Sight
for Sore Eyes
Clarence
Bay Chronicles #2
By: Joan Leacott
Releasing Feb 2014
Blurb:
Love isn’t blind; it’s just
nearsighted.
Emma Finn has had enough of life-altering changes. Stability is all she wants right now, no matter how boring.
Emma Finn has had enough of life-altering changes. Stability is all she wants right now, no matter how boring.
Ophthalmologist
Asher Stockdale wants her to dust off her old dream of globe-trotting
photographer, no matter the cost to his new dream of home, family and small
town life.
Carpenter
ants, cream pies, and a pair of scheming seniors help Emma and Asher to see
what really lies before their eyes.
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Excerpt:
“You’ve seen this dog before? Where?” Asher
asked.
“Yes, we’ve met before, haven’t we?” She
continued to talk to the dog. “I tried to get you to come home with me. But no,
you didn’t want me. You wanted somebody you had to
rescue before you adopted him. Make him feel properly obliged, eh?”
The dog understood every word and agreed
with them all. He hung his head. He was even sorry that he’d chosen Asher
instead of herself.
“So what’s your name, fella?”
“We’ve decided on Pirate.”
Giving the dog a final pat, she stood and
grinned up at Asher. “We?”
An adorable blush spread across his
handsome face. Oh, the cuteness of the man.
“Well, a dog has to like his name you know.
We discussed Spot, but that was so obvious it hurt. And he’s too modest for Hero.”
“So he said ar
to Pirate?”
He shook his head at her, mock resignation
twinkling in his eyes. “You couldn’t resist, could you?”
A giggle squeaked out of her as she shook
her head back at him. “Nope. Not sorry either.”
A big grin crimped the corners of his eyes.
“Actually, he said arf.”
She laughed outright for the first time in
months. The day suddenly seemed brighter.
“I’m so glad Pirate’s found a good home.
Points for you.”
Asher gave the dog a puzzling thumbs-up.
“Would you like to go for brunch?”
Her joy fled. “I’m sorry.” She gestured
through the window at the crowd inside. “I’m getting tea for my friend Nadine.
She’s signing her new book today and can’t get away from the table. She’s
parched with all the talking.”
The twinkle in his eyes dimmed, and his
smile faded.
With a gentle hand, she moved Pirate out of
her way.
Asher fell into step with her. “I’ll go
with you.”
“You want to buy tea?”
As they waited for the traffic light to
turn green, he took her hand. “Nope. I want your company.”
Her fingers clasped his big warm hand
against her will. “Why?”
“Because I like you. And so does Pirate.”
He looked down at his dog. “Don’t you, boy?” Pirate barked his agreement. “Good
boy.”
Her gaze drifted down to Pirate. He looked
up at her and tipped his head in query. Life with this duo would be so much
fun. “No fair bringing your dog into it.”
“All’s fair—” he said as they crossed the
road, still holding hands, and continued down the sidewalk to the coffee shop.
In love and war, Emma finished. “There’s nothing between us.” No heat, no longing,
no love. Especially not love.
“Not yet.” He smiled confidently.
She muffled her tiny gasp at how his words
meshed with her thoughts.
Author Info:
Joan
Leacott is skilled in many arts—sewing, knitting crochet, cross-stitch,
painting, and piano. The skill favoured by her husband and son is cooking,
especially pumpkin pie.
She spends her winters in Toronto, Canada attending piano classes, melting in the hot yoga studio, and writing.
Her summers are spent on the shores of Georgian Bay relaxing on the deck with a romance novel and a glass of wine. After she's done her laps in the bay, she settles down to write more multi-generational stories of people living and loving in today’s world.
See you on the streets of Clarence Bay!
She spends her winters in Toronto, Canada attending piano classes, melting in the hot yoga studio, and writing.
Her summers are spent on the shores of Georgian Bay relaxing on the deck with a romance novel and a glass of wine. After she's done her laps in the bay, she settles down to write more multi-generational stories of people living and loving in today’s world.
See you on the streets of Clarence Bay!
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