The Wedding Escape (2006)
“Waves were crashing against the ship’s wooden hull, sending bracing sprays of mist into the air, wetting her skin and causing her damp hair to curl against the soft charcoal wool of the coat Jack had given to her. She sighed with pleasure and closed her eyes, washing her mind clean as she rode the invigorating rise and fall of the churning ocean.
It had taken them nearly three days to sail up the east coast of Scotland through the frigid blue waters of the North Sea. Initially Amelia had endure...d the journey with trepidation, for with every mile she had felt more isolated from the glittering world she once knew, and more afraid of the unknown life she faced in the barren highlands of Scotland. Everyone aboard seemed to sense her anxiety, and Henry and Oliver had done their best to distract her from it.
“Would ye like to try yer hand at shooting again?” asked Henry, who had just finished his ritual polishing of his precious rifle.
Amelia smiled. “No, thank you, Henry.”
“Are ye sure?”MoreLess
It had taken them nearly three days to sail up the east coast of Scotland through the frigid blue waters of the North Sea. Initially Amelia had endure...d the journey with trepidation, for with every mile she had felt more isolated from the glittering world she once knew, and more afraid of the unknown life she faced in the barren highlands of Scotland. Everyone aboard seemed to sense her anxiety, and Henry and Oliver had done their best to distract her from it.
“Would ye like to try yer hand at shooting again?” asked Henry, who had just finished his ritual polishing of his precious rifle.
Amelia smiled. “No, thank you, Henry.”
“Are ye sure?”MoreLess
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