Welcome to Saturday Sample and Weekend Writing Warriors. Today I'm sharing excerpts from Return Engagement, my first book about the Lovinggood family. I've already shared some of the first part so I'll be doing a little jumping around. First a blurb, then that excerpt. Oh, and on Sunday when you finish here go to www.wewriwa.blogspot.com for more excerpts from a talented group of authors.
Blurb:
Elizabeth Lane is one lucky woman. She has it all-money, fame, a satisfying career and a devoted fiancé. Her humble beginnings are all but obscured, but she isn't the kind of woman Senator Henry Lovinggood wants for his son, Richard. Senator Lovinggood plans to make Richard the President of the United States; he'll need a woman from a wealthy, powerful family by his side. Ten years ago the senator broke Richard and Elizabeth up, but this time it won't be so easy, for Elizabeth wants to know what might have been. This time she'll fight back, a struggle which ultimately leads to kidnapping and attempted murder and alienates her from the man of her dreams.
Last Weeks Excerpt:
She anchored her balloons and decided she might as well take a shower and get dressed. If Richard did show up she’d hate to look frumpy. Of course it didn’t matter, but still...
Anyway, nothing helped ease tension more than a session in her new shower. She had remodeled the master bathroom when she bought the house and had chosen the best fixtures and materials she could find for it. It rivaled any spa she’d ever gone to.
Why did things have to be so complicated? Richard was her husband. Why did the very thought of him send her into a tailspin?
She didn’t find the courage to get out of the shower and join her mother until well after eleven. She didn’t hear any sound of voices as she walked down the hall, so thankfully Richard wasn’t waiting on her.
She did have a surprise, though. Mrs. Lane sat in the living room, holding a metallic blue box tied with a huge gold and white ribbon. “This was just delivered for you,” she said.
This week's excerpt:
Elizabeth had no doubt who had sent the gift. She didn’t know if she wanted to open it or not, for the other gifts had upset her something awful. Her nerves had finally calmed down, but if she opened that box she’d undoubtedly get all wound up again.
Curiosity won out, so she sat down and opened Richard’s latest offering. “Oh, look, Mother. How sweet.” She removed two fluffy, white, stuffed cats from the box and showed them to her mother. Both cats wore big red bows tied around their necks. The card inside the box read, I didn’t win these cats; I just bought them, but maybe they can be company for the carnival kitty. Love, Richard.
“This is the most romantic thing I’ve seen in a long time,” Mrs. Lane enthused. “Darling, don’t you want to call him?”
“No... yes...oh, I don’t know.” Elizabeth took her cats and wandered into her bedroom where the carnival cat still sat on the chair beside her bed. She picked up the carnival cat and cradled it in her arms, but she didn’t pick up the phone.
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Wonderful job of showing how torn she is! Good snippet. :-)
ReplyDeleteAww, such a sweet gesture. I hope she gives in and calls him!
ReplyDeleteSounds like Richard knows how to romance her for sure. Recalling the "carnival cat" from their past has apparently touched her deeply. It looks as though it's only a matter of time until she falls for him again. Great snippet! Tweeted.
ReplyDeleteWow, they have a lot of shared past experiences it seems. He's trying so hard, it makes me almost suspicious. Excellent excerpt!
ReplyDeleteI love that last line!
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