FREE Short Story
A quick 15-minute read.
Jewel McIntyre is a cult escapee who arrives in town to find refuge with her half-sister. She trusts no one. But when a handsome and devilishly charming man offers her help, she’s torn between a burning attraction and the the strict morals she’d been forced to believe.
This short story is part of a broader book in the Pine Lake series. If you enjoyed reading Skylar and Ethan’s story in Christmas at Pine Lake Mountain: A Pine Lake Novella (previously titled Three Snowy Nights), then you’ll love the story of Jewel and Tristan’s first meeting.
Read the ExcerptA cool breeze shook the vibrant yellow and scarlet leaves from the maple trees lining both sides of Main Street. The knot between my shoulder blades tightened, and I pulled my long brown cardigan across my chest, keeping my eyes on the sidewalk. I was free, but not safe.
Though I was a thousand miles from the Tennessee compound, I kept looking over my shoulder to check if I was being followed. I’d arrived in New Hampshire last night, after traveling fifteen straight hours on three different buses until I reached this small town of Pine Lake.
I shot another glance behind me. The dark-haired man in jeans and black leather jacket had trailed me for three blocks. Might be a coincidence. He didn’t look like one of The Protector’s goons. No gruff expression or action. This man was slower, sleeker, a sexy outsider.
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