“Where d’ya live, mate? London?”
John stared at the map on the wall. On it were a few ribbon-straight roads, scattered oases, four isolated towns, wells, innumerable Bedouin tracks like chicken’s feet pattering across the sand, and the rest of the map was blank.
“No, up north. Pinethorpe. You wouldn’t have heard of it. It’s a small town on the north-east coast. A cold, chilly spot. But I’d welcome a North Sea blower right now. It’s enough to freeze your bones.”
The Australian scratched his short, dark hair with the end of a pencil. “I like a bit of heat,” he said. “I don’t want no freezing winds. Now, this place in the winter just suits me fine. A nice seventy-five degrees, sunshine all day, pleasantly warm in the evening, sailing, swimming, cold beer, plenty of money. Nice company. What more could you want?”
“Most of the nice company is married,” said John.
“What are you worried about? Only three nurses on the camp, and you get the prettiest. About time you went on leave. We might get a look-in with Sheila. All right if I ask her to crew for me in a few races?”
John jammed on a sweat-lined straw Stetson. “Go ahead. Ask her. She’s not tied to me.”
“I’ll ask her at your party tonight, John.”
Pennyroyal
Stella Whitelaw
Dangerous accidents, mysterious clues, and an unexpected inheritance lead Cassy to a new love.
Cassy is surprised when her grandfather leaves her Pennyroyal, a lead mine in Derbyshire. Closed due to a disturbing mining accident, mystery swirls around the incident, and Cassy is determined to get to the bottom of it.
Mining engineer Jake Everand is also trying to discover the truth behind the incident at Pennyroyal. As they follow the trail of clues, Cassy and Jake begin to grow closer, but will differing opinions and growing suspicions about the mining disaster get in the way of their newfound feelings?
This Retro Romance reprint was published in 1989 by Robert Hale Ltd.
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