We're almost to the
end of August and it's been a month. I'm glad we're closing in on the last
quarter of the year. 2020 definitely provided a roller coaster ride. And we're
not quite through yet.
Had a solid week of
work and reorganizing. Made some terrific progress on the office clean out. Got
two of my six bookcases put together and shredded a bunch of old stuff I don't
need to keep anymore. I still have a buttload of shredding to do but progress
is progress.
Got a little bit of
viewing done this week, mostly Danger Man
episodes. I wanted to finish season three then realized there are only two
episodes of season four. I'm disappointed.
I also did a couple
of marathon viewings on Ovation. The morning mysteries are a lot of fun and the
Monday block of A Place to Call Home
is pretty good also. I also caught Partners
in Crime, which ended up being better than I thought.
That's pretty much
it for television. Tonight's post is from A Valentine Caper, a holiday-themed
novella that got a start with brainstorming session with a group of friends.
Here's the
mini-blurb:
A cupid, Lorna Heartshorn, is a workaholic who wants to
spend Valentine's Day—the one day her magic doesn't work—with a mortal man who
needs a hot woman. When Gus Shepler pops up on her radar, she thinks she's
found the perfect guy and sets out to seduce him. No easy feat, since he's
sworn off women after a string of bad luck and nasty break-ups.
And a preview snippet…
Gus shook his head. "So
basically you're only looking for a single night of sex."
Lorna frowned. Is he really less than thrilled I'm after a
hot night in bed? For a primo piece of man, he disappointed her.
She snorted. "Let me guess,
you're so full of yourself, your huge ego doesn't think a single night will
satisfy me, right?" Ugh, why did she listen to her friends?
Gus's eyes went wide. "No,
I'm less than thrilled because I thought you might be different." He
pinned her with a hard look. "Did it even occur to you that I've been
celibate because that's all women
want from me? A hard dick connected to someone they can order around, sleep
with and forget, or use when their husband is on the road with his
mistress." His eyes rolled. "No thanks. I'm done."
Well, didn't she just pick the
worst possible guy? Okay, not her, Marie and Katie. What in the ether were they
thinking? Unless … oh, they were trying to be sly. But Lorna saw through the
maneuver of trying to get her hooked on a keep 'em coming back for more kind of
man.
Lorna tilted her head back.
"All right. I'll grant your luck hasn't been great … but were any of those
recent relationships actually honest and up front about what they wanted?"
She'd lay odds against any of the women doing so.
Gus rolled a shoulder.
"You've got me there. Not a single one." He jammed his hands in his
pockets.
Lorna took the gesture as a
positive sign she'd made headway. "Well, good. I should get points for stating
exactly what I want." She moved to sit on the bench across from him.
"And I'll explain my reason for the short-term duration." She patted
the seat next to her. "If you'll indulge me and listen." She put her
best eyebrow arch to work.
Gus gave a reluctant sigh and
settled beside her. "Okay, I'm listening."
I'm having some fun
with this story. It's supposed to be a sexy short but the characters keep
coming up with more they want to say.
That's it for this
week.
Cheers!
Skye
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