Sunday, February 10, 2019

Snippet Sunday and Weekend Writing Warriors: Turnaround Farm


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Turnaround Farm is a kindle unlimited title available at https://wingsepress.com/turnaround-farm/

Blurb:
If up and coming realtor Holly Grant can buy Turnaround Farm for her client, her business will boom. Who says you have to have a man in your life to complete you? She’s fine as she is thank you very much. Her first problem is that Jeb Wakefield doesn’t want to sell his farm, and her second problem is Jeb’s grandson Dan, the finest looking man Holly’s ever seen. 

Excerpt: Chapter One
Last week

The woman wants to buy the place that’s been in our family for generations. Sure, I liked her.”

Jeb dropped the mare’s leg and fastened his gaze on Dan. “You like her looks. She’s a beautiful woman, and you’re a young man. Why don’t you ask her out?”

Dan grabbed a pitchfork and forked hay to the horse in the stall behind him, even though Jeb knew he’d already fed her. “Huh! What do I have to offer a woman like that? There’s no reason why she’d have any interest in me.”

This Week: We begin where we left off last week.  Jeb is speaking first.

“Nothing to offer? No, nothing except honor, kindness, and integrity wrapped up in one of the nicest packages anywhere.”

 The sharp lines that had begun to insinuate themselves around Dan’s mouth in the last year or so deepened as a faint flush darkened his cheeks. “I don’t think most people would use the words honor and integrity in the same sentence as the name Wakefield.”

 “In your case they’d be wrong, wouldn’t they?”

 “It doesn’t matter. I’m too busy to take the time. Besides, a woman like that is too high maintenance for me to afford.”

Jeb patted the mare’s neck, and she bumped his chest with her nose. She’d always been an affectionate creature.
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3 comments:

  1. Amy BraunFebruary 10, 2019 at 12:43 PM

    Great dialogue, and I hope she'll prove him wrong. He sounds like he needs a little TLC. Also, I forgot to change the time on my post, but it's live now!

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  2. Charmaine GordonFebruary 10, 2019 at 2:18 PM

    So excellent, Elaine. I enjoy your storiesLea week after week.

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  3. Veronica ScottFebruary 10, 2019 at 7:29 PM

    More mysteries and intrigue here, well done snippet and the horse adds just the right comforting touch.

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