Let's Hump!

Hump Day Hook Day... always so much fun to play. Today, I'm posting a quick snippet from "Irresistible", one of my sweet historicals from Sweet Cravings Publishing.

I will say this... it's not what you're thinking!  Enjoy.

"But-but—," Amelia blubbered. "What am I going to do?" She reached up and snatched the handkerchief Lorraine offered and dabbed it to her eyes. "I don't want to marry him! I don't want a wretched, sick husband!"

"Well, then, don't do it. It's as simple as that." Lorraine pulled up a chair and sat down beside Amelia. "He hasn't actually proposed yet, so I don't see any problem." To her surprise, Amelia wailed anew.

"You don't understand! I have to marry him!"

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IRRESISTIBLE

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Happy Hooking!

Hey, hey...it's hump day! Seems everything around me goes crazy each Wednesday, so I'm about to log-off, hunker down, and watch out for falling rocks -- or anything else that might go flying by.  Don't know what it is about Wednesday, but rather than sit back and watch things go haywire, I'll be proactive and prepare ahead of time. Sounds like a plan, don't you think?

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, as they say in westerns...except that I'm not writing any western romances at the moment, so I'll just shut up now and let you enjoy today's Hump Day Hook from "Happily Ever After".

Here's a quick bit of dialogue as Anne Hopkins confronts George Mather about her duties:

“Mr. Mather,” she repeated in a firmer voice. “You did not hire me. Your mother did. Furthermore, it was my understanding that the job would entail watching over your daughter, not putting myself at your beck and call. If you're suggesting I perform any duties other than those your mother assigned, I suggest you speak with her about the matter. Until such time as she instructs me otherwise, I will continue looking after Rowena." 

 HAPPILY EVER AFTER

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Who is Abigail? A Little Hump-Day Hook Fun!

How about a little hump...just for the fun of it!

I believe that writing should be fun...fun for me as I'm writing, and fun for the reader, too. So, for today's Hump-Day Hook, I'm reaching back to a story I thoroughly enjoyed putting together. It's The Wrong Woman, a light-hearted tale about a luckless fellow who intends to abduct his brother's fiance, but who winds up kidnapping the wrong woman. Instead of Honey Branson, he steals Abigail Rose away from the depot that morning.

Here's a brief introduction to Abigail. By the way, she's wearing her late auntie's eyeglasses, and she can't see a thing with them on.

Enjoy!

Abigail lifted her chin and gave a nod of approval to her blurry image in the mirror. The spectacles were in place. Her drab gray bonnet neatly covered her honey blonde curls, and her traveling suit was practical and modest. No, her sins were not visible. She appeared to be every inch the innocent schoolteacher she professed to be.

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Happy Hump Day - Excerpt from Summertime

Happy Hump Day! Here's a little hook from "Summertime". I'm finishing the final draft now, and I hope to have it off to the publisher soon. 

The story takes place in rural Kansas, 1914. Linn Sparks has spent the last seven years as a stage star in San Francisco. She's come back to Brookfield to handle a bit of business with her folks. It seems nothing has changed in the dusty, boring little town...until she sees Ed Ferguson, the love she left behind, and learns he's got a son.

In this snippet, she's visiting Polly, an old friend. Linn has just learned that the mother of Ed's son is a girl named Rachel Johnson.  Here's her reaction:

“Rachel Johnson,” she said again, this time her voice a bare whisper. She remembered Rachel. The poor girl from the wrong side of the tracks. The little slut who gave the boys whatever they wanted, whenever they wanted it. Whore. Tramp. Easy pickings. All the names belonged to Rachel Johnson. Linn’s head snapped up. “Why, how would Ed even know for sure...” Her words faded along with her last chance at denial. Tad’s strong resemblance to his father made it clear whose son he was.

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Humpity-Hump...and Things that Go Bump

Guess what day it is...yep. Humpity-hump day. It's come a bit early this week, or so it seems. With the Martin Luther King holiday we've celebrated here in the US, my days have gotten a bit mixed up. Tuesday seems like Monday, and I thought tomorrow was Tuesday, and lucky for me, I've got a calendar that gives me little reminders.

Enough about my confusion. It's a state of mind, they say. I think I've taken up permanent residence in that state.

On with today's hook! This little snippet comes from "Happily Ever After". Here, George Mather is awakened in the middle of the night. His daughter, Rowena, is having a frightening nightmare.

She sat in the center of her big bed, eyes squeezed shut, flailing her arms at some unseen enemy. One high-pitched shriek followed upon another.

George seized hold of her hands. Rowena fought against him, twisting and turning like a creature possessed. When she drew away, he lunged after her, caught her around the middle, and pulled her onto his lap. Her terror gave her strength. It took every bit of effort George could muster to hold her. She squirmed and struggled to free herself from his grasp, but he wrapped his arms tightly around her and whispered her name over and over, refusing to let her go. Gradually the horror diminished. Her shrieking turned to shuddering cries. The cries at last became faint whispers…and finally subsided into silence.

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Happy Hump Day!

I love Wednesdays! It's hump day, we're half-way through another busy week, and I have an opportunity to share a little snippet from one of my books. Hopefully this "Hump Day Hook" will catch your attention and make you want to read more!

In this quick excerpt, Anne Hopkins has been out to the garden -- dragon-chasing. George Mather and his daughter, Rowena, hear her return to the house. Together, they hurry downstairs. 

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The kitchen doors swung back and forth on their hinges, then burst open again. Anne Hopkins emerged, her dress muddied, the lace edging torn from one sleeve, and a ruffled flounce dangling loose at the bottom of her skirt. Twigs and pine needles clung to her untamed spikes of hair. Her blue eyes glowed as if possessed by some unseen force. “Got him.” She beamed a triumphant smile and beckoned toward the kitchen. “Come, see,” she urged.

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HAPPILY EVER AFTER

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