Fragrant Haven
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James battles typhoon and treachery to find his fragrant haven. A short Story.
Siobhan Daiko
Siobhan Daiko was born in Hong Kong, went to school in Perth, Western Australia, and moved to the UK in 1981. She has worked in the City of London, once ran a post office/B &B in Herefordshire, and, more recently, taught Modern Foreign Languages in a Welsh high school. Siobhan now lives with her husband in the Veneto region of Northern Italy, where she spends her time writing, researching historical characters, and enjoying the dolce vita.
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Fragrant Haven - Siobhan Daiko
FRAGRANT HAVEN
A Short Story
SIOBHAN DAIKO
FRAGRANT BOOKS
Published by FRAGRANT BOOKS at SMASHWORDS
The English used in this publication follows the spelling and idiomatic conventions of the United Kingdom.
The moral right of the author has been asserted.
This is a work of fiction. All characters and events in this publication, other than those clearly in the public domain, are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
Copyright 2015 Siobhan Daiko
Smashwords Edition.
Thank you for downloading this story. It remains the copyrighted property of the author, and may not be redistributed to others for commercial or non-commercial purposes.
FRAGRANT HAVEN
He heard his father’s words as if they were being spoken right next to him, ‘Join the Navy and see the world, son.’ James had seen a lot of the world since he’d enlisted. And hopefully he’d get to see a lot more of it; that’s if he survived this damn storm . . .
Mountainous waves hurled themselves against his ocean-going tug. James wiped the spray from his eyes. ‘Full ahead!’
Wind howled through the open