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. The snippets are from my current release, Bronco's Rough Ride, a military romantic suspense set in Las Vegas. It's a prequel to The Navy's Ghost, set 10 years earlier. No paranormal critters in this one, though there's plenty of kick-ass adventure and hot sex. You can read last week's snippet HERE.
Lindsey is trying to get John dressed, but 200 lbs of dead weight man is harder to manipulate than she thought. We're in John's POV and he'd really like to help her, but he can't yet.
She tugged the
shirt around his shoulders then paused, giving a short laugh. “This would be so
much easier if you could help me. Okay, up you go.” She shoved him into a
sitting position, grunting with her efforts. The world spun as his head sagged
and her arms wrapped around him to keep him upright. Well, kinda upright. He swayed and tilted, and his own frustration
echoed the low growl rumbling in her chest against his back.
“This is so wrong,
it’s funny.” She laid her head on his shoulder and took a few breaths. “Okay, I
think I have to roll you onto your belly, lift your other arm to get it in the
sleeve, then roll you back. God help me when I have to get the jacket on you.
Ready?”
What could he say?
She sat behind him and he couldn’t turn his head.
“All right. Here we
go.”
Have you ever tried to move someone who's dead asleep? Same idea 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 Charley Descoteaux, SJ Maylee, Gem Sivad, Goran Zidar, Veronica Scott, and Karla Doyle.
If you're interested in more from Bronco's Rough Ride, here's the blurb:
What happens in Vegas, stays in the
heart...
Chief
Petty Officer John "Bronco" Andrews only meant to stay one
night in Vegas for a little R&R before resuming his duties as a
US Navy SEAL in Coronado. But someone slips him a mickey in the bar
and he finds himself in Madame LeBeau's sex trade. As the product.
Doped up on ketamine to keep him docile, Bronco has no choice but to
let it ride.
Detective
Lindsey Jarvis has been undercover in LeBeau's sex
slave racket for two years and she almost has enough evidence to take
it down. Between abduction,
prostitution, and murder,
she has LeBeau by the short hairs. All she needs is a "product".
John is the perfect witness if she can get him out before the drugs
shut down his heart. Then she'll be free to start a normal life.
Lindsey
doesn't count on her overwhelming attraction for Bronco or her need
to see him through detox. But she's a cop in Vegas and he's a Navy
SEAL, two lifestyles with too much unpredictability to maintain a
relationship. Neither have time for more than one wild rough ride,
and what happens in Vegas, stays. Forever.
It's now available at Smashwords, Amazon, B&N, and All Romance eBooks. Thanks so much for stopping by and happy reading. :)
“This is so wrong, it’s funny.” Great line and so true!
ReplyDeleteNice 8!
I could feel her frustration. Great description of her effort.
ReplyDeletethat's an interesting excerpt....made me smile
ReplyDelete"What could he say?" is one of the most drily funny lines I've ever read.
ReplyDeleteHave I mentioned that one of my favorite things about this scene is that she's being very careful to treat him like the person he is?
That was quite a scene in the book, which I enjoyed all the way through. Great excerpt for today!
ReplyDeleteGreat show of frustration. I could see all the funny and their frustration. Well done, Siobhan.
ReplyDeleteVery nice. All of the frustration comes through, as well as the good nature of Lindsey.
ReplyDeleteshe's having a hard time, but things are looking up for him. I found myself trying to help her as I read this.
ReplyDeleteFrustration but funny at a tense point.
ReplyDeleteYou created a great and accurate image here. It's difficult to dress a person who cannot help. 200 pounds of no help-- She's going to work up a sweat. lol
ReplyDeleteI do hope he wakes up soon -- she'll never get him out of the room in that condition!
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