Coincidence
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“Skye,” Tierra chided, “you know she has a good heart.”
“I still don’t know what you see in that woman,” he grumbled, shaking his head.
“As I have told you before, I find her innocence refreshing. But come—you cannot tell me you brought me up here to complain about your stepmother, now, can you?” Her lip quirked. “I am certain you had something more interesting in mind if you were willing to brave my mother’s wrath. She is still angry that I snuck away from the castle to help with the battle against the Seneschal. If she knew how often you snuck me away from the castle, she would have both of our hides hung up outside the castle walls for all the world to see what happens to those who bring about her displeasure.”
“I think your mother would like my hide regardless. If it weren’t for the water connecting us . . .”
“Yes, Terrain’s water has indeed brought us great good,” Tierra said with a smile, reaching up to touch his lips at the memory of their first kiss. “Because of his gift, our two peoples have been drawn together at last.”
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About the Author
Jann Rowland is a Canadian who enjoys reading and sports, and dabbles a little in music, taking pleasure in singing and playing the piano.
Though Jann did not start writing until his mid-twenties, writing has grown from a hobby to an all-consuming passion. His interest in Jane Austen stems from his university days when he took a class in which Pride and Prejudice was required reading. However, his first love is fantasy fiction, which he hopes to pursue writing in the future.
He now lives in Alberta with his wife of more than twenty years and his three children.
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