His Californian Countess (2010)
“It was clear as glass, a curious mix of blue and green. He saw no answers in its depths nor heard one in the gentle hiss of the bow cutting through the sea. Amber had proven herself to be as stubborn an adversary as he’d come across.
How could they reach an understanding when she kept her door closed and sent him away? Every morning. Every afternoon. Every evening.
A hand clapped on his shoulder and Jamie glanced to his left. Captain E. C. Baker stood there, a look of concern in his eyes. “Your... bride still being stubborn?”
“She may have coined the word. For the life of me I don’t know how to tempt her out of that cabin. I cannot imagine spending a week in there. I’d think it the worst of punishments.” He chuckled bitterly. “Did, in fact, as a boy. And it was a room ten times larger and I had my nanny.”
Captain Baker grinned, his gray eyes alive with mirth. “She’s not in there at all times. She comes on deck at about midnight just after eight bells sound to the start of the graveyard shift.MoreLess
How could they reach an understanding when she kept her door closed and sent him away? Every morning. Every afternoon. Every evening.
A hand clapped on his shoulder and Jamie glanced to his left. Captain E. C. Baker stood there, a look of concern in his eyes. “Your... bride still being stubborn?”
“She may have coined the word. For the life of me I don’t know how to tempt her out of that cabin. I cannot imagine spending a week in there. I’d think it the worst of punishments.” He chuckled bitterly. “Did, in fact, as a boy. And it was a room ten times larger and I had my nanny.”
Captain Baker grinned, his gray eyes alive with mirth. “She’s not in there at all times. She comes on deck at about midnight just after eight bells sound to the start of the graveyard shift.MoreLess
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