The woods loomed ahead. Here, the
path would narrow and Rory would be surrounded by clusters of dense hardwood
and pines. On the other side of the forest, her sister’s belching chimney would
come into view and to the east Jab and Louisa Pearson’s homestead, to the west,
Hiram’s. She hadn’t thought of him since her wedding day. Neighbors claimed
he’d changed; some said he’d run amok after Jane and Levi died. A pang of
sadness cloaked her, but the day was far too beautiful to be bogged down with
tragic thoughts.
Entering the woods, the familiar
call of a whippoorwill competed with the harsh screech of a blue jay. Twisted
limbs and branches hugged the man-made trail and thick bracken and underbrush
covered the ground around her. Rory stopped Charmer when an eerie stillness
descended on the woodland. The chatter of small critters had stopped and the
songbirds had ceased their melodic trills. She forced her eyes to scan the
trees in all directions, the lump in her throat tightening.
Looking over her shoulder, she blew
a sigh of relief. Minx had paused to nibble on a sprig of grass bursting
through the forest floor. The foal would act skittish if danger lurked. She
relaxed in the saddle and journeyed on . . . until Charmer’s ears flattened
against her head. Had the mare heard a foreign noise or were her muscles
preparing for an attack from pesky flies?
Rory turned a keen ear to her
surroundings and concentrated on a sliver of sunlight ahead. Keep moving toward the light. A scream
tore through the still woods, or a war-cry. She’d never heard a native prepare
for battle, but had read about their nightmarish shrills. Charmer whinnied and
tossed her massive head and a sense of danger spiked Rory’s heartbeat.
Clutching the reins, she looked down at her white knuckles and caught a flash
of movement on her left. Her blood ran cold when she spied a tall, dark form
stalking her with the stealth of a panther. God’s
nightgown, is it human or beast?
ABOUT SKY TINTED WATER
Keta Diablo
Sweet Historical Romance
*Mystery
*Suspense
Note: This is a ‘sweet’ historical
romance.
Familial bonds,
malevolent schemes and passion collide in this sweet historical novel. Set in
Minnesota during the Civil War and the Sioux uprising, this is the story of
Rory Hudson, the exquisite Irish lass with an unbreakable spirit and the
enigmatic Dawson Finch, a man bound by honor, duty and loyalty.
When Dawson enlists in the army to
bring peace to nation divided, Rory’s world plummets into a tailspin. War,
distance and time separate them, but nothing can dispel the haunting memories
of their love. Not even death can destroy their fierce passion or a love so
strong it beats the odds of the impossible.
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Amazon UK http://amzn.to/WqzPSx
Watch for Book 2, SKY DANCE, coming to a Kindle and Nook near you in march 2013
FOLLOW KETA'S KEEP
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