Blown Kisses (Whispering Winds 2)

By Havan Fellows

Nature lover. Wildlife protector. Loner. Not necessarily in that order. Rowen Smithe’s top priority might be to keep the voice in his head on mute, but even the inner demons are forced to step aside when a cruel crime is discovered and danger stalks the creatures of Mountain Shadows. Particularly one stray cat that likes to hang around a curly-haired pain in Rowen's ass.

They might appear to be polar opposites, but Mick Rutger is determined to knock down the large wall Rowen hides behind...and he'll start making his moves soon, too. Just as soon as he knows their adopted cat is safe and they find out who's been playing pin the tail on the woodland animals...with very deadly pins.

This is a book in the Pulp Friction 2014: Flagstaff collection - Whispering Winds series

About Pulp Friction 2014
Laura Harner ~ Lee Brazil ~ Havan Fellows ~ T.A. Webb

The Pulp Friction 2014 Collection. Four authors. Four Series. Twenty books. One fiery finale. Spend a year with an eclectic group of strangers brought together through circumstances, as they are tested by life, and emerge as more than friends.
The strongest bonds are forged by fire, cooled in air, smoothed by water, grounded in earth.
Although each series can stand alone, we believe reading the books in the order they are released will increase your enjoyment.

Round One:
Firestorm (Fighting Fire 1)
Cold Snap (In From the Cold 1)
Blown Away (Whispering Winds 1)
Higher Ground (Earthquake 1)
Kismet & Cartwheels – bonus book, Fighting Fire

Round Two:
Controlled Burn
Cold Comfort
Blown Kisses
Moving Earth

Round Three:
Backburn
Cold Feet
Blow Hard
Tremors
Taking Chances – bonus book, In From the Cold

Round Four:
Flare-up
Out In The Cold
Wicked Winds – bonus book, Whispering Winds
Blown Chance
Frankie's Knight – bonus book, Earthquake
Aftershocks

Round Five:
Radiant Burn
Cold Day in Hell
Final Blow
Terra Firma

• Language: English
• Publisher: Havan Fellows
• Release date: Aug 21, 2015
• ISBN: 9781311334992

Havan Fellows

I annoy, love, respect, scare, seduce, hurt, anger, infatuate, frustrate, flatter, envy, amuse and tolerate everyone. I just do it better in writing thanks to a little thing called...edits. Okay no, seriously...I'm a simple minded person who enjoys the escape from real life through a book. I write with the group Story Orgy and hope to continue doing so for a long time. I also am privileged to be with the Pulp Friction writers creating intermingling books in a world all our own. And just like every other red blooded human – I love hearing from people. So feel free to drop me a line – whether it's a comment on my blog, an email, a tweet or you track me down on FaceBook or Google + ... it's easy to catch someone who wants to be caught.

Book preview

Nature lover. Wildlife protector. Loner. Not necessarily in that order. Rowen Smithe’s top priority might be to keep the voice in his head on mute, but even the inner demons are forced to step aside when a cruel crime is discovered and danger stalks the creatures of Mountain Shadows. Particularly one stray cat that likes to hang around a curly-haired pain in Rowen's ass.

They might appear to be polar opposites, but Mick Rutger is determined to knock down the large wall Rowen hides behind…and he'll start making his moves soon, too. Just as soon as he knows their adopted cat is safe and they find out who's been playing pin the tail on the woodland animals...with very deadly pins.

Pulp Friction presents

Whispering Winds: II

Blown Kisses

by

Havan Fellows

Published in the United States

Copyright © April 2014 by Havan Fellows

Acknowledgements

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, locations, incidents and positions are completely and absolutely a part of the author's skewed imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or deceased, businesses, events or locales are entirely coincidental and maybe a little bit freaky.

Cover photograph © Nanette Grebe – DollarPhotoClub.com

Cover by Laura Harner

Editing by Jae Ashley

All rights are reserved. Except for use in any review, the reproduction or utilization of this work in whole or in part in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical or otherwise, is forbidden without express written permission of the publisher/author. So please be good, good is fun.

Trademark Acknowledgements:

The author acknowledges the trademarked status and trademark owners of the following trademarks mentioned in this work of fiction:

Disney: Disney Enterprises, Inc.

Mickey Mouse: Disney Enterprises, Inc.

Iron Chef: Fuji Television Network, Inc.

‘N Sync: Zeeks, Inc.

Bugs Bunny: Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P.

V8: CSC Brands LP

Gumby: Prema Toy Co. Inc.

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Bagdasarian Productions, LLC

Chippendales: Chippendales USA, LLC

Samuel Adams: BBC Brands, LLC

Watership Down: Nepenthe Productions, Watership Productions

Recue Rangers: Walt Disney Television Animation

And now…for your reading enjoyment…

Blown Kisses

Chapter One

Rowen Smithe squatted by the window and glared at the man sitting in the wooden rocking chair across the street. That annoying, insufferable, curly blond haired, warmest diamond blue eyes—Rowen shook his head—no! Stubborn, frustrating, infuriating, solid waist, thick thighs, crooked smile…

That damn crooked smile appeared when Mick Rutger nodded in Rowen's direction before leaning down and pulling Filigree—Rowen growled to himself—that damn stray cat on his lap and started scratching her behind the ears.

How the hell can he see me from this position?

Rowen slouched lower and watched through a crack between the curtain and window as the bane of his existence rocked slowly with that fat ass cat sitting on his lap, her head bouncing up and down from his attentions.

Don't fucking scratch her so hard. She may be big but she still has a tiny neck, Rowen mumbled to no one.

He realized what he’d just said and twisted on his heels from his squat to land on his ass against the wall between the front door and the window he'd just been spying out of. He must be mad to be worried about a stray cat that did nothing but run from him every time he stepped outside.

The irony of that thought was not lost on him; he just chose to ignore it for the moment.

But you are mad, aren't you?

He banged the back of his head against the wall once, twice…when he lifted his head for a third round of punishment, the knock of flesh on wood happened before the contact between his skull and the wall did.

Huh?

Rowen sat quiet for a second, wondering where the extra noise came from when it happened again, and he looked up to the right.

Shit… he muttered under his breath. Someone was knocking on his door.

He turned his body, slowly moved the curtain out of the way, and with only his right eye, peered out the window. He couldn't see the front door from this window, but he wondered if a certain…

Two clear pale blue eyes stared back at him, crinkled around the edges undoubtedly because of the smile Rowen couldn't see from this close.

Mick moved back enough to lift up Filigree—no, the stray cat—and wave her paw at Rowen.

Rowen gracelessly fell backward on his butt, the curtain fluttering closed when he pulled away. He