Free Fierce Dancer (Sierra Pride Book 5) by Liza Street

the parking lot.
    “Hop into my chariot,” Pippa said, getting behind the wheel on the right side of the car.
    Serena had never been in a Land Rover before. She’d never been in a car with the steering wheel in the wrong place. She’d never been to Africa. This would be a semester of many firsts.
    The five-hour drive went by in a flash. Anytime her eyes got heavy and she thought she might fall asleep, Pippa would point out a detail in the landscape or tell her a story about observing wildlife.
    “And here we are,” Pippa said brightly, as they drove through a gate on a dirt road and pulled up in front of a sprawling one story building of concrete with a thatched roof and grand columns in front.
    Serena’s mouth dropped open. It was like Tara from Gone with the Wind meets an African village. The pictures she’d seen online hadn’t prepared her for the picturesque grandeur.
    “Welcome to the original Hotel Safari.”
    Serena and Pippa got out of the Land Rover and walked between the columns into an entry hall of polished stone. Serena turned around and around, looking at the natural wood paneling which warmed up the stone, and the masks and baskets on the walls and shelves.
    “This is amazing,” she said.
    “I’m so glad you like it. Your room isn’t as grand, I’m afraid. Come, I’ll show you to the staff lodge.” Pippa went out a door in a side wall and Serena followed.
    They crossed a covered walkway to a low building with almost as much charm as the hotel.
    Pippa showed Serena into a room about a third of the way down a long hallway. The furniture was sparse—only a low bed with a foam mattress, a bedside table, a desk, and pegs on the walls for clothes—but the view out the open window more than made up.
    Serena dropped her bags and stumbled to the window. Elephants drank at a watering hole down an embankment. All kinds of wildlife dotted the savanna from where she stood out to the horizon. She’d never seen so many animals in one place before.
    “Sometimes, when the clouds cooperate, we can see Mount Kilimanjaro,” Pippa said.
    Serena couldn’t keep a smile from her face. Animals, the savanna, and Kilimanjaro. She couldn’t believe she was here.
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A Note from Liza
    Thank you soooo much for reading Fierce Dancer ! One thing I’ve learned in this business is that reviews help authors a whole lot. If you loved Fierce Dancer (and even if you didn’t!), an honest review would be an immense favor.
    If reviews aren’t your thing, I thank you anyway for doing me the honor of reading my book.
    Love,
    Liza

Acknowledgments
    Fierce Dancer and the Sierra Pride series would not have been possible without the loving guidance and spot-on feedback given by my critique partners: Pat, Kary, Shyla, Alythia, and Rochelle. Thank you! You awesome women have helped my dream come true! Special thanks to my fellow authors: Tori Knightwood, Alexandria Warwick, Liberty Gilmore, and Sibyl Eisley. And finally, many thanks to my friends and family for listening to me obsess about these characters for months. And to J—thank you for your understanding and your encouragement. I couldn’t do this without you.

Copyright page
    Fierce Dancer, Book 5 of the Sierra Pride
    by Liza Street
    Copyright 2016 Liza Street. All rights reserved.
    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 persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental or used fictitiously.