoming. After a few years in Hollywood, working
in “the biz,” she came home to the beautiful Rocky Mountains. When she’s not
writing Mariah loves to read, crochet, and play her ukulele. She loves to hear
from readers.
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