USA TODAY bestselling author Christyne Butler presents this story of healing, hope and love in her Welcome to Destiny series
Itâs a tough road to recovery for Devlin Murphy after a helicopter accident leaves scars that are more than skin-deep. But thereâs a new girl in Destiny, Wyoming, whoâs got the healing touch. Sure, Tanya Reevesâs approachâacupuncture, anyone?âmakes Devâs eyes roll. The woman also makes his heart rev up like no other.
For her part, Tanya canât believe it when she first runs into this fling from her past. Dev doesnât even recognize her! Even crazierâhistory is repeating itself with this irresistible man. And Tanya has to ask herself: Whoâs healing whom?
The manâs familiar smile grew, warming his dark eyes and sending her heart back into a rapid frenzy.
Because his eyes looked familiar, too?
No, that couldnât be it. It had to be because he was tall, gorgeous and casually sexy in jeans and a button-down blue-striped shirt, pulled tight across nice shoulders.
Her gaze dropped to his feet. Yep, cowboy boots, too.
Quickly blaming her renewed shortness of breath on her weakness for men in cowboy boots, Tanya looked him in the eye again, offered a raised eyebrow and waited.
âIâm a friend of the man who lives here,â he finally said. âThe nameâs Murphy. Devlin Murphy.â
Devlin?
Just like that, the memory of a stolen night a decade ago in Reno came back to her. After all these years who wouldâve thought the first person sheâd run into in this town would be the same drunken fool sheâd shared an almost perfect evening with.
A fool who clearly had no idea who she was.
Dear Reader,
Last year, I introduced you to a new family in my Welcome to Destiny series, the Murphys, six brothers who are in all stages of love from ânever againâ to âhappy newlywed.â My April 2012 release, Having Adamâs Baby, featured the eldest brother, Adam.
Now itâs Devlin Murphyâs turn.â¦
A year ago, Devlin was the fun-loving and freewheeling younger brother, but a horrific crash has him fighting old demonsâ¦physically, mentally and emotionally. Heâs finally back on his feet, but his choices at this point are to either accept his limitations and get on with his life or take a chance on the alternative healing methods performed by a woman who strikes a familiar chord deep inside him.
Thanks to losing her job and her boyfriend all in the same night, Tanya Reeves is ready to start her life over again. Her visit back to Destiny is just a short stay and the last thing she wants is to spend time with a man who obviously doesnât remember their one-night stand years ago. But Devâs pain calls to the healer in her. Now she has to find a way to treat the patient and hide her growing feelings for the man until she can get out of town.
Neither Dev nor Tanya were looking for love, which made writing their happily-ever-after so much fun! Please stop by my website, www.christynebutler.com, to say helloâI can also be found on Facebook and Twitter!
Happy Reading,
Christyne
CHRISTYNE BUTLER fell in love with romance novels while serving in the United States Navy and started writing her own stories six years ago. She considers selling to Mills & Boon>® Cherish>⢠a dream come true and enjoys writing contemporary romances full of life, love, a hint of laughter and perhaps a dash of danger, too. And there has to be a happily-ever-after or sheâs just not satisfied.
She lives with her family in central Massachusetts and loves to hear from her readers at chris@christyne butler.com. Or visit her website, www.christynebutler.com.
To Jennifer Schober
Thank youâ¦for everything
Chapter One
âHey, cowboy.â The blonde barmaid leaned across the three-foot expanse of aged wood. âI know just what you need to make your day complete.â
Devlin Murphy glanced up from his mouthwatering burger and thick-cut fries, the house specialty here in the Blue Creek Saloon. He wasnât really a cowboy, despite the black Stetson perched on his head. She must be new and itâd been a while since heâd been in here.
Eight long months to be exact.
His brothers had tried to coax him to his old stomping grounds a few times since heâd gotten his feet back under himâliterally. Devlin just hadnât been ready.
But spring had come early in Destiny, Wyoming, and on this warm, late April afternoon, Dev decided it was past time to rejoin the world of the living.
He bumped up the brim of his hat and offered what he hoped was more of his old prowler grin than his recent pain-filled grimace. Not an easy feat thanks to the familiar white-hot fire crawling down both shoulders toward his elbows.
âOh, yeah? Whatâs that?â
âJust one minute.â She offered a quick wink and then turned away.