A Daughter's Quest by Lena Nelson Dooley

Author:Lena Nelson Dooley [Dooley, Lena Nelson]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781607429043
Google: 32fAPAAACAAJ
Goodreads: 16475952
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Published: 2005-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

nine

Constance floated in blackness, trying to find a tiny speck of light. No other sensation registered in her muddled brain. The sound of hoofbeats rapidly approaching caused her heartbeat to accelerate right along with them. She felt the pounding of each hoof beneath her. Would the horse run over her? And why would a horse be coming toward her when she was asleep?

She realized she wasn’t in her bed. Instead she was lying on something hard. Constance rubbed the fingers of one hand against the surface, only moving a couple of inches. Grass…the ground beneath…a pebble or two. Where was she, and why couldn’t she open her eyes? She tried to take a deep breath but could only grasp a shallow one.

The horse stopped short, and a man’s voice whispered, “I’m sorry, Blackie.”

She heard the animal’s huffing breath and the warm earthy smell of lathery sweat. The man’s voice sounded familiar. She couldn’t quite remember why. Maybe if she lay really still and thought about it, the answer would come to her.

“Oh, Constance, what am I going to do now?”

Hans. At the whispered question, an image of his face swam into her mind. The fragrance of heat and masculinity that she associated with the blacksmith invaded her senses. She forced her eyes open a bit. He leaned over her, only a breath away. For a moment, the look of concern—and something else—in his eyes called to something deep inside her. Sensations she had never experienced surged through her, warring with unrest and unnamed pain.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.