Welcome to the Snippet Sunday on the Weird, the Wild, and the Wicked. Thank you so much for visiting. If you choose to comment today, I really appreciate it. Currently, the snippets are from a Work in Progress, the third story in the Cloudburst, Colorado series, and while they aren't consecutive, they are in order within the story. You can read last week's snippet HERE.
Today, I'm offering another snippet from the second chapter of The Cloudburst Coffee and Spa, a WIP in the Cloudburst Colorado series that deals with some of the darker kinks in love. Eighteen years have passed since Moira saw Aiden under the ponderosa, and now he's back in town, at least for a while. The snippet is unedited.
Aiden
Westmorland parked his old Chevy pickup behind Mazie’s Five and Dime, and
wondered for the millionth time what the hell he’d been thinking coming back to
Cloudburst. Too stupid to live, I guess.
He could give any excuse he wanted, but deep down the answer had been and
always would be the same. Moira Callahan. She represented true north on his
compass star, and he’d always be drawn back to her allure.
He’d hit the
outskirts of town just ahead of the snowstorm bearing down on the little Rocky
Mountain town. He didn’t believe this would be a quick one, despite the town’s
name. The scent in the wind suggested the storm might last for quite a while. Mistress Cloudburst strikes again. The
nickname made him grin and he turned off the truck before shoving his hands
into gloves. The windows immediately fogged up as his warm breath hit the
cooling glass, obscuring the view of the frozen parking lot.
So not so unaffected by his lady after all. ;) If you'd like to see a photo of the inspiration for Aiden, click HERE. There are several great authors on the Weekend Writing Warrior list and in the Snippet Sunday Facebook group. A few of my favorites are Anastasia Vitsky, SJ Maylee, Gem Sivad, Goran Zidar, Zee Monodee, and Karla Doyle.
Thanks so much for stopping by and happy reading. :)
Aaaaah, the siren call of the frozen parking lot.
ReplyDeleteNice 8!
Great visuals about the windows fogging -- are you sure he's not driving my car? Anyhow, I can't wait until he and Moira meet up...
ReplyDeleteI'd like to know more about why he's so reluctant to come back---very intriguing! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat snippet Siobhan! Why did he leave in the first place? Looking forward to their reunion. :-)
ReplyDeleteI love when the allure of a woman makes a man do something against his better judgement. Yum! Enticing writing too. Well done, Siobhan.
ReplyDeletelol Nice! I love the name Westmoreland :-)
ReplyDeleteHow does he know she's still there?
ReplyDeleteVery good writing, very good snippet. I'm curious as to why he doesn't want to go back. Moira is his "true north" says oodles, which is great instead of giving chapter and verse about how he feels about her. Well done. Keep them coming.
ReplyDeleteLove the reference to her being his true north star. Great visuals overall in this snippet.
ReplyDeleteI want to read MOAR of this immediately please LOL! So intrigued...excellent excerpt!
ReplyDeleteGreat job of setting up this scene. Feel like I'm there:)
ReplyDeleteGreat details here and I love how you integrate his motivation for returning. Nice snippet!
ReplyDeleteSo visual, Siobhan. And a wonderful job of getting the reader inside of his head. Nice snippet :-)
ReplyDeletehehe, he is back. :D
ReplyDeleteLoved the snippet. Great visual! And I want to know more about his 'true north'.
ReplyDeleteGreat visual. I know how really cold it is! I'm curious too. Why did he leave? Why is he hesitant to come back? Good on you making me ask these questions!
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