Saturday, October 13, 2012

#Sweet Saturday Samples. Afterglow is coming in January

It's nearly time to cue up the lights and break out the bubbly.  Christmas will be here before you can say 'Is that you, Frosty?'  And in January, just as your settling in for a long winter's nap my new romantic comedy, Afterglow will arrive. Perfect for a long winter's read.


Here's a little sneak peak at Afterglow, the story of a woman of a certain age who learns that love can bring happiness  the second time around. In this scene, hero Mitch makes his feelings for heroine India clear.



I was nearly too embarrassed to face Mitch. Upending a suture kit had been bad enough, but this… I mean, here we were having a friendly dinner. And here was Red, turning it into something sordid. I did face Mitch though. I owed him an apology.
“That bit about…You’re not a boy,” I said.
            Mitch smiled. “Nice of you to acknowledge that.”
            “And Red Lansing is an idiot. An idiot who jumps to conclusions.” I could feel my face go hot. Mitch was grinning at me. “I guess it is kind of funny,” I said.
            “I don’t think it’s funny at all,” Mitch took my hand and kissed the place where the cast had been. Which, had I wanted to delude myself, could have been misconstrued as a friendly kiss. The next kiss, though, was a direct hit. On the lips, with feeling, and there was no misconstruing that at all.
            Mitch took my chin in his hand. “I’ve wanted to do that ever since you showed up in my ER,” he said.
            “I don’t know what to say,” I stuttered out.
            “Maybe you should think about it,” Mitch said. “I’ll go home and you can think about it.” He fished his car keys from his pocket and let himself out the door. Halfway down the stairs he stopped and turned. “Don’t think too long,” he said. And then he was gone.



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4 comments:

  1. Love the last line.

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  2. I like stories about women of a certain age (that's what I write), so AFTERGLOW sounds like a book I'd definitely enjoy. Love today's sample.

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  3. Oh this sounds like my sort of story and it's gone on my wish list. Thanks for sharing. And what a great start to a New Year :-)

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  4. Thanks so much for stopping by! I loved writing about an older heroine!

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