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Today we're starting excerpts from Rest Thy Head. I'll give you a blurb and then I'll do the excerpt.
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Blurb:
Running away from a fiancé who betrayed her, Peyton O’Malley finds employment at a beautiful mountain inn called Rest Thy Head. She didn’t expect to live in the haunted room or to fall for the inn’s owner, a fire-scarred, war veteran who uses the inn to hide away from the world. She didn’t expect her sister to show up at Rest Thy Head either, much less her formidable mother.
Last Week:
Now, thanks to the aid of a friendly ghost, Peyton has a shot at true love, and so does her sister Ashley, provided the guys cooperate of course!
Excerpt:
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Today we're starting excerpts from Rest Thy Head. I'll give you a blurb and then I'll do the excerpt.
Buy Link:http://amzn.to/1PDbyPX
Blurb:
Running away from a fiancé who betrayed her, Peyton O’Malley finds employment at a beautiful mountain inn called Rest Thy Head. She didn’t expect to live in the haunted room or to fall for the inn’s owner, a fire-scarred, war veteran who uses the inn to hide away from the world. She didn’t expect her sister to show up at Rest Thy Head either, much less her formidable mother.
Last Week:
Now, thanks to the aid of a friendly ghost, Peyton has a shot at true love, and so does her sister Ashley, provided the guys cooperate of course!
Excerpt:
“Considering the fact they’re best friends with Drew’s parents, I sort of expected a gift from them.” Peyton tossed the card back into the box. “I’m not as happy with the tablecloth as you are. I’d rather give a barbecue and eat outside.”
Peyton frowned when she noted the patronizing smile on her mother’s face.
“Darling, that’s fine for right now, but later on after Drew goes to work with his father, you’ll be expected to entertain his clients and business associates. I imagine they’ll expect more than a barbecue in the back yard.”
Peyton rolled her eyes at her mother. “Yuck.”
This Week:
Peyton frowned when she noted the patronizing smile on her mother’s face.
“Darling, that’s fine for right now, but later on after Drew goes to work with his father, you’ll be expected to entertain his clients and business associates. I imagine they’ll expect more than a barbecue in the back yard.”
Peyton rolled her eyes at her mother. “Yuck.”
This Week:
Eleanor glanced at her watch. “It’s three, and we have to meet Ashley at three thirty; we’d better get going.”
Peyton picked up her purse, which sat beside an antique trunk her mother used as a coffee table. It had belonged to some famous Civil War general, a fact her mother repeated over and over to anyone who visited them. Eleanor hadn’t come right out and said so, but she had given Drew’s parents the impression her family was related to the famous general. Peyton sighed. “Mother, I really want Ashley to be in the wedding. Be nice to her.”
Peyton picked up her purse, which sat beside an antique trunk her mother used as a coffee table. It had belonged to some famous Civil War general, a fact her mother repeated over and over to anyone who visited them. Eleanor hadn’t come right out and said so, but she had given Drew’s parents the impression her family was related to the famous general. Peyton sighed. “Mother, I really want Ashley to be in the wedding. Be nice to her.”
“I admire your loyalty to your sister, but frankly, I think it’s in poor taste to let her be a bridesmaid.”
“I wanted her to be the maid of honor, but thanks to you she refused when I asked her,” Peyton complained with a scowl.
“I wanted her to be the maid of honor, but thanks to you she refused when I asked her,” Peyton complained with a scowl.
Often Mothers butt into interfering. Hard to say no to a mother but it's time. Good snippet, my friend.
ReplyDeleteSaying no to a mother is so hard. I hope she can manage.
ReplyDeleteCan't imagine what the objection is to having the sister as a bridesmaid. Where I'm from the sister is ALWAYS a bridesmaid, if not the Maid of Honor, so you lost me a little bit there but maybe there's something else to the story that isn't clear from the snippets. The mother is sure a piece of work though - that comes through loud and clear!
ReplyDeleteDamn mother... that is cold. It's hard to imagine a sister cut from the wedding party because of their mother. She is definitely a force to be reckoned with.
ReplyDeleteMom's got a bit of a control issue, doesn't she? If she's not careful, she's gone to have a long future . . . alone.
ReplyDeleteYou give a strong sense of this dysfunctional family's dynamics.
ReplyDeleteClearly Peyton isn't having the wedding she wants. Nice snippet to hit at the relationship between her, her mother, and her sister.
ReplyDeleteLove the blurb, love the previous snippet and this snippet as well. I like that you can really give readers an understanding of the work as a whole in a few short paragraphs. Great work. #8sunday
ReplyDeleteThis mother is such an unpleasant character! I’m really enjoying disliking her. :-)
ReplyDeleteFamily drama inbound!
ReplyDeleteYikes! What did the sister ever do to their mom? Great way to show the family dynamic with just a few lines!
ReplyDeleteMommy Dearest doesn't have Peyton's best interest in mind. She's a perfect example of the Mother From Hell. You do a great job of portraying her.
ReplyDeleteI wonder why her mother is so against Ashley being a bridesmaid. Like Veronica, it's usual for a sister to be bridesmaid or Maid of Honour! Looking forward to finding out more!
ReplyDelete(I forgot to register for this round of snippets but my post is up at https://hywelalyn.blogspot.com/2018/07/sunday-snippets-weekend-warriors_21.html )
Wondering what the story is between her mother and her sister. Great snippet!
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