Tess of Owl Creek

From a swirl of dust begins a love story between Tess McKinnon, a schoolteacher, and Sawyer Rhodes, a horse whisperer. When a stranger speeds by in a shiny black SUV, leaving a swirl of dust that settles on Tess McKinnon like a shroud—she gets in the car with the stranger. That night on a creaky porch swing at her log cabin, Tess falls in love with Sawyer’s charm and easy smile. Together, they restore an old mansion—Nettle Rose—where ghosts of her childhood still roam the corridors. But Sawyer has secrets. Bouts of jealousy arise when Sawyer’s delusional half-sister, Stephanie, shows a more than normal interest in him at a dinner party. And Tess cannot ignore Stephanie’s estranged husband, Richard Cooper when he propositions her to become his mistress. Tess soon discovers that Sawyer is not the peace-loving man she believes him to be. He’s dangerous.