Sunday, April 3, 2011

Six Sentence Sunday revisits A Marriage of Inconvenience

This week we're back in my April 11 release, A Marriage of Inconvenience. Last week we saw the hero, James, through his sister's eyes, and this week James gives us his perspective on Lucy, the heroine. (This is from a bit earlier in the story, before James and Lucy are engaged.)

“So, brother,” she said with unconvincing casualness, “what’s the trouble between you and Miss Jones?”

“Nothing,” he said. “She’s a very sweet girl.” Now, that was damning with faint praise. The more he knew Lucy Jones, the less he would describe her as anything so insipid as “sweet.” No, her flavor was sharp and complex, with the faint bitterness of fine wine.

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24 comments:

  1. Sarah GrimmApril 3, 2011 at 6:37 AM

    great six! I love his thoughts on Lucy!

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  2. AshApril 3, 2011 at 6:58 AM

    Really liked the last line!

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  3. Gem SivadApril 3, 2011 at 8:31 AM

    "...her flavor was sharp and complex, with the faint bitterness of fine wine." Wonderful description!

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  4. PenemueApril 3, 2011 at 10:18 AM

    Ooh, what a lovely description. Great lines!

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  5. Lucy FelthouseApril 3, 2011 at 10:32 AM

    It must be something to do with the name ;)

    Great six!

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  6. Jessica KnaussApril 3, 2011 at 12:06 PM

    Yes, the last line about "her flavor" is a wonderful extension of the metaphor! Great job!

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  7. Lauri J OwenApril 3, 2011 at 12:10 PM

    I hate to jump on the bandwagon, but I also like the wine metaphor.

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  8. Joanne StewartApril 3, 2011 at 12:44 PM

    Yup, add me to the list on loving the wine metaphor. Great six!

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  9. lexcadeApril 3, 2011 at 12:58 PM

    Excellent description of her. "Sweet" really is a bland description for someone, isn't it?

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  10. Lorien LynApril 3, 2011 at 2:48 PM

    Fantastic snippet! :)

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  11. Taryn KincaidApril 3, 2011 at 3:02 PM

    Wonderful description. Gives us insight into both their characters.

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  12. Vivien JacksonApril 3, 2011 at 3:25 PM

    Great description of her!

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  13. Marie DeesApril 3, 2011 at 3:41 PM

    Oh, that last line just wraps his description up in a bow!

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  14. AnonymousApril 3, 2011 at 5:03 PM

    her taste eh? good snippet

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  15. Jessica E. SubjectApril 3, 2011 at 6:23 PM

    Great description of character through his thoughts! :)

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  16. AnonymousApril 3, 2011 at 6:58 PM

    Fantastic description here. Congrats on the upcoming release!

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  17. Laura KayeApril 3, 2011 at 7:08 PM

    Good description and effective metaphor!

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  18. JApril 4, 2011 at 12:54 AM

    Oh, I love this. The sarcasm and biting description!! Great. You know what else? As much as I did the title,when I read this I immediately thought there should be a whole book titled "The Trrouble with Miss Jones." LOL. Great six.

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  19. AnonymousApril 4, 2011 at 1:06 AM

    Great snippet. Great last line..

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  20. Pip GreenApril 4, 2011 at 1:59 AM

    Loved the description in that last line.

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  21. UnknownApril 4, 2011 at 6:19 AM

    Love how he drescribes her! Gives a lot of great insight into her character!

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  22. blueroseApril 4, 2011 at 8:33 AM

    wonderful description!

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  23. Roberta WalkerApril 4, 2011 at 5:32 PM

    That is just perfect! Thanks for sharing.

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  24. UnknownApril 4, 2011 at 8:10 PM

    "No, her flavor was sharp and complex, with the faint bitterness of fine wine." Great line. Love how he thinks of her.

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