So did you see the news bit today about the female hiker from Colorado who got injured and stranded in the German Alps? That smart cookie used her sports bra to signal searchers for help-- all with a dislocated shoulder, while trapped on a ledge!! Sounds like a romance heroine to me!
What a brave and smart gal!
The mention of a creative use of a sports bra reminds me of a scene from my book UNDER FIRE (See my website for details). In UNDER FIRE, the hero has an injured shoulder and needs a sling to keep it still while he and the heroine- a smokejumper- hike off the mountain (while pursued by a terrorist/sniper--- like I said...details on my website :-) )
Here's a short excerpt of that scene. (BTW-Birdman/Whitefeather is another smokejumper and a medic)...
“You’ll need a sling for that arm, then keep it as still as possible. Don’t use it unless you have to.” Birdman’s gaze shifted to Lauren. “You got a scarf in your PG bag?”She shook her head, chewed her bottom lip. “How about this?”Pulling her arms inside her shirt, she wiggled and maneuvered until a sports bra dropped on the ground at her feet.After poking her arms out the sleeve holes again, she scooped up the bra and handed it to Whitefeather.Jackson’s mouth went dry, and for the life of him, he couldn’t stop his gaze from migrating to the impression of her nipples against her T-shirt.The medic gave the cotton and spandex material a test stretch and arched an eyebrow. “That’ll work.”Jackson helped Whitefeather loop the bra around his neck and arrange his arm at a comfortable angle. The soft fabric still held Lauren’s body heat, her scent. A prickly awareness of the young woman who’d been assigned to help him flashed through him, left him feeling off-balance.“Thanks,” he managed to croak from his dry throat.
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So see? Sports bras are good for so many things!! LOL
Happy reading!
Beth C
Beth Cornelison- www.bethcornelison.com
DUTY TO PROTECT- Silhouette Romantic Suspense- July 2008
RANCHER'S REDEMPTION- Silhouette Romantic Suspense- Oct 2008
LOL. It's certainly
LOL. It's certainly topical.
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