Hello all, I’m celebrating this weekend because I am officially finished with my day job as of August 1. I’m stoked and happy that I will have more time for my creative pursuits. I’ll be finishing another novel in the Rowan House series, working on a paranormal duology with a good friend, and spending more time with my family. Today’s snippet is more from my September release Knotted Legacy, the third book in the Rowan House series.
From Knotted Legacy:
The waiter arrived and took their order, and they passed over their menus.
Lucia looked around the dining room. “I want to memorize this room, all the small details so when I think of this meal I’ll be able to close my eyes and remember it. I’ll be right back here. A perfect day. A perfect meal.” She brought her gaze back to Martha’s eyes. “Perfect company.”
Martha flushed. The sincerity in Lucia’s voice fanned the tiny flame of hope in her chest. Could this be more? Does she want more than lunch? I want it to be more. Please let it be more. She focused on the sensuous line of Lucia’s mouth, unguarded, she opened herself to Lucia and let her desire show.
The waiter arrived with their wine, breaking the moment. Martha stifled a groan. She sipped her wine. She held Lucia’s gaze over the rim of her glass. “To more perfect days.”
Lucia touched her glass to Martha’s before she took a sip. She raised her glass. “To unexpected pleasures.” She sipped her wine. She set her glass aside and slid her tongue over her lower lip.
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Brenda Murphy writes short fiction and novels. She loves tattoos and sideshows and yes, those are her monkeys. When she is not loitering at her local tea shop and writing, she wrangles two kids, one dog, and an unrepentant parrot. She reviews books, blogs about life as a writer with ADHD and publishes photographs on her blog Writing While Distracted. You can find her on Facebook by clicking here.
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Congratulations on retirement! Lovely piece here. ~nods~ Thank you for sharing. And Happy Writing!
I love the anticipation in this scene. And that cover is gorgeous!
Thank you, Natasha Snow rocks!
Sweet and steamy! Enjoy the creativity…I know you’ll do brilliant things with it!
Love this snippet. You can feel the steam starting to build.
Congratulations on your retirement. I hope it will be everything you hope for. I’m sure it will. Well, it certainly seems as if Lucia is interested.
Congrats and I hope the free time is all you’re hoping for (and OOO paranormal duology)
Loved this bit
Great snippet. I love how the tension is building between them.