In the Hard March Wind

I haven't had two full days off for I don't know how long. Weekends, holidays, and even vacation time have been filled with writing and deadlines.

Because of that, my best friend convinced me that we should celebrate the submission of the final book in the Allie Beckstrom series by *gasp* taking a whole 2.5 days off *over a weekend*(!) at the beach.

So we did.  Last weekend, my best friend and I packed our bags, intending to do nothing but stare at the ocean, eat good seafood, and drink...