Stardust on the Sea by Tawdra Kandle

Author:Tawdra Kandle
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, mystery, beach, history, ghost
Publisher: Hayson Publishing

When I stepped out of Henry’s a little over an hour after Lucas had dropped me off, I didn’t see his car anywhere. I slipped on my sunglasses against the midday glare and scanned the street.

“Hey, pretty lady.”

I jumped. “Why do you keep doing that?” I swatted at his shoulder.

“Doing what?” Amusement filled his voice as he slipped his fingers between mine.

“Sneaking up on me. No one has ever been able to...” I trailed off. That was opening a door to something I wasn’t willing to share yet.

“You must’ve been hell to play hide n’ seek with, then.” He pulled my hand, leading me along the concrete walkway that divided the busy road from the crowded beach.

“Where are we going?” I asked. “And where’s the car?”

“I couldn’t get a spot close to the restaurant, so it’s down the street a little. But I found a place to get ice cream that looks good. I thought we could grab a couple of cones.”

“I just had lunch,” I protested, even though the idea of ice cream did sound good.

“But I bet you didn’t have dessert. You’re not the type who eats dessert at a business lunch.”

I sniffed. “Just how do you know what type I am? You haven’t even known me a full twenty-four hours.”

“True,” Lucas agreed. “But somehow I think I get you. I know what makes you tick.” He tapped the side of my head. “Besides, this is vacation, right? So dessert is practically required.”

I grumbled, but I let him lead me down to the stand, where I ordered a double scoop of chocolate peanut butter on a sugar cone.

“So how was your lunch?” Lucas swiped his tongue around the edge of his mint chocolate chip cone, and my knees grew a little weak. It was somehow very sensual, watching him devour that ice cream. I stared, fascinated, until he stopped and tilted his head, looking at me in question.

“What? Oh. Lunch. Yes, it was good. Actually, it was very good. My recruit...” I lowered my voice and slid closer to him on the bench we shared. “I think she could help us. Her ability might be what we need.”

“Ability? What kind of ability?”

I remembered a little too late that I hadn’t told Lucas everything about my line of work. I hesitated only a few beats before I plunged forward.

“She’s telekinetic, for one thing. She can move stuff with just her mind. Plus, and this I didn’t know until today, she’s a necroloquitar. She talks to the dead.”

Lucas’s surprise was palpable. He stared at me for a minute, and I watched a drop of ice cream almost slide down to his hand before he snapped back to attention and caught it with his tongue.

“Are you serious?”

I nodded. “Yes. I thought maybe she could come over to the Star and see if there was anyone who would talk to her. You know—dead people.”

“Okay.” Lucas shifted and almost absently laid his arm behind me, dangling his hand just above my breast. My heart skittered, and I took a deep breath.

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