Through the Storm (Excerpt: Chapter 1 - 3)
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The biggest risk she'll ever take...
Tessa Henning is no damsel. But she's definitely in distress. If her husband really is involved in the ivory trade, he'll come after her when he finds out what she's uncovered. Unfortunately, the only person who can help is Mac Walker. Stubborn, fiercely independent, danger-loving bush pilot Mac Walker-with whom she shares custody of their orphaned nephew. Though Mac's no knight in shining armor, he can keep her and their nephew safe in the Serengeti while they wait out this storm. But he can't protect Tessa from the strange weather brewing inside her, stirring up feelings for Mac she wishes she could ignore.
Harlequin Heartwarming
Book 3 in my 'From Kenya, with Love' series
I hope you enjoy the first two chapters of my latest release, Through the Storm! This third story in the series (each stands alone but they're all connected) will be available in print on April 19, 2016 on Amazon or B&N online...and in digital format everywhere (including print at Harlequin.com) on May 1, 2016.
Also available: Books 1 and 2 in the series...The Promise of Rain and After the Silence.
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