The Wonders We Find: Greyson Hills Romance

By Laynie Bynum

Witness the transformative power of love and second chances in this heartwarming novel, "The Wonders We Find." Follow the journey of Kaylee and her son, Corbin, as they celebrate a special day each year to commemorate the moment Kaylee's life took a turn for the better. Through the twists and turns of their story, discover how they learn to trust, heal, and embrace the beauty of new beginnings.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sword and Silk Books
• Release date: Apr 1, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215156049

Laynie Bynum

Laynie Bynum is an author from Birmingham, Alabama who writes everything from Contemporary Romance to Urban Fantasy. She is inspired by the works of her favorite authors including Sarah Dessen, John Green, Cassandra Clare, and Neil Gaiman. When she isn't crafting characters who reflect her never-ending wanderlust and love of music, she is the one of the co-founders of Sword and Silk Books, a publishing company focused on producing engaging books that empower readers. In her personal life, she spends her time searching for her next adventure with her kids and beagle named Bagel.

Book preview

Chapter One

Corbin's small voice pierces through the fog of sleep, and I groan, burying my head deeper into the pillow.

Mama. Mama. Wakey, wakey. Eggs and bakey, he says in a sing-song voice as he jumps up and down on the foot of my bed.

I groan and pull the covers up over my head, trying to block out the sound of his voice and the light filtering in through the window.

No, mama, he says as he laughs and pulls the covers back down. You gotta get up. It's Wonder Day.

I smile, even though my head is buried in the pillow and he can't see it. Wonder Day might not be a holiday for the rest of the world, but it certainly was for us. More important than Christmas or our birthdays. It’s a day all our own. One of the most special traditions we have.

Six years ago today, my life should have ended. Would have, in fact, if not for an angel. I’m not the religious type. That stopped the moment my hyper-religious parents threw their own teenage daughter out of the house for getting pregnant. You know, the same kind of  'sacred creation' they'd previously protested should be protected. When their so-called protection went out of the window, so did my belief in any sort of organized religion.

But still, I cannot deny that what I saw was an angel. Sure, it's very possible that it was a human and I was in no state to comprehend what I was seeing, but still. I like to believe the former.

I'd known I was pregnant with Corbin for about a month. I remember feeling so scared and alone. I had no idea how I was going to take care of a baby. At the young and venerable age of seventeen, I was homeless thanks to my wonderful parents. With no family support, no home, no job, no access to proper medical care, I was hopeless. I was sleeping on the streets, begging for money, and eating out of garbage cans. I was desperate and ready to give up.

Corbin's father was no help. The asshole manager at the pizzeria I worked at filled me with glittering promises of leaving his wife and stealing me into the sunset, but the moment I told him that we'd created life he'd immediately went back on everything he'd ever said. I'd lost my job, my lover, my parents, and my future in one blisteringly painful week.

My life was over.

There was no way out.

The only thing I could think about was the waterfall my parents took me to when I was little. It was so beautiful and peaceful there. I decided that if I was going to die, I wanted it to be in a place that meant something to me.

So, I took the last of the little money I had and bought a