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Excerpt:
Two pairs of blue eyes checked him out.
“Are you taking us to dinner with you?” Teddy said, refusing to budge from the center of the door.
“Yes, is that okay with you?”
“Dan won’t like it,” Michael warned.
“How do you know?”
“We heard him tell Mama to stay away from you.” Michael’s lip quivered in spite of his manful efforts to hold it steady. “Are you a bad man?”
Blurb:
Who’d want to be Nikki Lane ? Sure, she’s beautiful, but her family isn’t
much. She isn’t married either, and
supporting her two boys on a minimum wage job has cost her more than one
sleepless night.
Tommy Price is
everything Nikki isn’t. He lives on James Street , the
best street in town. Naturally, his rich,
influential family has a suitable woman picked out for him to marry.
Tommy and Nikki’s
two diverse worlds literally collide one evening at the discount store where
Nikki works, giving both of them a glimpse into a life they never knew existed.
Can the growing
attraction between them bridge the vast gulf which separates them, or will
their romance end before it even begins?
Wow! Great excerpt, Elaine. Very visual. I could see the little guy's lip quivering!
ReplyDeleteWell...IS he a bad man??? lol Nice little cliffhanger.
The book looks good!
Thanks, Teresa. Michael turned out to be one of my most endearing characters.
ReplyDeleteI love the snippet. I'm already in love with the little boy. So adorable.
ReplyDeleteI love the story premise and the little boy is very well written, feel like I know him. Excellent excerpt!
ReplyDeletesounds like a sweet story, with a message too perhaps?
ReplyDeleteI'm hooked. A small kid, lips quivering, hoping for the best, expecting the worst. Beautiful, Elaine.
ReplyDeleteVery nice 8, Elaine. Great dialogue and wonderful portrayal of a child's innocent/naive questions. Beautiful!
ReplyDeletegreat scene with Tommy and the kids. I think I don't like Dan already for giving the poor boy a scare.
ReplyDeleteGreat question, I want to know the answer too.
ReplyDeleteChildren always tell the truth. Great 8!
ReplyDeleteLeaves me wondering about the boys' father.
ReplyDeleteI like the use of the kids to tell us something that happened off screen. Nicely done. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat capturing of a child's mentality and emotions!
ReplyDeleteThat's a delightful eight. Your hero sounds like he's a sweetie.
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