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    Wet And Wired
    Wet And Wired
    Wet And Wired
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    Wet And Wired

    By Zenina Masters

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    Leda was at the Crossroads to do a job. She was hooking up the WiFi and thinking about getting home. A special request from the Guardians diverted her plans and had her working at the side of a lovely merman, but she still wanted to head home. She wasn’t seeking a mate and didn’t care that he was.

    Altion was surprised by the strong and competent young woman that Teal directed him to, but Leda did what she had promised and helped him craft what he needed to make the site-to-site portal for the Isthmus.

    A magical snafu links them together and finding a way through the changes is not as hard as finding neutral ground between the lake and the sea.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublishereXtasy Books Inc
    Release dateJun 8, 2016
    ISBN9781487407667
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    Wet And Wired - Zenina Masters

    She was just there to work, until she tangled with a man who smelled of sea and sunlight. Electricity and water get along surprisingly well.

    Leda was at the Crossroads to do a job. She was hooking up the Wi-Fi and thinking about getting home. A special request from the guardians diverted her plans and had her working at the side of a lovely merman, but she still wanted to head home. She wasn’t seeking a mate and didn’t care that he was.

    Altion was surprised by the strong and competent young woman that Teal directed him to, but Leda did what she had promised and helped him craft what he needed to make the site-to-site portal for the Isthmus.

    A magical snafu links them together and finding a way through the changes is not as hard as finding neutral ground between the lake and the sea.

    The unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal. Criminal copyright infringement, including infringement without monetary gain, is investigated by the FBI and is punishable by up to 5 years in federal prison and a fine of $250,000.

    Please purchase only authorized electronic editions, and do not participate in or encourage the electronic piracy of copyrighted materials. Your support of the author’s rights is appreciated.

    This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

    Wet and Wired

    Copyright © 2016 Zenina Masters

    ISBN: 978-1-4874-0766-7

    Cover art by Carmen Waters

    All rights reserved. Except for use in any review, the reproduction or utilization of this work in whole or in part in any form by any electronic, mechanical or other means, now known or hereafter invented, is forbidden without the written permission of the publisher.

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    Devine Destinies, an imprint of eXtasy Books Inc

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    Wet and Wired

    Shifting Crossroads Book 37

    By

    Zenina Masters

    Chapter One

    Leda checked the live connections and smiled as her scanners popped with bright lights. It was all good. She had managed to mash wiring with magic and brought Wi-Fi to the Isthmus. It wasn’t neat, but it was working.

    She checked her phone and grinned. It was a nice, strong signal. She sent herself a congratulatory email, and it bounced back to her in a minute, popping into her inbox.

    The happy dance that she wanted to engage in wasn’t appropriate on the twenty-foot ladder, but she mentally did a jig as she stepped down one rung at a time.

    On the ground, she collapsed the ladder, put her tools back in her belt and tucked the climbing assist into its storage unit.

    The Isthmus was running fine on its own, but Leda was going to have to take on the position of electronics maintenance at the Crossroads for an indefinite period.

    The Crossroads was moving with the times and that meant better communication with the human world. If folks could keep track of their businesses and families while seeking a mate, some might be more inclined to make the jump.

    Leda hiked out of the small village between the waters and headed up the hill. The sun was bright, and the walk wasn’t too bad, but another specialist was being called in to create a new portal between the original Crossroads and the Isthmus.

    Aquatic portals were tricky, and the one planned at the Isthmus was going to be in the wet room beneath the main city.

    She sauntered into the general store to talk to her cousin. Hiya, Andy.

    Andy was unpacking a pallet of merchandise, straightening the dresses with practiced ease.

    Leda. How are you doing?

    Pretty good. The Crossroads and Isthmus are wired for communications. She wrinkled her nose.

    What did Tony and Teal say?

    Nothing. I popped in here first. Do you have what I asked for? She waggled her brows at him.

    He looked left and right. When he was sure that she was the only one in the store, he went to the wall, slid aside a picture and pulled out a bundle of sticks and bark.

    Leda Amhartson nearly groaned with perverse glee. Gimmee, gimmee, gimmee.

    Andy extended it to her, and then, he jerked it back. Who is your favourite supplier?

    She hissed and snapped her fingers. My cousin Andy who is about to suffer the tragic loss of a limb.

    He grinned and dropped the bundle into her hands. She leaned forward and inhaled the scents—lemongrass, cinnamon, pepper, licorice; all of her favourite chewing sticks were in that bundle. It was a beaver shifter’s dream stash.

    She held it in her hands and nodded. Thank you and you have my word that your Internet will continue to be accessible.

    I know you are a woman of your word. He winked. Now, go and tell the guardians that the Isthmus is online.

    You are not the boss of me. She stuck out her tongue and turned, narrowly avoiding the wall

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