Happy Mother’s day to all the wonderful mums! Hope you have a splendid day!
Welcome to Snippet Sunday. This is another snippet from Magic of the Loch. Today’s snippet is a couple of sentences later from last week.
If you missed last weeks snippet, here’s the link: Chapter 5 #20
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Set up: Michaela comes to the conclusion Alan isn’t as grumpy as he lets on. Of course Alan denies it…
***Note: The snippet has been modified to fit the 8 sentence limit. Yes again there is some fancy punctuations and some long sentences. lol 
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“I recognize the look.”
“How so?”
She opened her mouth to explain but closed it again. “Never mind.” She wanted to find out more about him, but somehow Alan kept turning the conversation back to her.
He placed his mug down and leaned forward, gently taking a hold of her chin and making her look at him. “How do ye recognize the look?” His touch felt so good, warm and gentle for such a large man, and she found herself leaning into his palm.
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Sounds like Alan may be intrigued by Michaela’s view of him. What do you think?
Like always thanks so much for stopping by. I would love to know what you thought of the snippet.
If you’re interested here’s a blurb for Magic of the Loch:
Michaela Grant travels to Scotland for a holiday, knowing this vacation is her last. A medical condition threatens her life and any chance of a future—until she meets Alan MacLachlin, a man forced to exist between two worlds.
Alan is the legendary Loch Ness Monster. Once every fifty years he returns to human form in search of his soul mate, the one woman who can break his curse. He believes he has found forever with Michaela, but to claim it he must figure out how to save her life.
Michaela and Alan vow to take what time has to offer, but another threat looms. A sinister shape shifter with a vendetta against Alan is making Loch Ness his personal hunting ground. Now he’s threatening Michaela. Alan must discover who the shifter is and stop him before it’s too late.
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Weekend Writing Warriors for Eight Sentence Sunday
Nicely done. I can feel his gentle touch…and I like it.
Christina,
Gotta love Alan and his wonderful caresses. 🙂
That’s quite a gentle touch. I like how he persists with his question. Nicely done snippet and happy mother’s day to you, too!
Frank,
I’m glad you liked the descriptions of his touch. 🙂
Thanks for the good wishes for mother’s day. 🙂
He may very well be grumpy, but he’s the right kind of grumpy! 😀
Sarah,
Yes, he is. 🙂
What an intriguing premise for this story! Definitely a swoony hero. 🙂
Donna,
Oh I do love swoony heroes. 🙂
The big man has a much hidden gentle nature, beautifully described.
Gemma,
Thanks you. 🙂
Great snippet, I can feel her growing awareness/attraction here…
Angela,
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed the snippet.
Yes! I WANT Alan to be intrigued by her…enjoyed the excerpt as always and want more. Great 8!
Veronica,
Thanks you so much. I’m thrilled you enjoyed the snippet.
I always enjoy yours, too. 🙂
Oh my goodness. What a novel concept. Thanks for including the blurb. I’ve added it to my TBR list.
Gemma,
So glad you were intrigued enough to add it to your TBR list. 🙂
His softer side is starting to show through.
Sue,
You are so right. 🙂
It takes a very special man to keep shifting the conversation back to a woman instead of only blabbing on about himself!
Hmm, his skills at not answering questions are either a sign that he’s hiding something, or just his efforts to learn more about her… Everything else in this snippet makes me think it’s the latter–he seems quite sweet.
Very sensuous. Is she going to be able to resist answering his question?
P.T.,
She’s not going to resist for long. 🙂
“she found herself leaning into his palm”, so did I after reading your description of his touch. Very good description. Good snippet.
Chelle,
I so pleased that you enjoyed the snippet. 🙂
I still have this problem where I can’t leave comments on previous snippet.
1) I also wonder what happened between Ethan and Alan. It’s nice that he is giving her clues about who he is and she is not really getting it.
2) What kind of look she is talking about? She seems to be getting closer to him slowly. I wonder if it’s from her own will or because he is using some magic on her.