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October 12, 2020
Cover reveal…prepare to be tempted!
Take a look at AC’s enticing new cover for Tempt the Dragon book 3 in her Legion dragon shifter series, due to release on January 11, 2021.
Aiken and Mel thought they would never see each other again. Get a glimpse of the sparks that fly during their reunion in this excerpt and then pre-order your copy.
If you haven’t already, you can get started in the series with book 1, Awaken the Dragon and book 2, Claim the Dragon.
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September 14, 2020
Playing for Keeps Now Available
Welcome to the Game Changers where love changes everything.
The Game Changers Sports Bar is now open and the manager Delano “Del” Greer is sharing the news on social media when he meets the woman who’ll change his life—the woman who’s also Rylan Kent, his sister’s best friend! Meet Del and Rylan in this excerpt, then order your copy of Playing for Keeps in digital or print.
If you haven’t already, you can get started with AC’s newest series by reading book 1, Play to Win.
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August 28, 2020
The Game Changers
They’ve been friends since landing in the same group home when they were teenagers. Now, due to life altering events, they’re each forced to once again pull themselves out of the ashes in a quest to find who they were meant to be. The answer, now that they’re all back in their hometown of Providence—a small town centrally located between Washington D.C. and Alexandria, Virginia—is to stick together. By pooling their resources, the wayward town troublemakers are now owners of Game Changers, a sports bar where their goal is to make sure that the good times outweigh the bad. Except, the bad always finds them. Luckily, a woman will come into each of their lives, not only to challenge them, but to also bring out the best in every member of this group of Black men that nobody ever expected to succeed.
This fall get ready for a small town with big city problems, boys growing into men and learning to stand their ground, strong women with their own goals and hearts full of love, and of course, hot and steamy nights!
The series kicks off with PLAY TO WIN on September 8, 2020
Ethan Henley traded in his suit, tie and Secret Service badge to mix drinks at the Game Changers Sports Bar he now co-owns with his childhood friends. Returning to their hometown where they’d been branded the “bad boys” wasn’t part of their plan, but now that they’re back, they’re determined to prove everyone in town wrong. For Ethan, that means making amends with the girl who’s heart he’d unintentionally broken during high school.
Portia Merin left Providence and the awkward life she’d led there behind long ago. After a messy breakup and her retaliation leads to her unintended stardom as a sex instructor on YouTube, she decided to roll with it—despite her lack of actual experience on the subject—and is now on tour to promote her first instructional book. Life’s looking pretty good for Portia until the weather and the sale of her godmother’s house leave her stranded in Providence and her old high school crush shows up with a copy of her book.
Then, just when you’re trying to catch your breath from Ethan and Portia’s passionate romance, the second book PLAYING FOR KEEPS releases on September 15, 2020.
Delano “Del” Greer plays by the rules at all times. Especially after a scandal ruined his career at the police department and threatened to destroy his family’s reputation in his hometown of Providence. Now, he’s focused on establishing Game Changers as a reputable sports bar. Once a staunch adversary of social media, Del puts the success of the bar first and gives it a try, using a fake name of course. When his trial run quickly lands him in a steamy online affair he’s happy to play along.
Working alongside her father at his auto body shop since she was six years old, Rylan Kent is the polar opposite of her beauty pageant winning sister. She’s been best friends with Terra Greer for about the same amount of time. Imagine Rylan’s surprise when she inadvertently learns the identity of the guy who responded to her drunken chat and continued to share explicit ways he could bring her pleasure. Now, Rylan has no idea how the temperamental and all-about-keeping-up-appearances Del is going to react when he finds out the woman he’s been talking sex with is actually the one he called “greasy-peasy” all through high school.
Play to Win
This fall get ready for a small town with big city problems, boys growing into men and learning to stand their ground, strong women with their own goals and hearts full of love, and of course, hot and steamy nights!
The series kicks off with PLAY TO WIN on September 8, 2020
Ethan Henley traded in his suit, tie and Secret Service badge to mix drinks at the Game Changers Sports Bar he now co-owns with his childhood friends. Returning to their hometown where they’d been branded the “bad boys” wasn’t part of their plan, but now that they’re back, they’re determined to prove everyone in town wrong. For Ethan, that means making amends with the girl who’s heart he’d unintentionally broken during high school.
Portia Merin left Providence and the awkward life she’d led there behind long ago. After a messy breakup and her retaliation leads to her unintended stardom as a sex instructor on YouTube, she decided to roll with it—despite her lack of actual experience on the subject—and is now on tour to promote her first instructional book. Life’s looking pretty good for Portia until the weather and the sale of her godmother’s house leave her stranded in Providence and her old high school crush shows up with a copy of her book.
Then, just when you’re trying to catch your breath from Ethan and Portia’s passionate romance, the second book PLAYING FOR KEEPS releases on September 15, 2020.
Delano “Del” Greer plays by the rules at all times. Especially after a scandal ruined his career at the police department and threatened to destroy his family’s reputation in his hometown of Providence. Now, he’s focused on establishing Game Changers as a reputable sports bar. Once a staunch adversary of social media, Del puts the success of the bar first and gives it a try, using a fake name of course. When his trial run quickly lands him in a steamy online affair he’s happy to play along.
Working alongside her father at his auto body shop since she was six years old, Rylan Kent is the polar opposite of her beauty pageant winning sister. She’s been best friends with Terra Greer for about the same amount of time. Imagine Rylan’s surprise when she inadvertently learns the identity of the guy who responded to her drunken chat and continued to share explicit ways he could bring her pleasure. Now, Rylan has no idea how the temperamental and all-about-keeping-up-appearances Del is going to react when he finds out the woman he’s been talking sex with is actually the one he called “greasy-peasy” all through high school.
Play to Win
August 27, 2020
The Game Changers are coming!
Ready for a new series, in a new town, with more drama and sexy goodness? Well, AC’s ready to deliver with the Game Changers, a limited series based on six former bad boys who’re ready to prove to the world and the women who love them, that they’ve grown into good men.
Play to Win opens the series on September 8, 2020 with a special sale price of $1.99! This price is available now when you pre-order and will last until September 16, 2020. So hurry and place your order before the sale is over.
And, because AC wants you to instantly fall in love with the guys at the Game Changers Sports Bar & Grill, Playing for Keeps, the second book in the series will release on September 15, 2020 and it available for preorder now. That’s right, two books in one month!
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December 4, 2019
Revisiting the Old, Starting the New
Dear Reader,
It has been a long time since I’ve been at the law firm of Benton and King. OFFICE POLICY was my second published novel and it was first released in 2004. Such a long time ago and yet these characters have stayed with me up until now. I am so pleased to be able to share Cienna and Keith’s story with my new readers and for all of you who’ve read this book before, it’s time to take a trip down memory lane!
In preparing this book to be re-released I made changes throughout and added a little more to a few scenes, however, the central love story, plot and ending remain the same.
With this chance to come back to the law firm where Cienna and Keith began I’ve also revisited Reka and Khalil in CORPORATE SEDUCTION. Yes, the whole gang’s coming back! And y’all know I wouldn’t bring back the old without giving you something new, LAWS OF ATTRACTION is the new story being added to what I’m now calling the After Hours Trilogy.
When I received the rights back to my first six books published, I was excited for the opportunity to share these stories with new readers who may not have known they existed. I could have just started re-releasing from the first book, but I decided to go with OFFICE POLICY because the message that was so prevalent in this book 15 years ago, is an even bigger problem today. Sexual harassment in all its forms is an issue, not just in law firms, but in all of corporate America, Hollywood, the media, the music industry, private business, it’s everywhere and while the #MeToo movement has now shined a new light on the problem, I felt these older stories were even more relevant today.
So, I implore you to enjoy the love stories depicted in these three books, but please take a minute to also absorb the message about the different forms of harassment that are continuing to happen every day, across all industries.
Happy Reading,
ac
It has been a long time since I’ve been at the law firm of Benton and King. OFFICE POLICY was my second published novel and it was first released in 2004. Such a long time ago and yet these characters have stayed with me up until now. I am so pleased to be able to share Cienna and Keith’s story with my new readers and for all of you who’ve read this book before, it’s time to take a trip down memory lane!
In preparing this book to be re-released I made changes throughout and added a little more to a few scenes, however, the central love story, plot and ending remain the same.
With this chance to come back to the law firm where Cienna and Keith began I’ve also revisited Reka and Khalil in CORPORATE SEDUCTION. Yes, the whole gang’s coming back! And y’all know I wouldn’t bring back the old without giving you something new, LAWS OF ATTRACTION is the new story being added to what I’m now calling the After Hours Trilogy.
When I received the rights back to my first six books published, I was excited for the opportunity to share these stories with new readers who may not have known they existed. I could have just started re-releasing from the first book, but I decided to go with OFFICE POLICY because the message that was so prevalent in this book 15 years ago, is an even bigger problem today. Sexual harassment in all its forms is an issue, not just in law firms, but in all of corporate America, Hollywood, the media, the music industry, private business, it’s everywhere and while the #MeToo movement has now shined a new light on the problem, I felt these older stories were even more relevant today.
So, I implore you to enjoy the love stories depicted in these three books, but please take a minute to also absorb the message about the different forms of harassment that are continuing to happen every day, across all industries.
Happy Reading,
ac
October 7, 2019
The Beginning of a New World
BEHIND THE SCENES - The Legion
The basic inspiration for my new paranormal romance series, The Legion, was the movie, The Black Panther. I’m a huge fan of the Marvel Universe, not the comic books, but the movies. So of course, I was in theaters opening weekend for the release of The Black Panther. Because I’d never read the comic books, I really had no idea what to expect from this movie. All I knew was—Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan and Lupita Nyong’o. Three strong black lead characters were bursting out of this expansive superhero world with beauty, grace and an explosion of black power and elegance. When I left the theater, I knew I’d eventually write a story that captured just a little bit of the magic that movie had exposed.
Fast forward to writing some other books, watching more movies and life in general and more ideas began to stick in my mind. Pictures I’d seen on Pinterest, concepts I thought I might like to touch on, colors, people who had great voices. Really, it was like a hodgepodge of stuff came to me at different times until I figured I just needed to get some things down on paper.
I’d already had a skeleton of a synopsis written from a couple years ago. It was a story about dragons, but back then I’d just started writing about jaguar shapeshifters, so I didn’t want to start wandering around with too many species. I revisited the old synopsis and found it still spoke to me as a story that I wanted to tell, but not in the same way. I wanted to create a world that was not only steeped in fantasy and mythical lure, but also in cultural history and depth. So, the dragon met the African demigoddess.
Awaken the Dragon
The basic inspiration for my new paranormal romance series, The Legion, was the movie, The Black Panther. I’m a huge fan of the Marvel Universe, not the comic books, but the movies. So of course, I was in theaters opening weekend for the release of The Black Panther. Because I’d never read the comic books, I really had no idea what to expect from this movie. All I knew was—Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan and Lupita Nyong’o. Three strong black lead characters were bursting out of this expansive superhero world with beauty, grace and an explosion of black power and elegance. When I left the theater, I knew I’d eventually write a story that captured just a little bit of the magic that movie had exposed.
Fast forward to writing some other books, watching more movies and life in general and more ideas began to stick in my mind. Pictures I’d seen on Pinterest, concepts I thought I might like to touch on, colors, people who had great voices. Really, it was like a hodgepodge of stuff came to me at different times until I figured I just needed to get some things down on paper.
I’d already had a skeleton of a synopsis written from a couple years ago. It was a story about dragons, but back then I’d just started writing about jaguar shapeshifters, so I didn’t want to start wandering around with too many species. I revisited the old synopsis and found it still spoke to me as a story that I wanted to tell, but not in the same way. I wanted to create a world that was not only steeped in fantasy and mythical lure, but also in cultural history and depth. So, the dragon met the African demigoddess.
Awaken the Dragon
June 16, 2019
A Cougar's Kiss
The Shadow Shifters are back and this time they're not pulling any punches!
Shya Delgado has been sheltered from the world above and left with a residual ailment for which there is no cure. She has spent her life reading and dreaming of what could be and when the sexy renegade cougar shifter is sentenced to guarding a comatose Faction Leader, she begins to dream even more, only these dreams are in real time and what Keller makes her feel is so much more than Shya could have ever imagined.
Keller Cross had a plan for revenge that was sidetracked by the Shifter Assembly Leader. Now, Keller’s stuck babysitting when an alluringly curious jaguar shifter, determined to break free of the shell that was forcibly put around her, dares him to take a chance on desire.
But this unlikely shifter duo will never find happiness as long as the Faction Leader is on his deathbed with the secret to who betrayed the Shadow Shifters locked in his mind. In the midst of their tumultuous passion, Shya and Keller will take the shifters into the next and most deadly stage of their rebellion.
Coming June 28, 2019 in ebook an paperback!A Cougar's Kiss
Shya Delgado has been sheltered from the world above and left with a residual ailment for which there is no cure. She has spent her life reading and dreaming of what could be and when the sexy renegade cougar shifter is sentenced to guarding a comatose Faction Leader, she begins to dream even more, only these dreams are in real time and what Keller makes her feel is so much more than Shya could have ever imagined.
Keller Cross had a plan for revenge that was sidetracked by the Shifter Assembly Leader. Now, Keller’s stuck babysitting when an alluringly curious jaguar shifter, determined to break free of the shell that was forcibly put around her, dares him to take a chance on desire.
But this unlikely shifter duo will never find happiness as long as the Faction Leader is on his deathbed with the secret to who betrayed the Shadow Shifters locked in his mind. In the midst of their tumultuous passion, Shya and Keller will take the shifters into the next and most deadly stage of their rebellion.
Coming June 28, 2019 in ebook an paperback!A Cougar's Kiss
August 2, 2017
They're Back!
A Lion's Heart: A Paranormal Shapeshifter Romance
RELEASE DATE: September 29, 2017
NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER
Shadow Shifter Assembly Leader Roman Reynolds and his mate Kalina, have had a vicious fight on their hands for the last twenty years. The war between the humans and the shifters has grown lethal and to make matters worse, their now grown daughter, Nisa is on the battlefield.
The Rebel
Nisa Reynolds is a soldier. Despite her love and respect for her parents’ position in this fight, Nisa is determined to do things her way. If only she can convince the devilishly sexy white lion shifter traveling with her that her plan is the best option for the shifters survival…if only she were strong enough to fight the passion brewing between them.
The Lion
Decan Canter’s tribe had long since learned to co-exist with the other feline shifter tribes as they all lived in Oasis and believed in saving their race by any means necessary. Having a direct order come to him from the Assembly Leader to escort his daughter across the country, wasn’t something he’d expected, yet he respected the order and had tried his best to obey. But Nisa Reynolds was unlike any other shifter Decan had ever met, and even if it meant dying at the hands of the reputed Roman Reynolds, he had to taste her…only, having her once, was never going to be enough.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is the 7th book in the Shadow Shifters series. This book is a standalone novel that takes place 20 years after the last story. However, if you would like to read the previous books in this series, they are as follows:
Temptation Rising
Seduction's Shift
Passion's Prey
Shifter's Claim
Hunger's Mate
Primal Heat
There is also a Shadow Shifters: Damaged Hearts trilogy which features young adult shapeshifters. These books should be read after Passion's Prey and before Shifter's Claim, if you would like to read in order.
Mine To Claim
Part Of Me
Hunger For You
RELEASE DATE: September 29, 2017
NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER
Shadow Shifter Assembly Leader Roman Reynolds and his mate Kalina, have had a vicious fight on their hands for the last twenty years. The war between the humans and the shifters has grown lethal and to make matters worse, their now grown daughter, Nisa is on the battlefield.
The Rebel
Nisa Reynolds is a soldier. Despite her love and respect for her parents’ position in this fight, Nisa is determined to do things her way. If only she can convince the devilishly sexy white lion shifter traveling with her that her plan is the best option for the shifters survival…if only she were strong enough to fight the passion brewing between them.
The Lion
Decan Canter’s tribe had long since learned to co-exist with the other feline shifter tribes as they all lived in Oasis and believed in saving their race by any means necessary. Having a direct order come to him from the Assembly Leader to escort his daughter across the country, wasn’t something he’d expected, yet he respected the order and had tried his best to obey. But Nisa Reynolds was unlike any other shifter Decan had ever met, and even if it meant dying at the hands of the reputed Roman Reynolds, he had to taste her…only, having her once, was never going to be enough.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is the 7th book in the Shadow Shifters series. This book is a standalone novel that takes place 20 years after the last story. However, if you would like to read the previous books in this series, they are as follows:
Temptation Rising
Seduction's Shift
Passion's Prey
Shifter's Claim
Hunger's Mate
Primal Heat
There is also a Shadow Shifters: Damaged Hearts trilogy which features young adult shapeshifters. These books should be read after Passion's Prey and before Shifter's Claim, if you would like to read in order.
Mine To Claim
Part Of Me
Hunger For You
May 18, 2017
Kimani Romance Discontinued
On Monday, May 15, 2017, I received a letter from Harlequin stating that the Kimani Romance line would be discontinued as of December 2018. I have been blessed to write for Kimani for more than ten years and will forever be grateful to the editors and staff at Harlequin for that experience. While it is bittersweet that one of the last remaining lines dedicated to African American romance novels will be gone, I have always been of the belief that "one monkey don't stop the show".
With that said, here is an update on the continuation of my series that were started at Kimani.
The Donovans Series was started at Kimani in 2006. I eventually moved this series to my publishing company, Artistry Publishing, where it ended earlier this year. Books 1-5 and 7-8 are no longer available in print via Kimani, but will still be available in ebook format. The Donovan Friends books: GUARDING HIS BODY, SUMMER HEAT and WINTER KISSES, are no longer available in print via Kimani, but will still be available in ebook format. The spin-off series, Donovan Dynasty, will be published by Artistry.
The Mystyx Series (young adult books) w/a Artist Arthur, were published from Kimani TRU and will remain available in ebook format.
The Braddox Continuity was started at Kimani in 2008. My book in this series was SECOND CHANCE, BABY. It is no longer available in print, but will remain available in ebook format from Kimani.
The Draysons Continuity was started at Kimani in 2013. My book in this series was DECADENT DREAMS. It is no longer available in print, but will remain available in ebook format from Kimani.
The Wintersage Weddings Continuity was started at Kimani in 2014. My book in this series was EVE OF PASSION. It is no longer available in print, but will remain available in ebook format from Kimani.
The Taylors of Temptation Series was started at Kimani in Dec. 2016. This series features sextuplets who were taken away from their hometown of Temptation, VA when they were young and as adults are now returning to that town to carry out the last wishes of their parents. The first book in this series is ONE MISTLETOE WISH and is still available from Kimani in mass market paperback and ebook.
In April 2018, book#2, ONE UNFORGETTABLE KISS, will release and in August 2018, book#3, UNTITLED, will be released. These books will be available from Kimani in mass market paperback and ebook formats.
The remaining books in the series: #4 ONE PERFECT NIGHT, #5 ONE LAST KISS and #6 ONE SPECIAL MOMENT will release in paperback and ebook formats from Artistry Publishing sometime in 2019.
The Royal Weddings Trilogy was started at Kimani in May 2017. This trilogy will end in July 2017 and all three books will remain available in mass market paperback and ebook formats through Kimani.
As always, I thank you all so very much for your support over the years. I couldn't have done any of this without you. So, no worries, the best is yet to come!
ac
With that said, here is an update on the continuation of my series that were started at Kimani.
The Donovans Series was started at Kimani in 2006. I eventually moved this series to my publishing company, Artistry Publishing, where it ended earlier this year. Books 1-5 and 7-8 are no longer available in print via Kimani, but will still be available in ebook format. The Donovan Friends books: GUARDING HIS BODY, SUMMER HEAT and WINTER KISSES, are no longer available in print via Kimani, but will still be available in ebook format. The spin-off series, Donovan Dynasty, will be published by Artistry.
The Mystyx Series (young adult books) w/a Artist Arthur, were published from Kimani TRU and will remain available in ebook format.
The Braddox Continuity was started at Kimani in 2008. My book in this series was SECOND CHANCE, BABY. It is no longer available in print, but will remain available in ebook format from Kimani.
The Draysons Continuity was started at Kimani in 2013. My book in this series was DECADENT DREAMS. It is no longer available in print, but will remain available in ebook format from Kimani.
The Wintersage Weddings Continuity was started at Kimani in 2014. My book in this series was EVE OF PASSION. It is no longer available in print, but will remain available in ebook format from Kimani.
The Taylors of Temptation Series was started at Kimani in Dec. 2016. This series features sextuplets who were taken away from their hometown of Temptation, VA when they were young and as adults are now returning to that town to carry out the last wishes of their parents. The first book in this series is ONE MISTLETOE WISH and is still available from Kimani in mass market paperback and ebook.
In April 2018, book#2, ONE UNFORGETTABLE KISS, will release and in August 2018, book#3, UNTITLED, will be released. These books will be available from Kimani in mass market paperback and ebook formats.
The remaining books in the series: #4 ONE PERFECT NIGHT, #5 ONE LAST KISS and #6 ONE SPECIAL MOMENT will release in paperback and ebook formats from Artistry Publishing sometime in 2019.
The Royal Weddings Trilogy was started at Kimani in May 2017. This trilogy will end in July 2017 and all three books will remain available in mass market paperback and ebook formats through Kimani.
As always, I thank you all so very much for your support over the years. I couldn't have done any of this without you. So, no worries, the best is yet to come!
ac
May 12, 2017
Prince Ever After Excerpt
His fingers splayed at her lower back as he gathered her closer. Their bodies were touching, wet shirt against wet shirt, so close they were now heartbeat to heartbeat. Her arms were still in the air from her dancing, and she brought them down slowly, letting her hands rest on the soaked material of his suit jacket. She heard thunder.
No, that was the incessant beat of her heart as she realized with a start that he was leaning in closer. His head was moving down, toward hers. She tilted hers back a little, not sure what to expect but wanting to be ready. Yes, she definitely wanted to be ready.
“You should do this more often,” he whispered, his breath warm against her rain-chilled nose.
“Do what?” she asked, more than a little confused at the moment. Was she supposed to be following her mind or her body?
Her mind said she was chilly and getting soaked, now that she’d stopped dancing. Her body, on the other hand said, he was keeping her warm.
“This,” he said in the barest whisper, just before his lips touched hers.
She didn’t say a word. Instead, Val pressed into him, tilting her head to the side to slant her lips over his. Warmth continued to spread throughout her body, even before he parted his lips just enough so that his tongue could slip out. Her lips had been wet from the rain but now they were moist from the touch of his tongue. Her lips parted, exactly what her body—and now, her mind—wanted them to do.
His hands moved farther up her back, holding her tightly as his tongue plunged deeper, exploring in a steady and persistent fashion. Val did some studying of her own. The feel of his arms around her was pleasurable. The scent of his cologne as she inhaled was dreamy. The touch of his tongue was damn—the only word she could come up with at the moment to describe what she felt.
At that moment a big splash of water hit her and Val instinctively pulled back from him. He was frowning and they both looked over to see that a car had just whizzed past them. It had obviously driven through a puddle and spattered the two people who were—no doubt, strangely—standing on the side of the road.
“Guess we should get going,” Roland said.
“Yeah, I guess we should,” Val replied quickly.
Prince Ever After
No, that was the incessant beat of her heart as she realized with a start that he was leaning in closer. His head was moving down, toward hers. She tilted hers back a little, not sure what to expect but wanting to be ready. Yes, she definitely wanted to be ready.
“You should do this more often,” he whispered, his breath warm against her rain-chilled nose.
“Do what?” she asked, more than a little confused at the moment. Was she supposed to be following her mind or her body?
Her mind said she was chilly and getting soaked, now that she’d stopped dancing. Her body, on the other hand said, he was keeping her warm.
“This,” he said in the barest whisper, just before his lips touched hers.
She didn’t say a word. Instead, Val pressed into him, tilting her head to the side to slant her lips over his. Warmth continued to spread throughout her body, even before he parted his lips just enough so that his tongue could slip out. Her lips had been wet from the rain but now they were moist from the touch of his tongue. Her lips parted, exactly what her body—and now, her mind—wanted them to do.
His hands moved farther up her back, holding her tightly as his tongue plunged deeper, exploring in a steady and persistent fashion. Val did some studying of her own. The feel of his arms around her was pleasurable. The scent of his cologne as she inhaled was dreamy. The touch of his tongue was damn—the only word she could come up with at the moment to describe what she felt.
At that moment a big splash of water hit her and Val instinctively pulled back from him. He was frowning and they both looked over to see that a car had just whizzed past them. It had obviously driven through a puddle and spattered the two people who were—no doubt, strangely—standing on the side of the road.
“Guess we should get going,” Roland said.
“Yeah, I guess we should,” Val replied quickly.
Prince Ever After
