Crocodylus Acutus

By J Rocci

Craig is a crocodile shifter who loves nothing more than to sit in the river all day among his pure croc brethren. Over the past few days, he's been watching this cute conservationist gather data about his dwindling habitat. But when Grady falls into the mud and the rest of the crocs think lunch, Craig thinks love.

• Language: English
• Publisher: J Rocci
• Release date: Oct 4, 2012
• ISBN: 9781301768479

J Rocci

Since 2006, J. Rocci has published LGBT romance stories, ranging from contemporary to steampunk to fantasy. Rocci currently lives near Washington D.C. with the love of her life and their furry children, and loves giving her characters happy endings.Sign up for my monthly newsletter and receive an exclusive free ebook!http://www.subscribepage.com/jroccifreebook

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CROCODYLUS ACUTUS

J. Rocci

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Copyright © 2012 by J. Rocci

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Author's Note

This short story was written for the Love Is Always Write event on the GoodReads M/M Romance Group, where readers provided prompts for the group's authors to claim and write. Diane posted the prompt: Craig is a crocodile shifter who loves nothing more than to sit in the river all day among his pure croc brethren. Over the past few days he's been watching this cute conservationist gather data about his dwindling habitat. But when the guy falls into the mud, the rest of the crocs think lunch but Craig thinks love.

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CROCODYLUS ACUTUS

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The houseboat rocked particularly violently at the same time a couple snowy egrets had a domestic dispute up on deck, knocking Craig out of a sound sleep. Yawning with a guttural growl, he rolled out of his small bunk and scratched absently at his stomach as he climbed to his feet.

The boat swayed again, which was unusually choppy for the river. Frowning, he headed for the door and stubbed his toe