Lily

She drove him away to protect him.He came back determined to claim her heart.When Ben Sloan announces his plan to take a mail-order bride, Lily Morgan does the unthinkable-she slaps him and walks away. To the town of Wichita Falls, it looks like bitterness. To Lily, it's survival.Years ago, Lily was forced to end the only love she's ever known after a terrible secret put Ben's life in danger. Loving him meant risking everything, and pushing him away was the only way she knew to keep him safe.But Ben isn't the kind of man who gives up. After more than a year away, he's returned to the Texas frontier with one goal-winning Lily back. Even if it takes pretending to order a bride to prove she still belongs at his side.As old wounds reopen and danger closes in, Lily must decide whether the truth will save Ben…or destroy them both.A gripping Western historical romance filled with frontier danger, forbidden love, small-town secrets, and second chances.Set in Wichita Falls, a growing Texas prairie town where every newcomer brings change, heartache, and hope. Cyndi Raye writes mostly historical western romance except when she comes up with an idea for a contemporary romance, then she writes both. She loves the old West and the feel of small town togetherness, which is found in all of her series.Creating worlds where everyone is considered family, if not by blood, but from friendships, heartaches and sometimes mistakes made right again is what she loves to read. So, it was important to create such a world for her own readers to indulge in.Cyndi lives in Eastern PA and loves to travel and enjoy life with her hubby of 40+ years. She has 3 grown children and loves to spend time with her grands whenever possible.Don't forget to sign up for the mailing list to get a free copy of the exclusive short read: Miss Addie, the Beginning. The story behind the Brides of Wichita Falls. (This will not be sold, exclusive for reader's only).