Hello
all! It's finally time for Tait and Lauren to have their tale told. She was an
especially interesting character to write about considering how uptight she is.
But Tait was a great counterpart and several moments had me chuckling. Hope you
enjoy them as much as I did. Happy reading!
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Lauren refuses to
believe that her sisters traveled back in time to tenth-century Scandinavia.
Cybil must be off doing one thing or another. And what of Samantha? She
returned then vanished again with a bunch of uncivilized ruffians who called
themselves Vikings. While thankful the crude men finally left, she’s now caught
in an unusual situation. No matter how hard she tries, she cannot step foot
outside her Winter Harbor chalet.
Desperate to
return to the twenty-first century and figure out why he and Lauren were cursed
by a Nidstang, Tait Sigdir struggles with what feels like half a soul. But
that’s not all. When he finally returns to the future, he realizes how
troubling things really are. Though drawn to Shannon, he can’t seem to stay
away from her sister, Lauren. Hard to believe considering how difficult she is
to be around. Even for a flirt like him. Yet if he’s not near her, he becomes
uncharacteristically sullen.
Caught in an
unraveling hex that steers them closer to the enemy, Tait and Lauren are forced
on an adventure that tests them in more ways than one. Friendship emerges. Passion ignites. Even so, love does not come so easily to
those who are cursed. As it turns out, they must manage through a whirlwind of
unfortunate events that will either bring them together or drive them further
apart.
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Excerpt
“Who
goes there?” came an all-too-familiar voice from the door.
Lauren
sighed and called out. “It is none of your concern, Tait.”
Evidently,
he thought differently because seconds later he entered, a frown on his face as
his eyes swept around the lodge. “I heard a man in here.”
“It was
just Einar,” she began, her words trailing off as she gestured towards him only
to find he’d vanished.
Tait’s
brows slammed together. “Einar? I do not know that name.”
“He was
just right here,” she murmured, glancing at the rear door. “He must have
slipped out the back.”
“Nobody
has come or gone since your sisters left,” Tait said, troubled.
“I can
assure you they did. A woman then a man. Einar.” She folded her hands in front
of her and focused on the bigger problem. “You had no right to barge in here.
Please leave.”
“Actually
I had every right.” He continued eying the place looking for Einar. “This is my
lodge, woman.”
His lodge? How unfortunate. “My name is Lauren.”
Tait
shrugged as an annoying grin tugged at his lips. Apparently, he was done
searching out another man. He gestured at the water. “You will bathe then join your sisters in the
main lodge, yes?”
“That
was the plan, yes,” she allowed.
“Then
please,” he headed for the corner table, “do not let me disturb you.”
She
frowned as he filled a mug with what appeared to be ale. “What are you doing?”
He gave
the mug a pointed look. “Drinking.”
“Then
please do so outside.”
“But
this is my lodge.”
“Then I
will need another lodge.”
“No.”
Tait shook his head. “I can only be so far away from you and will sleep nowhere
but here.”
Her
eyes widened. “We are not sleeping in the same room.”
“We
will if we have to.” He gestured at the tub again. “Right now you do not need
to worry about sleeping but bathing.”
Lauren
inhaled deeply and remained calm. “As much as you would probably enjoy it, I am
not bathing with you here.”
“Well,
I am not leaving because whether or not I saw anyone enter, I heard a man in
here. So I will not leave you alone.” He considered her before he murmured
something and a tall screen appeared in front of the tub. “There. Now I will
not be tempted by you, woman.” He removed his fur, plunked down and narrowed
his eyes at her when she narrowed her eyes on him. “Now I can focus my thoughts
on Shannon.”
Lauren
ignored her strong reaction to his words and smoothed her expression.
Regardless, there was no controlling the flare of defiance that screamed inside
her. A defiance that had her doing the last thing she intended. Something she
found extremely appalling and would never normally do. Something she would
judge harshly if she saw another woman do it. Especially one who was married.
She
tested his resolve about Shannon as she held his eyes and took her time
stripping down before she sauntered around the screen and got into the tub.
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