Snippet Sunday- Lawless Hearts MFM Historical Romance

Snippet Sunday is a blast from the past…literally.  Lawless Hearts is set in 1888 in Missouri, and tells the story of two men who come to tell Scharlie Thorn that her beloved brother has been murdered.  Worse, he was an outlaw and now, she’s falling in love with her brother’s accomplices.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++“The storm’s coming in fast,” Garrett said as he followed them in.
Just then, the hail and wind abruptly died, and an eerie silencedescended. The room felt charged, electric, and a flash of lightsuddenly ignited the dark. Cassidy opened the door again with Garrettand Scharlie on his heels.
Outside, Scharlie saw the sky was a greenish-black color, theclouds hanging thick but moving rapidly. More bright flashes of lightstruck the ground not too far in the distance. And then, suddenly, thewind picked up so quickly Scharlie had to grab hold of Garrett tomaintain her balance.
“Scharlie, do you have a cellar?” Cassidy urgently asked.
“In the kitchen, under the rug,” she answered and watched as heran to uncover it.
If possible, the wind outside picked up speed, slamming into thehouse with monstrous force. She realized that this wasn’t just a drill,that a tornado was bearing down on them and she’d done nothing tosecure the livestock she had.
“My animals!” Scharlie cried and ran for the door.
“Scharlie!” Cassidy called out.
But his warning came a little late. The wind caught hold of thedoor and ripped it from her hands. The wind whipped mercilessly ather hair and skirts, pulling her forward into the whirling nightmare.She frantically reached for the doorframe and screamed just as Garrettgrabbed her around the waist and managed to slam the door shut.
“Move!” Cassidy yelled.
She saw Garrett grab his and Cassidy’s gear, as well as aWinchester rifle. They all hurried down the cellar steps and had justmanaged to secure the door when a ferocious sound blasted over them.Garrett still held on to her waist and dragged her back from the stairsuntil he bumped into the wall. The cellar was pitch black and smelledof rich earth. Scharlie shivered a little despite being wrapped inGarrett’s warm arms.+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Available at Amazon.com, B&N, and Siren.  http://www.bookstrand.com/lawless-heartswww.bethdcarter.com