He’d included a message for Jean-Luc but was not sure that his half-brother would be at the outpost. He’d also had a quiet word to Mr. Abrahams about Madeleine and the grizzled old mariner had shaken his head. “I hope you have not made a mistake in continuing with this voyage, Sébastien.” The fir...
A massive boiler dominated the center of the room, flanked by two big fireboxes. A cylindrical water reservoir linked it to the side skin, each pipe covered with coiled rope. He reached out, carefully touching the rope. “For insulation,” advised Mr. Grimoult, walking to a series of analogue dials...
She twisted the final silver ringlet with her hair steamer and it fell gently to the shoulder of her tunic. Glancing in the mirror, she frowned at her reflection. Her silver white curls accentuated the pallor of her cheeks and she reached for her pot of rouge. She was a little heavier-handed than...
Her mouth opened and the tip of her tongue ran over her lips. When he’d been walking in the scrub with Bowser, he’d been lost in his thoughts and hadn’t noticed when the dog disappeared into the scrub. He was way too fascinated with this woman, and if it hadn’t been for the pigs, he would have ha...