Without further ado, here's this week's six. Jack and Elizabeth are finally spending the night together...bundled up in their warmest clothing in a barn in northern England in February, waiting for a mare to foal. But one thing has led to another, and...
He broke the kiss but stayed close, nose to nose, breathing hard. “Oh, God, Elizabeth. Is it really that cold?”
Some distant part of her murmured she might regret this in the morning, but she ignored it. “I’ve never been warmer,” she gasped.
She kissed him again and he began to work at the buttons on her pelisse.
Will she regret it? I hope not. A very tender moment. Great six.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your book launch and blog tour :)
Well, she won't regret it RIGHT AWAY, at least, but this is maybe around the halfway point of the book, so... :-)
DeleteBest wishes for the book and the blog tour - this was another excellent excerpt, clearly setting us up for the beginning of quite a tale!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Veronica!
DeleteAgree with Veronica Scott: Best wishes for the release and a great blog tour. (And sure hope the mare and foal don't interrupt things!)
ReplyDeleteWell, they do...but only for the moment.
DeleteI agree. An excellent snippet. Good luck on your release and the tour!
ReplyDeleteBest wishes for the release. And why did they breed a mare to foal in February in New England?
ReplyDeleteThat may be an error on my part, though I would've sworn I researched common months for foaling at some point during my process. :-/ If it makes it any better, this is *Old* England, not New England, so the winters are a bit milder, and this scene is very late in February, so it could be a foal bred for March coming a few weeks early.
DeleteI do love it when they ignore possible regrets!! And congrats on the release :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jasmine!
DeleteGreat tease, Susanna!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your new release :)
Very nice six.
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