Fake Marriage with a Dash of Desire, my western novella, featured in Hot Western Nights.
This is in Jewel’s POV.
This Week’s Snippet Below:
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At first, Jewel Murphy had dismissed the stranger in Lulu’s room as another potbelly, middle-aged man she was prone to give comfort to, with soft caresses and lullabies. Sometimes, men were all cuddly babies beneath their hard exteriors and just needed to be hugged…or so Lulu told her. However, this man appeared healthy and fit and might even put up a right fuss if Lulu wanted to coddle him. He was a good-looking cuss if she said so herself. Broad shoulders, and a firm chest that was bare to her eyes, and those arms of his sported a thick bunch of muscles. A fine specimen of a man, she thought of the words Maribel was so found of articulating when a good- looking man entered her establishment.
Jewel’s eyes met his, golden brown with just a tinge of green. He sported a trimmed mustache and beard, and his hair was long and thick, a dark brown bronzed by the sun. Streaks of lighter shades of brown weaved through the locks with a shimmer of gold. Yes, indeed, a fine specimen of a man.
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Definitely not what she expected. But will the charade work?
Jessica,
Far from it. lol
Great descriptions. Enjoyed the snippet!
Iris,
I’m glad you enjoyed Jewel sizing up Nash.
WOW! I fell for this whole scene. Exciting and now what happens?
Charmaine,
I’m glad you were drawn into the scene. 🙂 Stay tuned for next week’s snippet to find out what happens.
A cool assessment, but positive. She knows how to stay calm.
Aurora,
She does know how to handle herself.
Jewel might need to keep her mind a bit more on whatever her problem is! But I enjoyed the snippet of course and can’t wait to see where the story goes from here…
lol- She was a bit preoccupied.
Ooh, I love the cool way she sizes him up. I have a feeling there’s more to this man than meets the eye though!
Hywela,
Much more. 🙂
A fine specimen indeed, from the looks of things. I hope there’s more to him than looks, though.
P.T.,
So much more. 🙂
He really does sound fine!
Kate,
Jewel does agree. 🙂
Your description clearly illustrates her pronouncements on his looks. BTW, how did you manage to convince Johnny Depp to be your cover model?
Ed,
You can’t ignore a man who looks like Johnny Depp, now can you. Just saying. 🙂
Hadn’t thought about it, but yes, the model on the book does look a tad bit like a young Johnny Depp.
Ummmm, yes , indeed!
I agree. 🙂
Haha! Judging by the cover, I’d be inclined to agree with her description of him! A fine-looking cuss. 🙂
He is devilishly handsome.
As a lady of a certain age, I have learned that sometimes the plain-looking ones are the better bet. Often the good-looking ones are too wrapped up in themselves to be attentive to anyone but themselves. That being said, the hero does sound easy on the eye.