Blurb:
First Lady Kills President Lovinggood"
December 5, 2018
Thirty years later, Hank Lovinggood embarks on a quest to prove his mother's innocence and punish the killers who took his family from him. Together Hank and lovely physicist Dr. Kathryn Sinclair confront an implacable, twisted, and merciless enemy who'll do whatever it takes to hide the truth forever.
Last Week's Excerpt:
The senator tossed the scrapbook into the drawer and slammed it shut. Elaine’s high blood pressure constantly worried him, and her doctor described her heart as a ticking time bomb. It wouldn’t do to upset her.
“I didn’t mean to worry you,” he apologized. “I started thinking about Richard after Morton Williams called.”
“What did he want? He’s a slimy, slithery slug if you ask me.”
Elaine had always loved words. She had a huge vocabulary and especially enjoyed using alliteration. In fact, she and Richard had had some kind of word game they used to play. The last time they all dined together, she and Richard had tried to play the game using the letter x, but both of them had to admit defeat.
“Williams was calling to tell me that Richard and Elizabeth will be disinterred on November twenty-third. We’ll have to make arrangements for them.”
Today's Excerpt:
The fire died in Elaine’s eyes as she sank down on the sofa in front of the fireplace, her mouth a drooping, thin line in her wrinkled face. “Why couldn’t I have just died myself and gotten it over with? I’d rather die than see those coffins come out of the ground.” She glared at the senator. “You’d better not get all worked up.”
The senator flushed, feeling like a schoolboy caught in some kind of mischief. She always made him feel this way when she criticized him. “I...”
Elaine turned toward the hallway when she heard the front door slam. “Hank’s home.”
Richard Henry Lovinggood III, Hank to his family and friends, entered the study and gave his grandmother a kiss. “Hey, Grandma. What’s wrong with you?”
The senator’s heart gave a little leap. He looked so much like Richard! Tall and well-built with blond hair and beautiful blue eyes, he turned feminine heads everywhere he went. The expression in his eyes was different, though. Richard had burned within, but Hank had a peaceful, calm center. Elaine always said it was probably a legacy from his cursed mother because he sure didn’t get it from Richard’s side of the family. She was undoubtedly right about that.
Senator Lovinggood joined them in front of the fire. His old bones liked the warmth. “She’s upset because MortonWilliams called today.”
“And?”
“Your parents will be disinterred on the twenty-third. We have to make arrangements.”
“I see.”
I like the descriptions and contrast between Richard and his son.
ReplyDeleteThis snippet further illustrates how much Elaine didn't like her daughter-in-law. This snippet and previous ones make me suspicious of her.
ReplyDeleteHaving a beloved person's coffin disturbed must be devastating--especially when the circumstances of the death was questionable. I think more is going to get stirred up than the dirt in the cemetary. Tweeted.
ReplyDeleteWhat a horrible thing to go through at their age. Who's dragging this up? I like the contrast between father and son. Also, like his response to his parents being disinterred. Very calm.
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