One print copy of Fateful Waters will be
awarded to a randomly drawn commenter from the December 8, 2013 and this
Pavilion Party. Names from all Party posts, including 2/2/14, will be eligible
for a $25. Gift Certificate from Barnes & Noble. Increase your chances at
print copy and the gift certificate by commenting on my new blog listed at the
end of this post.
Excerpt:
Christmas
came and went peacefully for the population of the Valley, including Jax and
Garrett. Time was slipping away from Jax. Maggie and Sid planned to drive her
to Denver on the 29th.
There, she would board a flight back to Raleigh. A lot needed to be
accomplished before classes started following the New Year. One of her
roommates had graduated at end of the fall semester. She and Jessica had
petitioned to have Jess fill the accommodation, but there was no guarantee.
Two
days before her planned departure, the weather was holding up well. The air bit
at any exposed patch of skin, but every star in the heavens was on full
display. Snow glistened like small crystals, and during the daylight hours, the
white clad mountains were breath taking. There hadn’t been any new snow since
Christmas. She always ran the risk of being snowed in when coming home for the
holiday break, but it was worth the risk. Butterflies were harassing her
midsection as she dressed for dinner at Sally’s place. She and the other guests
for the evening were stand-ins for Sally’s looming New Year’s Day event.
Dexter’s little blond, blue-eyed bombshell was hosting both sets of parents,
and the dinner tonight would be a dry run.
Oblivious
to any perils or pitfalls, Jax accepted the invitation. As a matter of course,
she offered to bring a dish or desert. Sally politely refused. She wanted to do
the whole enchilada, which, according to her, was the point of the dinner. Jax
conceded the food issue. Then she asked what time she should arrive and for
directions to Sally’s place. She managed to step right into the snare, and she
felt like the fly invited to dinner by the spider, stuck and praying for a way
out. “OH! I forgot to tell you.” Sally feigned a memory lapse. “Garrett said
he’d pick you up at six, and for you to please be ready.” Then she paused to
giggle. “He told Dex that he didn’t want to hang around too long, or he’d spend
the evening removing buckshot from his rear end.”
Though
Maggie hadn’t said a word, the look she gave Jax said it all. It worried her,
the idea of Jax going anywhere alone with Garrett. His history with young girls
nagged at her. Jax attempted to reassure her. “The only reason Garrett is
escorting me, instead of Alicia, is to avoid a repeat of the incident at the
Christmas party.” Maggie wasn’t buying the flimsy excuse, and she wondered if
her daughter really believed it.
Jax
hadn’t seen or heard from Garrett since the aforementioned party, and a week
had passed. She speculated that Alicia must be back on track and keeping him
occupied.
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1 comment:
Nice imagery. Thank you for sharing the excerpt and good luck with the release!
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