Excerpt from Dress 2 Impress. Book 2 in the Jennifer Cloud series to be released soon!
I heard Caiyan wrench my vessel door open and the cool air swept into my outhouse like a winter gale.
“Lass, are ye okay?”
“Get me out of here, I’m suffocating.” I gestured to the mounds of silk and lace. “What is all this?”
Caiyan pulled the large hoop skirt down, and I saw his face for the first time since our landing. I was shocked that his dark wavy hair was pulled back tight against his head. Long sideburns framed his face, and he had a ponytail. I was certain when we left his hair only grazed the neck of his shirt. A fancy handkerchief collar covered his key. Caiyan pulled me out and I surveyed the outcome of our dress change.
“Looks like we are going to a ball,” he said looking down at his pantaloons. His green velvet evening jacket fit like a glove and only enhanced the color of his eyes.
I, on the other hand, was all hoop skirts, lace and satin from neck to toes. I had long gloves that stopped at the elbow. My dress had a keyhole bodice that displayed my milky white cleavage. I felt like a bejeweled Scarlet O’Hara.
Caiyan’s eyes roamed the length of my dress and stopped at the keyhole.
“Ye look perfect.”
Forever Crazy,
Janet Leigh
