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An Ellora’s Cave Romantica Publication

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Catch of the Day

ISBN 9781419915093

Edited by Helen Woodall.

Cover art by Syneca.

Electronic book Publication March 2008

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C ATCH OF THE D AY

Brigit Zahara

Dedication

For Owen

Catch of the Day

Chapter One

The comforting heat that emanated from the late afternoon sun perched high in the

cloudless blue sky flooded down over the nude form of Claudia. Back home, the

temperature gauge would still be hovering somewhere between minus ten and minus

fifteen but here, nestled in the white warm sand with the tranquil sounds of the

Mediterranean Sea lapping at the shore filling her ears, Claudia couldn’t summon up a

single shred of pity for her snowbound friends and family miles away. After all, she

had invited each and every one of them to accompany her on this spontaneous

getaway, citing their city’s characteristic chilly March climate as the perfect excuse to

take advantage of the post-winter, pre-spring seat sales that were all over the ’net. But

in the end, her weeklong tropical trip turned out to be a solo excursion.

Not that she minded.

Having had her fair share of family holidays and energetic jaunts out of town with

her gaggle of single friends, Claudia was actually relishing the solace, rejuvenation and

reflection that one can only experience when traveling alone. It had been nearly ten

years since her last singly soul-soothing voyage and deep down, her spirit had been

craving the unaccompanied time away.

Rolling over to face the sun, she extended her arms overhead and stretched her

entire body along the length of the coarse tasseled beach blanket she had purchased in

Mazatlán years earlier. Arching her back, Claudia lifted her petite pretty breasts and

small brown nipples heavenward. Save for the light dusting of neatly trimmed pubic

hair that existed in a tidy triangle between her legs, her toned golden skin was constant

and glistened from a combination of coconut oil, perspiration and mist from the Sea.

Never in a million years would she have done the whole nude-sunbathing thing in the

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