It’s #BookQW and a scare makes our hero ‘reel’!
More from Chapter 12:
“I would. Could you wait and take me onto your ship?”
Coral didn’t answer. Was that too intimate a request since her family lived on board? Just when Ty was about to apologize, she said, “Aye, that would be fine.”
Still, it was awkward, and both of them averted their eyes. Then something touched him from behind.
His energy rose before he confirmed it was only her fingertips brushing his sleeve. Too late, he was shifting to a guarded stance with his hand outstretched, a honed reaction to years of magical defense training.
Coral snatched her hand back, her eyes wide with alarm.
Argh, how could he? Here, and with her? Mind reeling, he dropped his glowing hand and straightened to a position not so…adversarial. But his energy refused to back down. It hummed through his channels, fighting to shimmer through his skin. No way he wanted that to happen. It’d be worse than blushing.
“Uh, sorry,” he said. “You startled me.” And confounded him. No energy had emitted from her…so, was something wrong? With her? With him? Had he been reading her wrong and she didn’t like him?
She waved her hands, palms out. “I didn’t mean to,” she mumbled, her gaze flitting over his chest and avoiding meeting his. “I wanted a closer look at your shirt. What do you call this material?”
“My T-shirt?” Was that all she was interested in, the difference in their clothes? “It’s knit cotton. I noticed no one wears it here.”
“We get all our clothes local, made from linen. Is cotton comfortable?”
Okay, his energy was still zinging uncontrollably, but he could handle talking about clothes. After all, he had three sisters. “Yes, it is. Would you like to try it on?” Hell! Where had that come from?
Coral frowned. “Why would you offer that?”
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Spring is in the air! If you’re ready for warmth and waves, Read the first three chapters of Lost Whisperer of the Seas or jump aboard and buy it! The novel is available in ebook, paperback and Large Print editions.
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On a personal note:
I’m sorry to miss blogging last week. I’ve had to reduce my screen time to rest my eyes. Another member of our family has also been ill–our rescue pup Copper.
Being a senior, he’s been through a lot in the years before we adopted him. After a few days of high fever that we suspected might be a tick-borne disease, the vets have pinned it to a bronchial infection & COPD. With his fever down & a slew of meds, looks like we can bring him home from the hospital today!
While waiting on Copper’s recovery, we hiked this weekend, taking in Blue Ridge foothills views.
Caught some early woodland wildflowers — Spring Beauty, Pawpaw tree flowers in bud and Golden Corydalis.
We’ve gotten a few new wildflowers to plant in our shady backyard. I hope you’re enjoying your spring.
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