Ford's Fight: A Small-town, Age Gap Romantic Suspense (The Wagner Brigade Book 1) by Ashley A Quinn

Author:Ashley A Quinn [Quinn, Ashley A]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: TCA Publishing
Published: 2023-09-04T16:00:00+00:00

Twenty-One

Steady rain pelted the deck. The wide-brimmed hat on Brooke’s head kept the water out of her eyes as she fished for dinner. Again. Monotony had set in. Over the last several days, it had been the same thing. Get up, eat, laze around, clean a little, eat, laze around some more, fish, eat, clean, attempt to sleep. Rinse and repeat. She’d learned why the bookshelves in the main cabin were so well-stocked. There wasn’t much else to do stuck in the middle of the ocean.

Though, to be honest, they weren’t in the middle of the ocean. They were still parked near the rocks off the coast. But Ford wouldn’t take her ashore to explore. Said it was too risky. That they could get caught unaware if Johnathan found their boat and they were on shore. It made sense, but it also made for boring days.

The rain didn’t help. It had become more frequent and steadier. She was just glad it didn’t come with the wind, like the other day. The seasickness patch had helped, but she was afraid of what would happen if things got too rough.

Her line zipped out, snapping her from her thoughts. “Oh!” Working the reel, she fought the fish on the line. It felt heavier than any of the ones before.

“Do you need help?” Ford’s footsteps grew closer as he hurried to her side.

“Maybe.” She leaned back, pulling on the rod, then spun the reel. “This is a big one.” The fish on her line put on a burst of speed, spinning out line. She thumbed the brake into place, then held on for dear life.

“Here.” Ford covered her hand on the pole with his. “Let me take over.”

Brooke relinquished the rod. Normally, she’d refuse and do it herself, but whatever was on the other end was strong. She’d either end up overboard or she’d lose the pole. So, she stood back and watched Ford bring in their dinner.

Muscles flexed in his forearms as he worked the rod and reel, drawing in the fish. The fierce concentration on his face gave her a glimpse of the warrior he once was. He looked dangerous and so utterly male.

She turned her gaze to the water as an uncomfortable heat spread through her body. The other disadvantage of being stuck on this boat was it was getting harder and harder to resist Ford’s magnetism. Too often, she found herself watching him. Watching the play of muscles beneath his shirt or the flex of his calves as he climbed from one level to the next. Her favorite place to stand was at the bottom of the ladder as he went up. The man had an ass like no other.

A splash made her blink. Her eyes widened as she saw the tailfin. “That’s a shark.”

“Yep.” Ford pulled back and turned the reel. “We’re not keeping it, but I still need to get it in to cut the line. I don’t want it to have too much hanging from its mouth.” He reeled it in more, but the shark fought back.

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.