Hi all, it has been a crazy week here with the kids back in school, working on my yard and the rental house, and other things to keep busy so I don’t freak out too much about my novel release on Monday. I should just plan this kind of obsessive, can’t sleep, have to keep moving kind of anxiety into my schedule when I’ve got a book coming out. So far I’ve distracted myself by canning 44 pints of crushed tomatoes, 7 pints of zucchini bread and butter pickles, slicing up 10 pounds of peaches for the freezer, mowing, weeding, and tilling three garden beds, and planting my fall vegetables. Not to mention cleaning my office, my house, the basement, and the garage. At least I’m productive in my creating my distractions. This week’s snip is more from Knotted Legacy, available at most book retailers on Monday, September 10th. Wishing you all a fantastic week ahead.
From Knotted Legacy:
“YOU LOOK LIKE hell. Up all night?” Elaine’s smirk made Martha wince.
“No. And thank you, sister dearest.” Martha turned her back to her and bent to slip her boots off, not wanting to discuss what had happened.
“She turned you down? I knew she was a bitch. Why’d you waste your time?”
Martha turned back to face Elaine and quirked her mouth at her. “This is not open for discussion. Please don’t ask.”
Elaine’s taunting expression morphed into sisterly concern. “I won’t. It had to be hard to be there without Octavia.”
“I wanted to have lunch there. And I didn’t expect to have to stay.”
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Nice interaction! This does a fine job displaying the dynamics of their relationship.
Best wishes on your release. And you’re an inspiration with all your achievements. Busy bee indeed. Thank you for sharing. Happy Writing and Gardening!
Ouch…the sisterly awkwardness is painfully sweet.
Oh, now I want to know what happened that she doesn’t want to discuss.
You’ve made me curious about what happened.
Ah, sisters. They do like to pry! ?
There’s a nice bite of tension to this.
Lovely excerpt.
I look forward to reading this!