Diana held out their crying son to him. “He wants his dad.”
Asher hesitated for a moment before he took the baby and cradled him in his arms. The baby quieted down as Asher rocked him gently and began singing a quiet tune to him.
The others left the room. And Diana closed her eyes to rest, listening to the sweet sound of Asher singing to their son.
Thank You
Thank you so much for reading Wild Inside. If you want to find out how Teagan, Diana, and Hannah became such good friends, you can get a FREE copy of Colorado Girls, a fun little prequel story, by joining my email list. Colorado Girls isn’t for sale anywhere and is only available for members of the Artemis world. It’s my little thank you for supporting my work.
So, Wild Inside: What’s funny is that after writing Afterglow, I was extremely attached to Teagan and Aaron. They were my “first,” after all. I thought to myself, I need to write about Diana and Asher, and then about Hannah, and I’ll love them too, but they’ll never fully live up to Teagan and Aaron. Yeah, that went out the window in the first draft of Wild Inside. Diana and Asher’s characters and relationship took on a life of their own and I grew super attached to them too.
Afterglow had its own theme that arose during its creation, and Wild Inside is no different. On the surface, it appeared like Diana and Asher were opposites in terms of values: she was traditional, wanting marriage and kids, and Asher was unconventional, wanting freedom and adventure. One theme that surfaced was that of being true to who you are instead of blindly living by the standards you were raised with. In Diana’s case, she’d been holding on to some of the traditional values she’d been raised with, values represented by her relationship with Matthew. It took time (and some crises) for her to see that that’s not who she really is. Asher went the other way, rebelling against the strict Mormon values he’d been raised with to the point of avoiding any commitment and not letting himself have the family he wanted so badly. Both had to face some demons to change, which is often how it works in real life. Only then could they see how perfect they were for one another.
Happy reading and adventures…
Love,
Artemis
About the Author
Artemis Anders is the author of the Four Corners romance book series. She loves writing stories about smart, independent women and men who love adventure and appreciate the great outdoors. To her, there is no greater setting for love than being outside. Artemis digs the outdoors and has done pretty much every outdoor sport there is, from trail running to rock climbing to skate skiing. She’s also a closet love junkie, always imagining the perfect pairing of two people, and the journey they must take to get there. She lives in Denver, Colorado with her artist husband.
Contents
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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Epilogue
Thank You
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