In a cartoon world, steam would be puffing through his ears together with the all-too-real vapour trail from his breath. Ten fucking minutes.īen shivered as he stood on the edge of the rock pool in the penguin enclosure at Windward Zoo in Winchester. I’m hoping to give you a lot more in 2021 so stay in touch and I’ll do my best to surprise you. I even got to feed the greedy little blighters.Īlso, I’d like to thank my readers for waiting patiently for me to write another book. The real keeper was patient, knowledgeable, and answered all my questions.

I was Keeper for the Day at the zoo, with the focus on these amazing birds. To the wonderful staff at Colchester Zoo here in Essex who gave me the opportunity to meet their penguins personally. To everyone who’s ever wished upon a star or rubbed that lamp in the charity shop or flea market – this hope is for the extraordinary lives in us all, and despite the daily grind of reality, we want to believe magic does exist ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Participation in the piracy of copyrighted materials violates the author’s rights. The scanning, uploading and distribution of this book via the Internet or by any other means without the permission of Boroughs Publishing Group is illegal and punishable by law. Unless specifically noted, no part of this publication may be reproduced, scanned, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of Boroughs Publishing Group. Boroughs Publishing Group does not have any control over and does not assume responsibility for author or third-party websites, blogs or critiques or their content.Īll rights reserved. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, business establishments or persons, living or dead, is coincidental. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. PUBLISHER’S NOTE: This is a work of fiction. When the zing turns into something deeper, they have to figure out how to get what they both wish for before Dae must leave. It doesn’t take long for the men to admit – and act on – the attraction between them. Lithe, exotic, and other-worldly, Ben’s never met anyone like him. Plus, Ben has wishes to make before his genie disappears.Įxcept, Ben doesn’t want Daeliel to disappear. Now he’s got an annoying yet tantalizing man living with him who knows nothing about personal boundaries. The brass lamp he purchased was supposed to be decorative. Zoologist Ben Sinclair has a thing for quirky antiques.

Stripped Bare by Susan Mac Nicol