“It’s not mine. This place belongs to Dee and Josie.”
“Yes. But it’s yours for now, and when you’re ready—when we’re ready—we’ll find another place that’s ours.”
Stacie stared out at the empty lot behind the house. She replayed Maria’s plans for the place in her head and remembered how excited she had sounded when she talked about transforming the place into a garden. She had spoken of growing things both beautiful and edible…the same mix of practical and spiritual showing itself a different way. “Potentialities. That’s what you said last week. I like that idea. A lot. I guess there’s only one important question left.”
“Am I staying?” Maria asked, sounding a bit smug. “I’ve already signed on to stay at the retreat for another season.”
“No. Not that,” Stacie said, drawing out her answer as long as she could. If Maria hadn’t sounded so sure of herself, she might not have been so tempted to tease her. “I need to know what side of the bed you sleep on, because I’m claiming the left side now.”
“What? We slept together last night,” Maria stuttered.
“Mm. I wouldn’t call that sleeping.” Stacie grinned, thrilled that she had pulled one over on her.
“You are horrible!” Maria exclaimed, then turned and marched away.
“Hey, where are you going?”
“Back to bed. I evidently haven’t slept since yesterday. I suggest you do the same. You’ll need your strength for later.”
Stacie wasn’t even going to ask what she meant by later. Her only concern was whether she could convince her to move later up to sooner, then worry about the sleeping arrangements afterward.
The End of Book 1
More adventures of Stacie and Maria will be coming soon.
About the Authors
Rhavensfyre is the collaborative pen name of Award winning east coast writers, Roxanne and KL, who have been partners since 2000 and were legally married in Washington, D.C. in 2012. They have a small farm where they raise and breed horses with their two dogs and several cats in tow. In their spare time, they try to keep an organic garden and enjoy the fact that their farm is also home to several owls, a pair of hawks, and one annoying woodpecker. In addition to the living creatures, KL and Roxanne enjoy cycling various East Coast trails as well as hiking the Appalachian Trail. Both ladies enjoy photography and love to share images from their frequent trips through the scenic countryside.
Our first book, Switching Gears, is the recipient of a Goldie Award through the Golden Crown Literary Society for Best Erotica in 2014, and received an Honorable Mention for the Rainbow Awards the same year in Erotic Romance. Our second novel, Ladysmith, was released in May of 2014.
Life Is Not a Country Song and its sequel, Love Is Not a Romance Novel, were conceptualized as serial novellas. The third installation, Life, Love, and Loyalty, is a continuation of their life together, while this installation, the fourth in the series, is a flashback to the 1980s, where we introduce you to other characters in Chase and Rowan’s world. We hope to keep bringing you peeks of Chase and Rowan’s life together, and enjoy interacting with our readers about our characters.
We encourage everyone who enjoys reading our books to check us out on Facebook at Characters of Rhavensfyre. We usually keep tidbits rolling around about Chase and Rowan, Alex and Rohanna, and Micah and Olivia, as well as other projects.
A currently unnamed romance novel is in the works for all of you hopeless romantics, as well as a sequel to Ladysmith.
Works by Rhavensfyre
LIFE IS NOT A COUNTRY SONG
This romantic novella is book one of Chase and Rowan's adventures.
Rowan St. John is on her way back home with an empty horse trailer and down a driver.
Chase Meadows had it all, until she came home one day to find her lover in bed with another woman. Now she’s left with nothing but her truck, her horse and a definite need to find a new start. California was about as far away from North Carolina and the past as she could go. All she had to do was get there with her pregnant mare, Smoothy—the only thing she had left in her name that she would never give up.
When Rowan St. John responds to her ad for a last minute horse transport, she thought she had finally gotten a break. A deal is struck that benefits both women, more than they ever expected.
LOVE IS NOT A ROMANCE NOVEL
This romantic novella is book two of Chase and Rowan's adventures and the sequel to Life is Not a Country Song.
Chase and Rowan are given some time to learn more about each other when the last leg of their trip is delayed.
Rowan sees it as a way to show Chase everything the Southwest has to offer, including her, while Chase is more worried about earning her keep and making sure one special little colt is strong enough to travel. Trust and understanding are tested, and some internal demons are laid to rest against the backdrop of sun-kissed mesas and tall pines.
Both spiritual and sensual, the ladies discover that some journeys aren't measured by how many miles you travel, but by how far you are willing to take your heart.
LIFE, LOVE, AND LOYALTY
This lesbian romance is the third in the popular Chase and Rowan Series.
After a few detours along the way, Chase and Rowan have finally made it to California and are settling into their lives at the Flying S ranch.
An urgent call sends them back on the road again when wildfires get close enough to threaten an old college friends farm. Without a second thought, Rowan agrees to help evacuate her friends horses, and from there on nothing goes as planned. Rowan and Chase find themselves in a volatile situation that places them both in danger.
The destructive force of both man and nature can be terrifying. Will Chase and Rowan find each
