LAURA STRICKLAND ( Cont .) Forged by Love : A Lobster Cove Story
LAURA STRICKLAND ( Cont .) Forged by Love : A Lobster Cove Story
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Newly returned home to Lobster Cove from the War Between the States , blacksmith Douglas Grier can ’ t forget the horrors he ’ s witnessed or the beautiful young woman he helped break free from her shackles one dark night after her master ’ s plantation burned . He wishes he had at least asked her name , even though she and her family disappeared into the darkness and Douglas has no expectation of seeing her again .
Josie Freeman can ’ t remember the last time she felt safe . Even though she and her family are freed , they ’ re being pursued by slave hunters hired by their former owner . When their ship is damaged on the way to Nova Scotia , Josie is thrown into contact with the one man she never expected … the very man she had wanted to see . But will her past catch up with her before Douglas can free her heart ?
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EXCERPT
Hello , folks . Sir , I don ’ t suppose you remember me .”
Josie stared at the man who spoke , afraid to believe her eyes . Tall and with bare shoulders that gleamed in the sun , he had a crop of wavy black hair and skin almost as dark as her own . Though he spoke to Daniel , his brown eyes sought hers and held them , his wonder evident to see .
Not remember him ? From the instant he stepped onto the wharf , Josie ’ s attention had been snagged — and not just because he was a good-looking man . No , for the pull she ’ d felt from the first they sighted this place heightened almost unbearably , every one of her inner instincts sitting up and howling .
Not remember him ? Had there been a moment since that night he hadn ’ t been , somehow , with her ?
Her lips parted , but she didn ’ t speak . Daniel ’ s deep voice sounded instead .
“ Of course , of course we remember you , sir . How could we forget ?”
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