Cajun Magic 01 - Voodoo on the Bayou (25 page)

She leaned over and kissed his lips. “Uh-huh.”

He was getting a lot warmer. He inhaled deeply and blurted, “I love you, Elaine Smith.”

She turned his face to hers. “Are you sure? I thought you were allergic to commitment.”

“I was.” He reached up and hooked his good arm around her neck, and pulled her down to him. “Until I met a scientist with just the right chemistry for me. I love you because you’re smart, passionate, and completely committed to your work. And did I mention passionate?”

She smiled and nodded.

“Look, I know I don’t have a job, and I don’t really deserve you, but do you think you could love me anyway? Just a little?”

Uncle Joe peered out at the horizon over the bayou. “Guess you’ll find out right about…now.”

Mo and Larry’s gazes followed Uncle Joe’s. While they’d been talking, morning had come to the bayou. Bright orange sunlight streamed through the base of the trees, spreading a fiery trail across the black waters.

But Craig focused all his attention on the one woman with the only answers he needed.

She leaned close and whispered against his ear. “I love you more than all the frogs in the bayou, Fish Boy.” Then she kissed his very human lips in the red and pink light of dawn.

Since the night he’d fallen victim to the bizarre spell, he never thought he’d say these words, but he sent a silent prayer to the Voodoo hoodoo gods in the bayou. “Thank you, Madame LeBieu, for sending this frog his princess.”

About the Author

Elle James spent twenty years livin’ and lovin’ in South Texas, ranching horses, cattle, goats, ostriches and emus. A former IT professional, Elle is proud to be writing full-time, penning intrigues and paranormal adventures that keep her readers on the edge of their seats. Now living in northwest Arkansas, she isn’t wrangling cattle, she’s wrangling her muses, a malti-poo and yorkie. When she’s not at her computer, she’s traveling, snow-skiing, boating, or riding her ATV, dreaming up new stories.

You can reach Elle James at
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