California Waves (THE DAVENPORTS #2) by Bella Andre EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Bella Andre
- Language: English
- Genre: contemporary romance
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The sun smiled down on the plein air art show at Devendorf Park in
Carmel-by-the-Sea, where Herschel Greenfield couldn’t stop staring at Mila
Davenport. She was tall, blonde, and fearless. A surfing goddess of the
waves, and he’d just said the clumsiest thing to her, implying he wouldn’t
want a painting of her on his wall precisely because of that. Truth was, he
couldn’t imagine anything he’d rather look at all day than Mila, but
preferably on dry land, so he wouldn’t have to look at crashing waves and
be reminded that the sea had very nearly killed him.
However, she couldn’t know that was what he’d meant when he’d
implied he didn’t want to buy a picture that featured her surfing. Mila was
stunning. Tall, statuesque, with long sun-kissed blonde hair and sea-witch
eyes that seemed to see right through him. As she walked away, Hersch felt
as though the breath had been knocked out of him. Not only was Mila
gorgeous, she was strong enough to ride those treacherous waves. He
couldn’t imagine what it would be like to be able to walk into the water
without fear.
And with that single thought, his near-death experience came rushing
back, as intense and terrifying as the very day it happened, more than a year
ago.
The mission to space had been successful. Everything had gone as
planned, and re-entry to Earth’s atmosphere was smooth. Even the
splashdown itself was textbook. But within minutes, the seas turned, the
waves roaring up with a sudden squall. The capsule, tough as it was, didn’t
stand a chance. Unable to orient itself upright, it was hit by a wave and
knocked onto its side. Water began to gush in, freezing and frothing,
swirling around their feet.
Hersch didn’t panic—there wasn’t time for that. Instead, his training
kicked in, and he knew that the most important thing was to get every
astronaut out safely. Hersch insisted his team exit the flooding capsule
ahead of him into the flotation collar to await rescue. He was single. If he
perished, he wouldn’t leave behind a spouse or kids to mourn him.
With everyone out safely, Hersch left the capsule, but as he crossed the
threshold, a huge wave grabbed him and swallowed him whole.
It happened so quickly he was robbed of a last breath before he plunged
into the icy water and was pulled down. Survival instincts took over,
something innate in him that screamed live, live, live. He managed to kick
his way to the surface, desperate for air.
When he managed to get his head above water, the relief was only
momentary. He began to flounder. Despite the regimented two hours of
daily exercise while in the space station for so many months, his muscles
had begun to atrophy, and his legs and arms were jelly, useless against the
fierce waves.
He was left struggling in the ocean for what seemed like an eternity,
spluttering as salt water filled his mouth, his nose, his eyes.
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