Under the Waning Moon

Sienna Prescott didn't mean to become a fugitive. She just couldn't say 'I do.' But she also has a secret, a secret that may end up getting her hurt. When she crashes her getaway car outside the sleepy town of Rivers End, she expects a tow truck-not a pair of handcuffs. Deputy Garrett Stone is the town's most rigid lawman, and he isn't about to let a whirlwind of taffeta and chaos disrupt his orderly life. He arrests her for reckless endangerment, but with her car totaled and her high-society family cutting her off, he offers an unexpected deal: work as his station clerk to pay her fine. Soon, Sienna is dismantling Garrett's quiet world, one succulent at a time. She's feeding the stray dog he pretends to ignore and winning over the locals, all while Garrett watches with a protective gaze he can't quite hide. But Garrett isn't just annoyed by her-he's haunted by her. He remembers the girl she was eight years ago, before she vanished and broke his heart. As her past in Chicago closes in, Garrett must decide if he can protect the woman who once left him behind, or if this runaway bride is destined to bolt again. In Rivers End, secrets have a way of surfacing, and second chances are the hardest to catch.

Pages: 141, Paperback, Independently published