title: Heart of the Current
author:  Crispin Young 
description: Born and raised in Texas, Crispin Young grew up on a steady diet of video games, comic books, cartoons, and watching Star Trek with her dad. In 2001, she wandered off to the northwest in search of adventure, and received her degrees in Journalism and Environmental Studies from the University of Oregon. One night when she was a college freshman, she looked up at the thick blanket of stars above her campfire and saw the characters of Tahldia clearly in her mind. The memories and creative inspiration of that evening followed her like a shadow through the next eight years, evolving and growing into an enormous, bittersweet trilogy. Her first book, "Heart of the Current," is now available on Amazon. Crispin currently resides in the Pacific Northwest and works as a hardware technician, graphic designer, photographer, word wrestler and cat herder. She dreams of being a full-time writer.
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  “Whatever are you thinking now? ”
  
  she demanded.
  
  “This.” Crispin moved quickly. Their closeness made it no
  
  great matter to slide his hand behind her neck, to cup the
  
  back of her head through the layers of her thick hair, and
  
  draw her the short distance to his body. He took her lips in
  
  an open-mouthed kiss that tempted and tested.
  
  She was more than up to the challenge, responding with
  
  a fierceness that rocked Crispin to his core. Her tongue
  
  tangled with his, she sucked hard on his lower lip, grazing
  
  the tender skin with her sharp teeth. At length, she pulled
  
  back, a knowing smile on her lips. “Well, I suppose we can
  
  all be thankful for small miracles.”
  
  “What would that be?” Crispin gave a smile. This was more
  
  like it. Women were usually impressed with his kisses. He
  
  stepped forward, ready to claim more.
  
  She stepped backward toward her mount. “At least you kiss
  
  better than you ride.”
  
  
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  Untamed Rogue, Scandalous Mistress
  
  Ha