Chasing
the Legacy
Genie
Gabriel
genene@genenevalleau.com
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BLURB:
In
this romantic adventure, a newspaper reporter with a penchant for flashy shoes
uncovers an explosive story that could shatter lives and defuse her budding
love with a soft-spoken bomb tech.
EXCERPT
"Mind if I join you?"
Layla turned at the sound of Grady's voice.
"Your house."
"I haven't lived here in awhile but, yeah, still
home." He eased onto the settee beside Layla with a sigh, a different kind
of smoky smell lingering on his clothes--that of explosions and destructive
fires.
"You were a hero tonight."
"Just doing my job, like a lot of others who are
still in town."
"What happened?"
"The initial theory is a guy who sold a baby to
a wealthy couple didn't like his money-making scheme cut off. So he planted
dynamite in the buildings in Halo for revenge."
Layla shivered. "Pretty over-the-top for one
baby."
"I'm sure there's more to it." Grady
covered a yawn.
Silence settled between them, and soon Layla heard
Grady's gentle, even breathing. He had fallen asleep. With tousled hair and
smudges of soot on his face from the fires, he seemed more like a little boy
than a man who sought out explosives for a living.
Soon Tallie appeared with a quilt over her arm. She
tucked it around Grady and kissed his cheek. Always the mom and, again, Layla
felt a pang of envy.
"May I bring you a blanket?"
Layla shook her head. "I'm going inside in a few
minutes."
But she didn't. When the sun peeked over the eastern
horizon, she had cuddled up against Grady and burrowed under his blanket.
His arm stretched along the back of the settee over
her shoulders and he smiled shyly at her. "I won't tell your pop if you
don't tell my mom."
Her belly did a funny little somersault as a grin
formed on her face. "It's a deal."
He kneaded the muscles in his neck. "I need to
get back to town."
Then he stood and tucked the blanket around her, much
as Tallie had done for him earlier. "Welcome home, Layla."
Her breathing quickened as
he leaned close to her. Was he going to
kiss her? Was she going to let him?
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