Finding Cheer by Heather Schneider EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Heather Schneider
- Language: English
- Genre: Magic Romance
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SOFIA
As Sofia Reyes trudged through the snow, she remembered why she
didn’t like hiking, especially in the winter. A bit of the cold white
substance that blanketed the ground had slipped inside her left boot,
leaving her sock wet and her skin clammy. But she had an obligation to hike
the trail through the woods on New Year’s Eve. It was tradition, so she
would suffer through.
The onslaught of snow had continued to fall since Christmas, and Sofia
was hiking on packed powder that had to be three feet deep. She gave a
little sigh, trying not to dream of spring. Snow was magical on Christmas,
of course, but beyond that, she could do without it.
Snow meant shoveling her driveway. It meant helping her best friend,
Ash, salt the walkways at the Emerald House. Snow meant road closures,
trapping her in her little town of Emerald Hollow instead of giving her the
freedom to shop in nearby cities. It meant no garden or blossoming flowers
that lit her world with fragrance.
Flowers had been on her mind a lot lately, and she couldn’t fully
understand why. On Christmas Eve, a week ago, she’d had a dream that she
was struggling to shake. It had felt so different from her other dreams,
somehow more vivid despite her memories of it being unclear.
The Christmas Eve dream had involved flowers and jewelry, and though
she couldn’t quite remember the details, she’d woken up with a strong urge
to take her jewelry business to the next level in the new year. Since then,
she’d been tossing around ideas for a new collection, but nothing had stuck.
Her mind returned to the task at hand as her boots loudly crunched
across the firm white ground. Sofia was nearly there. She would take in the
view, say a few words of remembrance, then turn right back around for the
comfort of the little electric fireplace in her living room.
Sofia’s thoughts were broken when she spotted something on the path
ahead, and she narrowed her eyes while reaching for the pepper spray
clipped to her backpack.
“Oh my god,” she breathed as a gray-and-blue lump, which was in stark
contrast to the snow, came into focus. A man lay sprawled across the path.
Sofia’s pulse pounded in her ears, and she ran to him and knelt to check
for signs of bleeding. She didn’t see any, but he appeared to be unconscious.
She leaned her ear toward his mouth and listened to hear if he was
breathing then watched for a rise and fall of his chest. Relieved, she let out
a breath when she saw his jacket moving steadily up and down.
Thoughts bombarded her. Okay, he’s breathing. How long has he been
out here lying in the snow? He seems to be dressed warmly enough, but
hypothermia can set in quickly in these conditions.
She shook him a little, and he jerked upright. The man looked around,
his eyes wild.
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