Wild Mountain Desire

WILD MOUNTAIN DESIRE
(Excerpt from book)

Chapter One

Present Day

     Shawna Lang stood alone at the railing overlooking the valley below the cliffs of the Blue Ridge Mountains.  Closing her eyes, she took in a deep breath of the clean mountain air.  The scent of freshly fallen maple leaves brought a comforting smile to her lips. And as the sea of rolling hills throughout the Blue Ridge Mountains showcased their spectacular fall colors, Shawna wondered why she’d waited nearly twenty years to come back to North Carolina.
     The natural landscape was indeed a visual enchantment.  Shawna stood still and listened to the wind as it blew through the mountains.  The stiff, rustling sound of dry oak leaves dancing on the branches and the soft, rousing sound of swaying hemlocks throughout the mountains seemed to be whispering its wondrous secret that it was a magical place.
     Shawna’s hazel eyes gazed languidly towards the west as the sun began to disappear behind the majestic mountain terrain.  It had been so long since she’d taken time out to appreciate the tremendous beauty of nature.  She’d wasted so much of her adult life rushing to do something or hurrying to get somewhere that such awe-inspiring moments like this was a rare occasion.
     Somehow, middle age was catching up with her and she didn’t have even one serious love affair to either rejoice in or to regret.  From the beginning, her life was set into high gear, thrusting her into adulthood at an early age.  This was the main reason Shawna chose to get away for a while.  Her spirit was hungry for a change.  She thought if this trip couldn’t breathe inspiration into her soul, perhaps nothing could stimulate excitement back into her life.

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