Can two little girls find their mom a match?
Their mother needs a fresh start...
Could he be what they’ve been waiting for?
Back in her hometown with her twin daughters, widow Marilyn Sofitel is set on never falling in love again. She’s sure her heart is safe spending time with Wyatt Walker as he works to fix the carousel her girls love. Everyone knows he’s handsome, charming...and trouble. But as they grow closer, might their unlikely friendship to develop into something deeper?
Wander Canyon
ALLIE PLEITER, an award-winning author and RITA® Award finalist, writes both fiction and nonfiction. Her passion for knitting shows up in many of her books and all over her life. Entirely too fond of French macarons and lemon meringue pie, Allie spends her days writing books and avoiding housework. Allie grew up in Connecticut, holds a BS in speech from Northwestern University and lives near Chicago, Illinois.
Wander Canyon
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The Bull Rider’s Homecoming
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Their Wander Canyon Wish
Allie Pleiter
ISBN: 978-0-008-90619-1
THEIR WANDER CANYON WISH
© 2020 Alyse Stanko Pleiter
Published in Great Britain 2020
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“Are you sure you’re okay?”
“You don’t need to keep asking that, all right?”
“Yeah.” Wyatt relented. “Sorry.” But he wasn’t about to admit defeat and leave. There had to be something he could do. “Wait...are you leaving?”
Marilyn shook her head no, but he didn’t believe it. It only told him that if she was leaving, it wasn’t by choice.
“Come push us on the swings!” one of the twins called from the yard.
Wyatt held up a hand that he’d heard them. “In a minute, okay?” He turned toward Marilyn. He let women come and go in and out of his life with practiced ease, so the sharp prick at the thought of losing her and the girls startled him. He reached his hand toward her elbow. “Mari, please. Tell me what’s going on.”
She pulled in the smallest of breaths, and after a half second of connection he knew they both felt, she pulled away.
This weird protective thing? This “you can’t hurt her” battle cry that came out of nowhere?
It stumped him worse than a dozen broken carousels.
I love a good redemption story, don’t you?
It fuels our hope in a better future and the power of grace. When I discovered the Carousel of Happiness in Nederland, Colorado, I knew I had the beginnings of a wonderful, whimsical story. It was the perfect backdrop for a rebel like Wyatt to find a transforming love.
It’s often hard to remember that God promises to bring beauty out of ashes. It’s challenging to trust a path that bends beyond where you can see, or hold fast to your faith when events seem to spin out of your control. I hope this story reminds you that all the hurdles in your life are never above God’s ability to lift you higher.
And if it gets you to take a ride next time you encounter a carousel, well, all the better.
You’ll be delighted to know we’ll spend two more books in Wander Canyon, meeting its residents and discovering how love changes lives.
As always, I love to hear from you. You can find me on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, or email me at [email protected] or send a letter to P.O. Box 7026 Villa Park, IL 60181.
Blessings,
Allie Pleiter
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
—Isaiah 40:31