A Kiss in the Dark
“Lush green mountains sheltered deep valleys, where tiny towns nestled alongside winding rivers. She had spent the first eight years of her life not far from Black Stone Gap, but she had few memories of those days, aside from her father’s death.
“I didn’t expect Kentucky to be so unspoiled,” she finally admitted, turning her gaze from the window to the man beside her.
Cole glanced over at her, one dark eyebrow raised. “What were you expecting?”
“I know this is a coal-mining region, s...o…I don’t know. I guess I was expecting to see strip-mined hillsides and some kind of processing plants spewing black smog.” She saw the amusement that curved his lips, before he gave her a tolerant look. “Okay,” she admitted ruefully, “so I was wrong. You don’t have to look at me like that.”
Cole grinned. “Sorry. You’re not entirely wrong. Most of the mining is done belowground, so you don’t see it.MoreLess
“I didn’t expect Kentucky to be so unspoiled,” she finally admitted, turning her gaze from the window to the man beside her.
Cole glanced over at her, one dark eyebrow raised. “What were you expecting?”
“I know this is a coal-mining region, s...o…I don’t know. I guess I was expecting to see strip-mined hillsides and some kind of processing plants spewing black smog.” She saw the amusement that curved his lips, before he gave her a tolerant look. “Okay,” she admitted ruefully, “so I was wrong. You don’t have to look at me like that.”
Cole grinned. “Sorry. You’re not entirely wrong. Most of the mining is done belowground, so you don’t see it.MoreLess
Read book A Kiss in the Dark for free
Write Review:
Guest
Read Also
7 / 10
User Reviews: