The Shores of Twilight Bay
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Tai bounced on her toes, the dock rocking underneath her. Icy cold water washed up over her toes.
At least her friends would be here soon for a week-long vacation.
When they arrived, Tai's heart lurched because wow. Wow. They'd brought their new roommate and Lake was everything Tai had ever dreamed of.
Maybe they'd both find what they wanted on the shores of Twilight Island.
Meyari McFarland
Meyari McFarland has been telling stories since she was a small child. Her stories range from SF and Fantasy adventures to Romances but they always feature strong characters who do what they think is right no matter what gets in their way. Her series range from Space Opera Romance in the Drath series to Epic Fantasy in the Mages of Tindiere world. Other series include Matriarchies of Muirin, the Clockwork Rift Steampunk mysteries, and the Tales of Unification urban fantasy stories, plus many more. You can find all of her work on MDR Publishing's website at www.MDR-Publishing.com.
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The Shores of Twilight Bay - Meyari McFarland
The Shores of Twilight Bay
By Meyari McFarland
Other Romance Novels by Meyari McFarland:
A New Path
Following the Trail
Crafting Home
Finding a Way
Go Between
Like Arrows of Fate
Out of Disaster
Coming Together
Following the Beacon
The Solace of Her Clan
You can find these and many other books at www.MDR_Publishing.com.
Copyright ©2017 by Mary Raichle
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Dedication:
This story is dedicated to my parents for instilling a love of the outdoors into me, my husband for always supporting me, and to Liz, Cathy and Kacei for being inspirations for this and every other story I write.
Table of Contents
1. Cloudy Arrival
2. Mossy Path
3. Swimming Hole
4. Eagle's Nest
5. Ferns Dripping Rain
6. Kayaks in the Water
7. Lilac Perfume and Slugs
Excerpt: Out of Disaster
Afterword
1. Cloudy Arrival
Tai bounced on her toes, the dock rocking underneath her. Icy cold water washed up over her shoes, dampening her socks and sending chills up her spine. Such a cold day. May wasn't supposed to be this cold but here she was, standing on the dock with a winter coat, wet shoes and hands that felt like ice cubes.
If the lilacs weren't blooming she'd think it was March.
Honestly, though, you could barely tell that the lilacs were in bloom today. The grape-clusters of blossoms had clamped shut when faced with the cold weather. Her head should be swimming from the drunk-inducing smell of the things lurking by the dock and instead all she could smell was seaweed, that rotting fish up the shore and the snap of salt from the Sound.
Not exactly the best welcome for her friends. Definitely not what she'd intended when she invited them all out for a week-long vacation away from the world. Having your own island, little though it was, in the middle of the Puget Sound was an awesome, awesome thing. During the summer. When winter came around it was a lot less enticing to come out and stay for a while. The way the weather was going, Xinyi's new girlfriend was going to think that it was always rainy, windy and cold here.
If only they'd arrived yesterday when the sun was shining, the water was still as glass and Tai had been wandering around in board shorts and nothing else. No need for anything more around here. The nearest people were miles away and on the other side of the island from Tai's cabin. She could go topless all she wanted.
Well.
She could. She generally didn't. The thought of someone sailing by tended to send her running for the cabin, hands clamped over her teeny-tiny boobs. But she'd been daring and done it yesterday and now it was winter again.
Damn the weather anyway.
Still, they should have fun, once the others got here. Tai had come early so that she could make sure everything was ready. All the food they could eat in a solid month, nice clean sheets, tons of games. She'd made sure that the kayaks were all cleaned up and ready, that the paddles were in good shape. She'd even spent a solid day chopping wood just in case they might need to start a fire.
Good thing I did,
Tai said, glaring up at the sky that was stubbornly grey.
Every so often the clouds shifted just enough that she'd get a glimpse of brightness where the sun was hidden but then the clouds huddled together, blocking the sun again. Made the forest seem like something from a fairy tail, all dark and gloomy and wet. Even the wonderful crisp scent of the cedars looming over the island didn't help. Cedar and ferns and moss-covered rocks didn't appeal when they were covered with rain drops and the wind cut right through you.
Tai bounced again.
Water soaked her shoes again.
Chibuike better have brought booze. Normally, Tai would have forbidden it, knowing that Chibuike would sneak it in anyway, but celebrating Tai's inheritance, Chibuike's new job, Abia's new commission and Xinyi's new lover Shani made a nice night of drinking and telling stories inevitable. Necessary even.
And with this stupid weather the booze would be even more welcome. Tai would just have to make sure that no one went out on the dock after dark. Too much risk of drowning and even a dip in the Sound could kill you if you didn't get warmed back up again.
Speaking of which,
Tai said as she peered around the end of the island towards the mainland, where are they?
Her fingers and toes really did feel like ice.
She stopped bouncing, which of course made the splashing over her poor cold feet stop just as Mother would have said if she'd still been alive to watch Tai freezing on the dock. And listened hard. Water splashing, waves a bit higher than she'd wanted for her friends' arrival. An eagle calling in the distance. The obnoxious honking rasp of a deer over on the next island over, the one that was a nature preserve with too many deer for its size but don't say that to the people back on the mainland. Hunting deer and eating them was evil.
Tai rolled her eyes. As if letting the deer starve to death was better.
Then she gasped and bounced again because there, finally, was the sound she'd been waiting for. The big boat, the one with the heavy engine that could push it through the worst chop on the Sound, was nearing the tip of the island. Give it three more minutes, max, and they'd round the point and enter Twilight Bay.
It only took two minutes for the big boat, lavender hull almost grey in this dismal light, to sail majestically around the point. Tai cheered and started waving, getting only one wave back and that from Chibuike. The others were all hunkered down, probably wrapped up in the old wool Army blankets Mother had insisted on for trips out to the island.
A good idea, if smelly. The wool did keep you warm, even when wet.
Tai's feet were wet right up to her calves by the time Chibuike and she got the big boat tied up to the dock. The others, Abia in particular, were so hunkered down under the blankets that Tai was glad that she'd heated up the hot tub last night. They all needed to get warm. Her included.
Weird part was that there was a spare person in the boat along with the others that Tai had expected. Sure, Xinyi had said that her lover Shani had a roommate who was 'having